[Tigers] Urban legend

[Gary]

Stu is the winna...
Urban myth is just that, a myth when it comes  to Sunbeam Tiger 
distributors and engines causing it to be discontinued.

One good description from: 
https://autouniversum.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/1968-u-s-lawmakers-introduce-automotive-safety-standards/

The first set of rules took effect exactly fifty years ago, January 
1968; less than fifteen months after the agency was established.

Most of the new regulations simply codified best practice; requiring all 
vehicles to have padded instrument panels, recessed inside door handles, 
non-rigid armrests, breakaway inside mirrors, labeled controls, 
twin-circuit brakes, two-speed wipers covering a minimum percentage of 
the windscreen area, a left-hand outside mirror, reversing lamps and 
four-way hazard flashers.

Other regulations required new features: energy-absorbing steering 
columns, a warning lamp for brake circuit depressurization, minimal 
post-collision fuel spillage, front and rear side marker lights or 
reflectors, and windscreens with thicker-interlayer safety glass and 
improved retention. Finally, all vehicles had to survive a 30 mph (48 
kph) crash into a concrete barrier demonstrating survivability of 
standardized test dummies in the front seats.

etc...

Gary



On 3/7/2020 3:47 PM, Stu via Tigers wrote:
> IIRC Chrysler V-8's of the era not only had the distributor problem, 
> but they were also much wider.  The budget to do a major redesign of 
> the engine compartment, as well as meet the new '68 safety (or was it 
> bumper?) requirements was not there,  So Tigers ended in '67.
>
> Stu
>
> On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 2:48 PM Curt Bowland via Tigers 
> <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>     While I have no idea about the Chrysler engine fit thread I was
>     aware that the inability of clearance available to accommodate the
>     rear position of the distributor was THE issue for the demise of
>     the Tiger.
>
>     I have seen several Tigers with what looks like fairly dramatic
>     firewall notching, mostly all to accommodate Weber Carb
>     installation. Just wondering if that might have worked/been a
>     possibility.  Probably would have been to expensive a change to
>     tool for.
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