Jim:
Congrats on your new acquisition! That was a great story, too. Sounds like
you've got a very understanding wife. Hang on to her...those are harder to
find than nice Tigers!!
When you get your car, let us all know how it is. Take car and enjoy!!
Andy Walker
B382001600
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Boynton" <jimboynton@mediaone.net>
To: "Tigers" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:48 PM
Subject: story
> Hi Tiger fans,
>
> It's been enjoyable reading your comments over the last several weeks.
> Here's my story: In 1966 I was a 23 year old teacher earning $5000 when I
> watched a "Get Smart" show and didn't recognize the car he was
> driving...well you guessed it..I paid $3600 (75% of my salary) for a
Sunbeam
> Tiger (VIN #B382000827). I drove it for 4 years, including the summer of
> 1968 to the west coast and back (I live in NH). I traded it in for an
Amer.
> Motors AMX in 1970. Two years later with the arrival of my first son the
> days of 2 seater sports cars were gone.
> About a month ago I was watching an old re-run of "Get Smart" and
wondered
> to my wife if there were any Tigers still around. I haven't seen one on
the
> road in years. I don't think they were ever very many in New England. My
> wife said "don't you remember how it was cold in the winter and leaked in
> rainstorms." But we dated in that car and than took our honeymoon in it.
She
> said "go for it." So I searched the net and was surprised to find a
> community of owners. Within a couple of weeks I found my "Tiger" from a
> class car dealer in St. Louis. I exchanged pics with Norm Miller to verify
> that it was an authentic Tiger. It is exactly like the one I owned right
> down to just a few digits difference in VIN numbers. Next week I'll be
> sitting in the driver's seat of a Tiger for the first time in 31 years. It
> will be good to be back home.
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