[Tigers] mkII rims

michael king michael.s.king at gmail.com
Tue Nov 6 15:24:51 MST 2007


On 07/11/2007, Thomas Witt <atwittsend at verizon.net> wrote:
> > Ever notice the similarity between the original Ford Thunderbird and
> Alpines?<
>
> Yes, it definitely looks like the  first T-Bird.
>
> I always wondered who designed the back of the Tiger, - Raymond Loewy? The
> latter versions of the Tiger's back side bear a striking resemblance to a
> late 50's Rambler American! Just an opinion on the back side, but I think
> that something between the two Tiger versions would have been best.
> Tom Witt

The alpine was designed by Ken Howes, he designed the porthole
thunderbirds, so the similarities are understandable.

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Regards

Michael King


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