My first MG midget was the rusty car I ever had. I was a broke college student
going to school in Bend Oregon. It got so bad before I sold it that I had a 2x6
wedged between the dash and the trunk area to keep the body from flexing and
locking the doors. Beend was cold in the winters so I pached up all the rust
holes with spray foam...
Craig in Alaska
Red 66 Amphicar(FLATLK)
Looking for a Sunbeam Tiger...
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry Paulick <larry.p@erols.com>
Date: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:56 pm
Subject: Re: Introduction
> Craig, BTW, if you own a car that goes in the water, you will feel
> right
> at home with the Tigers rust. English you know.
>
> Larry
>
> alaskanamphi@gci.net wrote:
> > Ya Larry and we all live in Igloo's and drive dog teams to work
> too! :) The Amphicar is a blast. If anyones interested go to
> Amphicar.com and check it out. We have a very active club with
> members all over the lower 48 and lots of Swim in's as they call
> them. Everyones welcome and most every Amphi owner I know loves to
> give rides. Here's a pic of my 66 driving out of the drinc from my
> first time in the water.
> >
> > Craig in Alaska
> > Red 66 Amphicar(FLATLK)
> > Looking for a Sunbeam Tiger...
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Larry Paulick <larry.p@erols.com>
> > Date: Thursday, March 27, 2003 4:09 pm
> > Subject: Re: Introduction
> >
> >
> >>Craig, don't take offense, but I had this image of you in Your
> >>Amphicar,
> >>in Alaska, in the water, with you standing, holding on to the
> >>steering
> >>wheel with one hand, with your whale spear in the other,
> chasing
> >>the
> >>Whales for tonight's diner, being passed by Walrus, and with
> Polar
> >>Bears, floating on their backs taking it all in.
> >>
> >>Sorry, but glad to see that we have someone going after a Tiger
> in
> >>the
> >>Top 50. I think you will find the list, and Tiger United site a
> >>great
> >>help in getting Yours.
> >>
> >>Good Luck.
> >>
> >>Larry
> >>
> >>sosnaenergyconsulting wrote:
> >>
> >>>Craig:
> >>>Congratulations on the Amphicar! I remember wanting one when I
> >>
> >>was
> >>
> >>>younger (actually, most of the cars I wanted when I was younger
> >>
> >>I still
> >>
> >>>want. So many cars, so little money--and so little garage
> >>
> >>space). The
> >>
> >>>idea of a dual-purpose vehicle like that always seemed pretty
> >>
> >>elegant.
> >>
> >>>Considering how rare Amphicars are I'd think that tracking down
> >>
> >>parts
> >>
> >>>for one would be excellent preparation for tracking down parts
> >>
> >>for a
> >>
> >>>Tiger :-)
> >>>Hope you're able to add a Tiger to your stable. Welcome to the
> >>
> >>list.>
> >>
> >>>Best Regards
> >>>
> >>>David Sosna (Southern California)
> >>>
> >>>alaskanamphi@gci.net wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi all, I figured I'd take a minute and introduce myself. I
> have
> >>>
> >>been a fan of Tigers for years but never gotten my hands on one.
> >>I've owned a few MG's and Triumphs and have always been a ford
> guy
> >>so a Tiger seem like the natural next project. I'm currently
> doing
> >>a cosmetic restoration on a 66 Amphicar. Yes one of those silly
> >>German cars from the 60's that is Amphibious. It drive and
> floats
> >>and is a real attention getter. However with it's 43 hp Triumph
> >>Herald engine it is a bit lacking in the performance area. But
> >>what would you expect from a car that swims. :-)I have been
> >>searching the web for info when I stumbled onto this list. I'm
> >>hopping to soak up some info and maybe get my hands on a good
> >>Tiger. Is there anyone out there from Alaska? I'm in the
> Fairbanks
> >>area but get down to Anchorage fairly often. It's been years
> sense
> >>I saw a tiger close up and would love to get the chance. Well
> >>thats about it for now. Thanks for listening.
> >>
> >>>>Craig in Alaska
> >>>
> >>>
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