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Re: [Tigers] Original Jack Color

To: "Patrick" <jpkkmk@aol.com>, <rfraser@bluefrog.com>,
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Original Jack Color
From: "Russ Eshelman" <RussE@Firstva.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 19:27:02 -0400
Curious to know,  how is the Tiger jack different from the Alpine jack
........other than color?
Russ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick" <jpkkmk@aol.com>
To: <rfraser@bluefrog.com>; <fordlandia@sbcglobal.net>; "'Tiger TalkList
Tiger'" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Original Jack Color


> The vast majority of the jacks I have seen both Tiger and Alpine have been
> black. There are several differences between early Alpine Jacks and later
> Alpine Jack. The Tiger Jack is also different and specific to the Tiger but
> not because of color.
> Patrick King.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Ron Fraser
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:54 AM
> To: fordlandia@sbcglobal.net; 'Tiger Talk List Tiger'
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Original Jack Color
>
> Bill
>    I just looked at my Rootes Part lists, tools section ZV:
>
> Publication 6600992 Alpine parts list   part # 1201342  lifting jack
> Publication 6601334 Tiger parts list    1201342 lifting jack    Up to
> B9473324
>                            5220473 lifting jack
>>From B9473325
>
>    This would seem to indicate that 1201342 is painted grey and 5220473 is
> painted black.
>
> I have a black jack in need of much TLC and I see no part number stamped
> into the jack or any other identifying markings to indicate which jack it
> is.
>
> Norm indicates that some Tigers have a grey jack; here is his resent email.
>
> We now know that several MK IAs and MK IIs were delivered with grey jacks.
> No particular pattern has turned up, so one guesses it was tied to supply
> issues.
>
> Norm
>
> Either color is correct so pick the color you like best.
>
>
> Back to my Taxes; I owe, I owe
>
> Ron Fraser
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Ron Fraser
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 12:11 PM
> To: fordlandia@sbcglobal.net; 'Tiger Talk List Tiger'
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Original Jack Color
>
>
> Bill
>    TBON states on page 154 that "the original Tiger jack and its handle
> were painted black for all models except the South Africa cars"; grey was
> standard for the Alpine.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Bill Waite
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:19 AM
> To: Tiger Talk List Tiger
> Subject: [Tigers] Original Jack Color
>
>
> I'm starting on the restoration of our Mark 1.  The jack needs to be bead
> blasted and powder coated or painted.  I didn't pay any attention to the
> original color of the jack the last time I did one (I bead blasted our Mark
> II jack and had it powder coated black).  But now I'm noticing that the
jack
> in my Mark I is painted a medium gray color.  Is that gray the original
> color?
>
> Bill Waite
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