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Re: Factory Specials

To: MWood24020@aol.com
Subject: Re: Factory Specials
From: Steve Laifman <laifman@flash.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 07:50:58 -0800

MWood24020@aol.com wrote:

> --------Regardless, a very close to perfect, otherwise average MkI should be
> able to compete, on points, with any other Tiger ever made.
> Mike

Yes, Mike, it should. But the practicality of the matter is that the uniqueness
of these rare examples, while not on the check list, is heavily weighted
psychologically.

I personally know that there are plenty of 'stock' Alpines and Tigers that have 
a
metal smoothness, underlying a 5 digit paint job, that never came from any
factory production car.  This is more than good maintenance, or faithful
restoration.  It is building a car that never existed in the first place.

Don't get me wrong.  That is a wonderful thing to do, and a beautiful sight to
see.  It does, however, tilt the judging in the 'entry' class "Stock Production"
category.

A Special 'Best of the Best Show Car" class for these cars, to judge which of
these beauties is the finest, would be a marvelous sight to behold, and the
winner would truly know that he they were judged superior to their own peers, 
and
held to a higher standard.

Just my opinion.

Steve
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