> Back in the 70s, a friend of mine, Paul Craigen, had an
> alloy shell hanging in his barn which I think he said was
> one of the Le Mans Tiger coupes. Are these related to the
> Harrington coupes, or something else entirely?
They are related. The first coupes were Harrington Alpines, and these
ran at LeMans in the early '60s. After the Tiger became a reality,
Harrington, along with Lister, built some (3?) racing Tiger coupe
bodies for the 1964 LeMans; Carroll Shelby supplied the engines. Two
cars started the race. They did not do well, and retired with engine
problems. According to "Tiger: The Making of a Sports Car", Shelby
ended up giving Rootes a full refund.
As has been stated earlier, only one non-racing Harrington Tiger was
produced.
It also appears there were some other Tiger coupes built for other
races. I thumbed through the abovementioned Tiger book, but was
unable to find out just exactly how many of these racing Tiger coupes
were produced.
If it was the real thing, your friend's barn was holding quite a
valuable treasure.
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