I have auto crossed my Tiger in BSP and have NOT been beat in over 2 years
by a Vet, a 280 Z last year but no Vet.
Doug
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From: The Charltons <charlton@flash.net>
To: Tigers@autox.team.net <Tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 2:54 PM
Subject: Tiger/Corvette
>Hello listers,
>I'm pretty new to this list and have some catching up to do. I've admired
>the Tiger, as well as other high performance cars, since my teen years.
>I've owned TR3s, Spitfire, Jag Mk IIs, mini Cooper, Fiats (mea culpa!), a
>handful of older BMWs, and always on the lookout for a bargain Morgan, but
>am now in a position to actually consider ownership of something with
higher
>performance (but Morgan Plus 8 prices are pretty much out of sight).
Living
>in Texas, I'm not seeing many Tigers for sale within easy driving distance,
>but there are plenty of older Corvettes, etc. here. There are a lot of
>things I like about the Tiger (admittedly, only from reading) and am
leaning
>in that direction, but the easy availability of Corvettes makes them
>tempting -- I'm not
>talking about anything newer than a '62 model Corvette. From the ads I'm
>seeing, Corvette prices are higher, but this is not my main concern.
>
>What I'm after is a comparison in performance, handling, and some of the
>harder-to-quantify esthetics of both. I drove a nice street-restored '62
>Corvette today (fuelie, supposedly 360 hp gross) and like the feel and look
>of it, and performance was good, but not awe-inspiring, and am not sure
that
>one's for me.
>
>If a reader of this list has driven, or especially, owned both a Tiger and
>pre-63 Corvette please comment on your impressions of both. This being a
>Tiger list, after all, I expect to get comments in favor of the
>Tiger. This is fine but please explain why you favor the Tiger. All out
>accelleration is not my #1 priority, but knowing all-around what kind of
>cars these are to live with is pretty high on my list. I have
>some interest in autocross and expect to own a street-drivable car, ie: not
>a show car that must be pampered.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Duncan
>charlton@flash.net
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