My last quote from Wally Swift gave us something to think about. It seems we
can conclude that Wally was right, the Tiger production ended because of
Federal safety regulations. However, if the car had been selling a ton,
Chrysler
would have found a way to do it. So, lack of sales was probably behind the
whole thing.
Now another from Wally. I believe it has been said many times that the Ford
provided from the Tiger was from Fords' industrial division, but was the same
as other 260's. Here's Wally's quote from 1998. ("British Car")
"The engine we put in the Tiger was from Ford's Industrial Division. It was
a heavy duty engine and different from the 260 you got over here. Changes to
the webbing in the block made it stronger than a 260 you got in a Mustang,
for example. The casting was different and made it a stronger block. That
was normal for the automotive industry when exporting engines because they
were
beyond factory's control. They cost more because more went into them."
So?????????
Mark L.
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