The Alpine wire wheels are spline-drive, and can't just be 'slapped' onto a
Tiger; you need a set of hub adapters as a minimum, to get wire wheels to fit
on.
You should get a knowledgeable Tiger person (any TAC people in your area?) to go
over the body shell. If enough remains to identify it as a Tiger, then it's a
Tiger, regardless of what ID it's missing; if the critical identifying features
have been removed or butchered, or are just plain not there, then it was an
Alger, and that's all it can be.
Theo Smit
tsmit@novatel.ca
B382002705
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Jones [SMTP:djones2@mdc.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 14, 1998 10:16 AM
> To: laifman@flash.net
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Tiger Newbie
>
>
> >No Tiger ever came with wire wheels. Unless someone converted it to
> >Alpine wheels (why?, they'll be ripped apart by the power) , added
> >after market bolt-ons, or put on $2000 Zenith knock-offs, you're
> >looking at an Alpine.
>
> The wire wheels were not part of the configuration when it
> was raced. They were just slapped on when the rest of the
> race parts were sold off. Or so says the current owner.
> I would guess it's an Alpine too, except the VIN and
> documentaion were sold off. I would expect that stuff to be
> valuable only of the car were a Tiger.
>
> If these are the Zenith Alpine wire wheels, are they worth
> anything if rusty or does the replating cost exceed the resale
> value?
>
> Later,
> Dan Jones
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