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Re: [Tigers] Are This a Tiger?

To: "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com>, Greg Koss
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Are This a Tiger?
From: "Would U. Believe" <mcdangerous@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:29:53 -0400
Theo, That's the way I see it too.  I was just surprised to see "that's
where the alpine exhaust passed through without qualifying the statement.
Thanks.  M


On 6/4/10 6:14 PM, "Smit, Theo" <Theo.Smit@dynastream.com> wrote:

> From looking at the pictures it appears that the car in question has a custom
> built X frame, presumably to replace rotted original components. That doesn't
> make it an Alger, nor would the use of X frame components from an Alpine in an
> eventual re-restoration (in the absence of wholesale replacement of many other
> chassis panels).
> Evidently the TAC inspectors were able to confirm enough of the rest of the
> bodyshell's construction that it got the TAC certificate. TAC does not imply
> that the bodyshell is completely original, just that there is sufficient
> evidence that the bodyshell was assembled as a Tiger by Rootes or their
> subsidiaries.
> 
> Theo
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-
>> bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Would U. Believe
>> Sent: June 4, 2010 3:39 PM
>> To: Greg Koss; Tiger's Den
>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Are This a Tiger?
>> 
>> Ummmmm.....  How can that be if the car is a TACed MkII Tiger?  Is what
>> you
>> are saying that the car is a fraud (Alger)?
>> 
> 
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