Greetings -
I'm the new guy on this great EMail list from Perth, Western Australia.
I have the original UK Registration book (Green card) for my Tiger
(B9472884).
It was first reg'd to Rootes Ltd (Address 90-94 Charlotte St,
Birmingham) on the 19th Mar 1965 it was then sold to a private owner on
8th Mar 1966. This person sold it 51 days later!!
I am the 9th Owner (and intend to stay that way)!
Cheers
> David F. Tweddle
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug & Rett Leithauser [SMTP:dleit@mintcity.com]
> Sent: Friday, 20 February 1998 20:25
> To: dsalata@umich.edu
> Cc: Tiger List
> Subject: Re: Greetings Tiger Owner...
>
> Shocking as it may now seem, when the Tigers were new, they did not
> sell
> very well. They were expensive compared to their competition, a lot
> more
> than a MG or Triumph, and getting close to Jaguar territory. About the
> same
> as a Corvette, I think. The high price, combined with rather quirky
> handling and probably the prejudice of Brit car lovers against the
> American
> engine, and American car lovers against the Brit car, made for slow
> sales.
> But don't feel too bad, I used to have a 58 Mercedes that was titled
> as a
> 59, so it's not just our Tigers that languished in showrooms.
> Doug Leithauser
> ----------
> > From: steve&diane <dsalata@umich.edu>
> > To: dleit@mintcity.com
> > Subject: Re: Greetings Tiger Owner...
> > Date: Friday, February 06, 1998 11:59 PM
> >
> > Doug & Rett Leithauser wrote:
> > >
> > > My Tiger is also a MK1, titled as a 66, but really a 65, something
> I've
> > > never tried to correct....
> >
> > It sounds like our cars and ownership might have similar histories.
> > I've wondered why mine was titled as a'66. Only sure way this could
> > have been done was if it was first sold in 1966, the dealer could
> get it
> > re-titled as a 1966. Since it was built in January 1965, why did it
> > stay unsold so long? My VIN number is B9472076. Is it close to
> your
> > VIN number? Some day I'll do a title search to see who the first
> few
> > owners were. Maybe it was a dealer demo or a press car.
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