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1. that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: Larry Wright <Larry.Wright@mail.wdn.com>; Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 18:27:18 -0800; "Interesting. Clearly the "folklore vs fact" pendulum swings both ways. And I'm driving a December 1966 Tiger that rolled off the lot stock with a 289 engine, in the face of "facts" that refute such; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00013.html (7,252 bytes)
2. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com; Date: Mon, 06 Jan 97 10:43:29 PST; -Hate to add fuel to the fire, but manufacturing records are not infallible. Just because it's on a ledger and on a work-order, does not make it 100% correct. How do I know? -For 6 years I was the "; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00034.html (9,738 bytes)
3. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: BunkyR@aol.com; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 15:36:32 -0500 (EST); Hmmm...as a purchasing agent I not only see "overuns" used as NOS but see "hot" substitutions for parts damaged on the line. I am sure if they had an unuseable motor or ran short and the line was wai; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00035.html (7,654 bytes)
4. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: HW200@aol.com; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 16:40:39 -0500 (EST); I have a Tiger also produced late in 1966. It has a 260, (2589) intermittent manufacturing between 260's and 289's is more than a legend, it's a farce. Not only would a manufacturer be scrambling wit; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00037.html (8,101 bytes)
5. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: Harold Hartsell <Hartsell@thegrid.net>; Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 14:58:03 -0800; And Rootes wasn't scrambling with inefficiency? (grin); /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00041.html (8,212 bytes)
6. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: Keith Bradshaw <bradshaw@utdallas.edu>; Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 16:57:23 -0600 (CST); Not only would a manufacturer be scrambling with inefficiency but so would the eventual consumer who was told by the manufacturer they actually DID have a 260 under the hood for that year. That's lik; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00042.html (8,682 bytes)
7. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: HW200@aol.com; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 14:43:27 -0500 (EST); I understand the Chevy Monza situation, my point is: How did Chevrolet and the dealerships represent the engine size to the consumer? Perhaps my 351ci substitition analogy in a modern Mustang is far; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00053.html (8,256 bytes)
8. Re[2]: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com; Date: Thu, 09 Jan 97 12:22:26 PST; I understand the Chevy Monza situation, my point is: How did Chevrolet and the dealerships represent the engine size to the consumer? Perhaps my 351ci substitition analogy in a modern Mustang is far; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00054.html (10,170 bytes)
9. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: Keith Bradshaw <bradshaw@utdallas.edu>; Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 15:36:02 -0600 (CST); I understand the Chevy Monza situation, my point is: How did Chevrolet and the dealerships represent the engine size to the consumer? Perhaps my 351ci substitition analogy in a modern Mustang is far; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00055.html (9,202 bytes)
10. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: Karl Gilchrist <xtr25618701@xtra.co.nz>; Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 18:44:10 +1200; Thank God I live in New Zealand. (except when it comes to buying, running, restoring.....in fact anything to do with Sunbeams) If I went to a dealer and complained about getting more engine for the s; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00066.html (8,957 bytes)
11. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: marrone@wco.com (Frank Marrone); Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 22:11:25 -0800 (PST); It seems like a plausible thing for a dealer to slip by. But if Rootes did it wouldn't they have tried to make something of it? A 289 MK1A could have been a good marketing gimmick even if it was the; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00068.html (9,802 bytes)
12. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: brockctella@juno.com (Brock C Tella); Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 09:14:02 PST; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00072.html (8,800 bytes)
13. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: "Ronald W. Young" <0003508532@mcimail.com>; Date: Fri, 10 Jan 97 13:21 EST; -- [ From: Ron Young * EMC.Ver #3.2 ] -- I seem to remember that GM got into a lot of trouble in the late 70's or early 80's because they were putting Chevrolet engines in Buicks, Pontiacs, and Oldsm; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00077.html (9,694 bytes)
14. Re: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: Michael McBeth <mcbeth19@mail.idt.net>; Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 17:28:42 -0600; Regarding the possibility of an 'incorrect' engine being used by a manufacturer, I can't say about Sunbeam, but Shelby used a lot of 428 engines in the late 427 Cobras. The 427 was hard to get and ex; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00107.html (8,716 bytes)
15. RE: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: "Richard Atherton (Entex)" <a-richat@MICROSOFT.com>; Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 03:44:06 -0800; My mom had the one with the 350. A hot little car, with awful suspension, and disasterous brakes.!! The front brakes would fade so fast, if you were hot rodding around. One or two Stop sign to Stop s; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00120.html (10,014 bytes)
16. RE: that's _darn_ the torpedos :) (score: 1): Author: marrone@wco.com (Frank Marrone); Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 08:24:34 -0800 (PST); A friend had one with a 305. We found some better flowing factory heads from an early seventies GM-mobile (thanks to an excellent Hot Rod Mag article) for cheap at pick-your-part, added a 4bbl and a; /html/tigers/1997-01/msg00121.html (9,612 bytes)

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