No doubt he was reluctant to allow the SHELBY mustang name to be diluted.
Sunbeam had already paid him for his prototype and weren't coughing up anymore!
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----- Reply message -----
From: "Bob Hokanson" <tgrrr@peoplepc.com>
Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 16:15
Subject: [Tigers] Factory 289 in Mk1...?
To: "Tigers" <tigers@autox.team.net>
But didn't Caroll Shelby convince Rootes it would be better to use 260's in the
LeMans coupes?
I'm sorry, sarcasm is not very becoming of me.
----- Original Message ----- From: <PhastPhill@aol.com>
To: <allanballard@att.net>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 4:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Factory 289 in Mk1...?
> back in the day I worked in a garage that did alot of performance work on
> Fords. We had a couple of customers with Tigers If they wanted a fast
> Tiger we did not use the260 just built them a strong 289 and put it in >
>easier
> than fooling with the260. that is what he means
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