[Tigers] Off Topic: Want to buy a new '65 Mustang Convertible?

[Theo Smit]

If anyone were to make tooling for new alpine/tiger chassis, I would hope that
they would also take the time to make some improvements to the structure so
that stress cracks can be avoided. In doing so, the end result is going to be
distinguishable from a Rootes product, even if the exterior and interior is an
exact match. Using component panels from such a venture to repair an original
Tiger would be the same as using any other source of sheetmetal... If you
replace enough stuff then it can no longer be said to be a Rootes manufactured
chassis.

Unfortunately I don't think this is a problem we're going to be faced with
anytime in the near future.

Cheers,
Theo



On 2011-10-31, at 8:08 PM, Stephen Waybright <gswaybright at yahoo.com> wrote:

> These are all steel, (in some ways better than original), tooling built
from
> original Ford specs and authorized by Ford. Not at all like a fiberglass
> bodied, custom frames 32 Ford look-alike.
>
>
> Stephen Waybright
>
> From:
> "CoolVT at aol.com" <CoolVT at aol.com>
>
> To: gswaybright at yahoo.com;
> tigers at autox.team.net
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re:
> [Tigers] Off Topic: Want to buy a new '65 Mustang Convertible?
>
>
> I compare
> them with 32 Fords.  Do you want an all steel
> body or a fiberglass one?  I
> know when it comes to sell which one I would
> want.
>
> I'm guessing someone
> might be able to buy and
> restore an original 65 convertible for what it would
> cost to build a fiberglass
> model.  And again, when you came time to sell,
> which would you rather be
> selling?
> Just my opinion.
> M
>
> In a message dated
> 10/31/2011 9:46:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gswaybright at yahoo.com writes:
> So do we  consider these real Mustangs once complete... particularly if
> someone
>> uses
>  it to restore a rusted out original? Or is it a fake
> "rebody"? If the
>> same
>  was available for Tigers... would they be real
> Tigers?
>>
>>
>> Stephen
>> From:
>> "TIGEROOTES at aol.com"
>  <TIGEROOTES at aol.com>
>>
>> To:
>  tigers at autox.team.net
>> Sent:
>> Monday, October 31, 2011 7:14 PM
>> Subject:
>  [Tigers] Off Topic: Want to buy a
>> new '65 Mustang Convertible?
>>
>> This
>  should be good for our economy, putting
>> many "cottage industries"
> to
>> work.
>>
>> _Click  here: Ford Rolls Out a
>> Reproduction Body
>  Shell for
> the 1965 Mustang
>> Convertible  - MSN
>  Autos_
>>
(http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post=62e4d9a0-963a-4
>> caa-9ea7-a4264f3688fa)
>>
>> "Ford is displaying the 1965 body shell at
> _SEMA_
>> (http://editorial.autos.msn.com/autoshow/SEMA/default.aspx)
>  next
> week in Las
>> Vegas. The company also
>> has  licensed complete
>  body shells
> for the 1967-68
>> and 1969-70 fastback
>> models."
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