.......filling the brake and clutch, pumping them up.....works ok.....prime
the carb.......wow, the battary has a charge....cranking the
engine.....immediate firing.....die.....another
prime......rummmn....rummn...sounds ok....oil pressure fine.....hmmm what's
this....why does the valve covers say C arr l Shel y??!!? Re-pump up the
brakes.....off I go....good power....a little hesitation under extreme
acceleration..........I think I'll offer him $1400........he
accepts......(seems to hate the car).........strange Vin#.....oh
rats.....another damn S. African Tiger.....
Chris in Trinidad
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> From: Tim Jordan <tjordan@wagnerprocess.com>
> To: tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>; Lovelady Diamond / A Diamond Affair
<diamonds@gemgate.com>
> Subject: '66 Tiger for 2K
> Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 5:23 PM
>
> Tigers,
> I called the owner/broker/numbskull about the '62 Tiger this a.m. He
said
> that the newspaper had made a misprint and indeed it is a '66 Tiger.
Next
> question, what is the ID# and JAL#? Response was "I don't know what that
> is? "There have been 20 calls for the car this a.m. and no one asked
me".
> I figured that asking for a TAC# would probably overload the guy. He did
> rattle off some crazy numbers that may have been the license plate # or
> worst a new CA ID#(stolen/ Alger?) His response on the low $ was that he
> is sick and tired of the Tiger just sitting there and he has too many
cars
> as it is. Then he puts me on hold (probably one of our compadres foaming
> at the mouth). After 5 minutes of holding on my cell phone, I call him
> back. "Oh sorry, I forgot you were on hold".
> Anyway, I set up an appointment to see the car at noon today and offered
to
> purchase the car if it is real and can be moved without disintegrating.
> So, I show up at noon and he stiffs me. His underling said that the
Tiger
> was sold.
>
> So who is the lucky owner of what we all hope is a real Tiger? I'm sure
we
> will hear soon about the LAT wheels, AC air cleaner, original Tiger valve
> covers, F4B, and other goodies that came with the car. Norm will
probably
> get a call from the new owner seeking approval and confirmation of the
> heritage. Hell, it's not a bad $ for a decent Alpine is it? Then again
> with the speed (ad appeared this a.m.) of the sale it could be one of our
> loyal Tiger boys with many Tigers in the Garage hording more stuff.
>
> Having fun chasing almost free Tigers,
> Tim
>
> ----------
> > From: Lovelady Diamond / A Diamond Affair <diamonds@gemgate.com>
> > To: 'tigers@autox.team.net'
> > Subject: RE: Kamm
> > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 10:25 AM
> >
> > An ad I caught in the San Francisco Chronicle today.....
> >
> > SUNBEAM '62 Tiger, allmost complete $2K/bo. 650-375-1201 Automotive
> Collectors Cars-New Ad!
> >
> > Do you think he knows or should someone tell him?
> >
> >
> > The Glenster
> >
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