I woould have to agree about the registry issue keep the tigers in our cage
and out of the snake pit.
I have deleted several communications this am regarding all this . . . if
someone else is snooty, we can be nice (and unto ourselves).
A lot of discussion from a simple question . . . .
David
> Steve
> I'm sure if Carroll told SAAC to include Tigers in
> their Registry
> they would, they do listen to him. SAAC is mostly concerned
> with cars built
> at Shelby American and some Mustang derivatives. If you read their
> literature and their Registry you will note that there is a
> great deal of
> concern about "AIR CARS" and bogus Shelby's. It is a lot
> easier to make a
> fake Shelby than a fake Tiger. I know for fact some people
> who considered
> remaking an R Model Shelby from just the ID Tag.
> Unfortunately for them
> Rick Kopec witnessed the complete destruction of that Shelby
> at it's final
> race, so only the Tag sit on the self somewhere.
> The flip side of this is; would you really want people who are
> mostly concerned with Cobra's and Shelby's putting together a
> Registry for
> Tigers? I think Norm did a fabulous job with the Registry
> for Tigers.
> We need to compliment that work and try to fill in any of the gaps
> ourselves. I consider SAAC a complimentary Club to the
> Sunbeam Community,
> not the other way around.
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Metcalfe [mailto:scmetcalfe@seatac.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 12:53 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Shelby Acceptance
>
>
>
> Sounds as if someone needs to talk to Shelby (who admittedly likes the
> Tiger) and have him get nasty with the powers at be with the
> Shelby Registry
> or at the very least find out EXACTLY why the Tiger is not to
> be considered.
> He probably has more pull than anyone.
>
> Steve
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