[Tigers] Urban legend

[Ron Fraser]

Tom

                Generally I state Shelby American because Carroll was the face and the voice of Shelby American and not always hands on.   He hired the right people to do the hands on work and designs.

 

As I understand it Shelby American made a proposal to build the Tiger – that did not happen.   I also believe there was a list of improvement ideas for the Tiger that was generated within Shelby American if they got the Tiger build.

 

Maybe I remember wrong – old timers syndrome creeping in.

 

Ron Fraser

 

From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Tom Witt via Tigers
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"Seems to me Shelby American had a list of improvements for the Tiger."

I've never heard of this list but perhaps I missed something that occurred later on. Since I edited the George Boskoff video from when he spoke at Mammoth I got to repeatedly hear what George said. He basically implied that Shelby dumped the Alpine V-8 conversion on him and Shelby had little interaction. When I believe it was John Panks came to pick up the car it was George, not Shelby that took him for the test drive. When done he asked George for the official drawings and George humbly replied that, "Well..., I have a few templates in a box."

I hope I'm not coming across as contentious. Perhaps later on there was interaction with Rootes and Shelby for improvements but at least originally it seems Shelby did the job for the money and primarily placed it into Boskoff's lap. From that point on  George said he never saw the car again (until Mammoth).

On 3/13/2020 8:03 AM, Ron Fraser via Tigers wrote:

Jim

                It would have definitely been nice if Shelby American remained involved with Rootes and the Tiger program.

Seems to me Shelby American had a list of improvements for the Tiger.

I’m not sure if that list is available in the Shelby American archive or elsewhere but it would be nice to read that list.

I’m sure suspension improvement were on that list.

 

Anyone know if that Shelby American Tiger improvement list is available?

 

Ron Fraser

 

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Geez Buck, now what will we talk about? Just kidding. Ya know, Chrysler really didn’t have much of a choice really. With all the fitment issues and the new standards it was probably the right choice, or the only choice. What I tend to ponder is, where things might have gone with the Tiger if circumstances were different. Shelby involvement? Ford involvement? Rootes remaining solvent? Just rambling about the what IFs. Cheers 

 

 





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