Fred- I remember your car. I regretedly chopped it up as I didn't have room
for
it in my apartment. If it helps, I saved the neat dash lites and installed them
into my '61 Baja Bug. The lights never worked, but I had a gal ask what they
were for once. The driving light ended up on an old Dodge 4X4 and, yes, never
worked either. I hope this helps create closure for your long forgotten feline
friend.
Chris "The Hacker" of NorCA
Fhsloth3@cs.com wrote:
> It's a cold, rainy day here in Pennsylvania, so I thought it would be a good
> time to start my search for my long lost Tiger MKII.
>
> I purchased the car off the showroom floor in Bloomfield, NJ in June, 1967.
> It was, I think, forest green (it may have been another shade) with a black
> interior. It had the standard AM radio and weld on traction bars as the only
> dealer installed options. It also had the black and white stripes on the
> sides.
>
> I later added a Carter AFB 4-barrel and Ford cast iron manifold, using the
> original air cleaner. I added one driving and two fog lights to the car,
> drilling three holes in the bumper to mount them. I also installed a Hurst
> shifter.
>
> I remember that when I changed the clutch I left out the top bolt from the
> bell housing; it was almost impossible to get in, and the garage that loaned
> me lift time was getting upset at the amount of time I was taking.
>
> The dash had a Stewart-Warner vacuum gauge in the clock location, and blue
> bullet style lights under the dash. These were put in as mood lights and to
> attract girls (yeah, right!). Red bullet lights were installed behind the
> grille for the same reason (yeah, right!).
>
> Not knowing what I had in the way of a rare vehicle, I traded it in at Mayo
> Motors in Trexlertown, PA in 1972. At the time it had only one driving light
> and one fog light, and a very worn out set of Tiger Paws. There was a slight
> rip in the back of the driver's seat and a crease in the drivers door.
>
> There were a couple body repairs made over the years- one on top of the front
> right fender and one on the side of the left front fender. The first was from
> braking so hard that the car came up under the docking bar of a semi; the
> other was from hitting Bambi. Bambi sideswiped the fender with her butt,
> rolled down the hill, got up and ran away, oblivious to any injuries.
>
> The car did not have the original soft top due to a thief at the 1968 Grand
> Prix race at Watkins Glenn.
>
> Naturally, if I knew the VIN I would add it to this post.
>
> I would really appreciate knowing the fate of this car. I don't know if I
> could afford to buy it back, but at least knowing it went to a good home
> would make me feel better about doing something stupid in my youth. I'm sure
> we've all done things we regret, but I think I get the prize, at least when
> it comes to cars.
>
> I have since purchased and restored a MKI which will never leave.
>
> Thanks for taking time to read this, and if you have any information about
> the car please contact me.
>
> Fred Baum
> MKI 9470768
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