Hey Jeff-Whats the deal on this TAC phobia. Do you need a little help to be
pushed over the edge? If you want, I'll help you to bottom out on this one.
A friendly intervention-
Chris
On Thu, 08 Jan 98, nicholsj@oakwood.org wrote:
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> 'TAC certification is essentially a California, not a national,
> program because there is no national Tiger organization. More's the
> pity.'
>
> Sorry, I don't share your regret about TAC . If you spend some time
> thinking about it there is a good reason why TAC hasn't spread
> nationally or internationally. It may very well be, the problem of
> fake/bogus/phony whatever Tigers is mostly confined to the Bay area.
>
> 'The fact that any discussion of the program immediately raises huge
> clouds of dust and smoke makes me wonder.'
>
> You know, it has the same effect on me too!
>
> 'Personally, I'd like to see a cogent explanation of the program along
> with a history at this site, too.'
>
> Why would you support a program you don't understand? Just asking a
> question, no need to get upset.
>
> Colin, I hope you enjoy your officially certified, no doubt about it,
> 100% Jensen built, can't be anything else, two thumbs up, Good
> Housekeeping Seal of Approval, all original rivets, Rootes Sunbeam
> Tiger.
>
> Jeff
>
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>Subject: Re: I Don't Get It
>Author: CobMeister <CobMeister@aol.com> at INTERNET
>Date: 1/8/98 2:58 PM
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>Hey Erich, Hey Gang,
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>In a message dated 1/8/98 10:08:10 PM, Erich wrote:
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><<The Book of Norman is THE place to start>>
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>I just received my copy yesterday and have only had a chance to go through it
>quickly. The price of $58 is pretty steep but, nonetheless, it appears to be
>worth the money although it is kind of an odd hodgepodge of anecdotes and hard
>info. The hard info includes a listing of ALL the Tigers built with engine
>numbers and so forth... very valuable. Also a lot of info on the "small"
>differences that distinguish the various model years and info on concours
>standards. The anecdotal sections look interesting and will provide
>background on the marque. All-in-all, looks like a good read and a valuable
>reference work... I am glad someone put it together and I hope Norman is
>getting the Lion's--ooops! Tiger's--share of the $58.
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><<Join STOA; the newsletter and membership are other good resources.>>
>
>I am going to join STOA (Bay Area), CAT (LA Area), and the Colorado Tiger
>Club. I am joining STOA (which can be done at
> <A HREF="http://www.engravers.com/tiger/home.html";>
>http://www.engravers.com/tiger/home.html</A> )
>to demonstrate support for the TAC program and in the hopes the program will
>be
>expanded. I will join CAT because they have a spare parts program which also
>needs support. (Anybody know, is Bonnie Mueller still the membership chair at
>C.A.T.?) I will join the Colorado bunch (as soon as I find their misplaced
>address) because they are closest and I sometimes (rarely) get up to Colorado.
>I doubt that I will ever be able to attend a get together of either of the
>other two clubs... but who knows?
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>What is sadly missing is a national organization.
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><<The impression I am getting is that the TAC criteria are being kept
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>"secret" in an effort to foil "Tiger counterfeits">>
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>Regardless of the reason for the secrecy, the TAC program BELONGS to STOA who
>invested the time and money to develop and implement it. Once upon a time I,
>too, thought the reasoning behind the secrecy was specious at best, but now...
>I ain't so sure. The fact that any discussion of the program immediately
>raises huge clouds of dust and smoke makes me wonder. But, regardless, it is
>a STOA program to administer as they see fit.
>
>TAC certification is essentially a California, not a national, program because
>there is no national Tiger organization. More's the pity.
>
>By-the-bye, the site hot linked above includes both a listing of TAC'd cars
>and an E-mail link to ask questions about the TAC program. Personally, I'd
>like to see a cogent explanation of the program along with a history at this
>site, too. There are some articles in back issues of the STOA newsletter that
>would provide a foundation.
>
>Good hunting!
>
>--Colin Cobb, X Marking His Territory Outside Las Cruces, NM, USA
>B9471815
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