Mark,
Rationally, why would anyone permanently affix extra weight on a car
intended to race, unless the "classification committee" insisted on it
as a "handicap", like horses.
Doesn't compute.
Steve Laifman
CoolVT@aol.com wrote:
>Okay, this is the story on the Tiger part...and I think Theo has come as
>close as we are going to get with an answer. I know where the part came from,
>but
>was never positive of its purpose.
>
>It was bolted between the two front jacking slots. The side plates are
>mounted in a tapered fashion to fit in this area so I assume that the two
>jacking
>slots are mounted at an angle...can't get to my car to check at this time. As
>I
>remember it fit in there pretty snugly and was built to fit this spot.
>
>There are 4 semi hook like affairs, 2 on each end. The piece was mounted so
>that these 4 hooks were pretty much parallel with the road.
>
>I've thought right along and Theo came to the same conclusion, that the piece
>was built to be used as a lifting point for a 'speed" jack as is sometimes
>used on a race car. The funny thing is, there is absolutely nothing on the
>very
>original car to indicate that it was used for anything other than highway
>driving.
>
><.....snip....>
>
>.
>So, now knowing the location...any other ideas?
>Mark L.
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