Jim,
Interesting you bring up the sighting of a Tiger with a Series V Alpine rear
clip. Is this still considered a true Tiger or is this no different than an
Alger? Could this be in an all new category? Chester Bailey had the front clip
from a Tiger in one of his barns complete with motor and all. Last time I
talked with Chester he told me he had taken one of the Series V Alpines he had
laying around and cut it in half; welded the Tiger front clip to the Alpine
rear clip and would sell me the car for $4500 in rough condition. Said I could
pass it off as the real McCoy if I didn't tell anyone. Bottom line - it won't
pass a TAC inspection I hope, and if it did it shouldn't. Of course this is
just my opinion. I guess if someone can't afford the real Tiger it might be
the next best thing as long as it is represented for what it is. I've seen
some Algers that were nicer than most of the Tigers I have seen. So, Algers in
my opinion are not bad things as long as they are properly represented. No
different than a hot rod. Norm may have placed the photo of Chesters Tiger
front clip on his web page. I know I sent most of the photos I took of
Chesters collection to Norm and I saw some of them on his website. I can send
you the photo if you are interested.
----- Original Message -----
From: Sencindiver Jim D NSSC
To: 'Larry Paulick' ; Chris Thompson
Cc: Steve Laifman ; Scott S. Hutchinson ; tigers@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 7:43 AM
Subject: RE: Alpine Conversion
The VIN indicates that it started out as a S5 Alpine, and I'd bet that the
body tag would be SAL, not JAL, indicating that it was built by Sunbeam
instead of Jenson. A couple of months ago at the TE/AE Crab Feast, we saw
a
Tiger body with an Alpine rear "clip" that had a vertical spare tire mount,
so the spare tire position alone would not be grounds for branding it an
Alger, just that one needed to look further for evidence of it's origin.
If I recall correctly, the Alpine 260 name was used for European Tigers,
due
to another car company having the rights to the Tiger name.
Keep on Tigering!
Jim Sencindiver, PMS411C2
Systems Engineering Group
Surface Ship USW Combat Systems
202-781-4412
202-781-4694 (fax)
SencindiverJD@navsea.navy.mil
B382100451/TAC 448
http://www.tigersunited.com/car_show/sencindiver_j/default.asp
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Paulick [mailto:larry.p@erols.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 11:55 AM
To: Chris Thompson
Cc: Steve Laifman; Scott S. Hutchinson; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Alpine Conversion
Chris, I think he is far beyond just being cagey. He states, "Tiger""
is an original Alpine 260 converted to a 302 .... There was a Alpine
260, that was a Tiger, so either way he is selling a hoax.
Steves point is well taken, in that why would a owner of a real Tiger
change the spare and tools to a Alpine location.
With Norm's repository of the real Tiger numbers, and his statement re
that it is not, this is pretty convincing evidence, without seeing the
car.
This once again points that the TAC program, has real value, especially
to the prospective owner who does not know, and gets caught up in the
hype of buy the car, shoe phone and all.
Larry
Chris Thompson wrote:
> That and the B395x VIN number, and that he always puts "Tiger" in " ".
And
> that he calls it an Alpine conversion.....
>
> But somebody who didn't know a lot and wasn't paying attention may think
he
> is selling the real thing. He knows what he's got, but he's being cagey
> without being totally dishonest. The only "mistake" he made was calling
it
> an Alpine 260 - everything else could be construed as him telling the
truth,
> the whole truth, and nothin' but the truth....
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Steve Laifman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 5:10 PM
> To: Scott S. Hutchinson
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Alpine Conversion
>
>
> Scott,
>
> You are correct, it is an Alpine conversion. Much as I hate saying
> this, the PROOF is in the vertical spare wheel in the trunk !!!! :-)
>
> Steve
>
> Scott S. Hutchinson wrote:
>
>
>>This,
>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1873035329&;
i
n
>
> dexURL=1#ebayphotohosting
>
>>looks, even with my admittedly untrained and inexperienced eye, quite a
bit
>>like an alpine conversion.
>>
>>sh
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
> Steve Laifman
> Editor
> http://www.TigersUnited.com
>
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