You are, of course, correct about there not really being a Mark 1a. I think
this is a tradition that started post 1967, even....
Regardless, it's now known as a 1a...
However, I recall a further complication on this issue, that may be at odds
with your history. The feller who used to sell Rootes in my neck of the woods
says that he would get papers with the cars that would list the model year. If
they still had inventory at the beginning of the next year, he would send back
to England, and they would happily oblige him with new papers for his
inventory, updating the model year to the current year. This was, of course,
because nobody wants to buy a new car that is a year old. I think he said that
all the British manufacturers (he sold MG, Triumph, and Austin-Heally at least)
would be happy to oblige....
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Laifman [SMTP:laifman@flash.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 2:24 PM
To: Chris Thompson
Cc: 'Kent Baker'; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Title Question
Chris Thompson wrote:
> As has been well documented, back in the 60's and before, cars were generally
>titled in the year they were purchased, not by model year, so that probably
>explains your '67 1a. I wouldn't worry about it. It certainly won't effect
>the value or TAC-ability of the car. And obviously, regardless of the title,
>it's still a 1a...
>
> Chris Thompson
Very good reply, Chris, a great deal shorter than my 'history chapter'. On the
other hand, I believe that a 'Mk 1A' is an American invention, not a British
one. There have been rolling changes to the Tiger, per Norman's 'transition
Tigers' story, that illustrate the continuing changes, regardless of date.
Only the Mk II, with
it's change in engine, was officially recognized as a model change.
Anyway, that's the way I understand it.
Steve
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