Well, an interesting item indeed, my car is one of the 9 factory cars, and
the first 1966 MK1A, it has the single post on the windshield ends.
Norman has some insight into this, so "NORM" calling on you to clear up the
confusion out there..
Jan...
-----Original Message-----
From: Wright, Larry <lrw@aop.com>
To: National Corporation (E-mail) <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, February 08, 1999 9:52 PM
Subject: inquiry 020999a
>Bob Palmer wrote:
>>This has to do with
>>the fact that some relatively small number of windshield frames have
>only a
>>single mounting stud at each corner instead of the usual two. This
>>apparently occurs in both Tigers and Alpines built in late '64 and
>early
>>'65. There are approximately 200 Tigers with this configuration,
>including
>>mine, B9472134, JAL 561703.
>
> Not sure how late "late '64" is, but the Garage Queen, B9471418,
>JAL date 11/25/64, has two studs at each corner. Perhaps that may help
>"narrow" the range of affected cars.
> I cannot add much to the brake fluid discussion except (a) our
>grade-school science teachers did teach us that all liquids cannot
>compress, and (b) anyways, it's common knowledge that eating too much
>abalone is the real reason the seals swell.
>
>Lawrence R. Wright
>Purchasing Analyst
>Andrews Office Products Div. of USOP
>lrw@aop.com
>Ph. 301.386.7923 Fx. 301.386.5333
>
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