I haven't seen the pictures, but could it possibly be to load the car for wheel
alignment like it shows in the shop manual??
Gary
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> Okay, this is the story on the Tiger part...and I think Theo has come as
> close as we are going to get with an answer. I know where the part came from,
> but
> was never positive of its purpose.
>
> It was bolted between the two front jacking slots. The side plates are
> mounted in a tapered fashion to fit in this area so I assume that the two
> jacking
> slots are mounted at an angle...can't get to my car to check at this time. As
>I
> remember it fit in there pretty snugly and was built to fit this spot.
>
> There are 4 semi hook like affairs, 2 on each end. The piece was mounted so
> that these 4 hooks were pretty much parallel with the road.
>
> I've thought right along and Theo came to the same conclusion, that the piece
> was built to be used as a lifting point for a 'speed" jack as is sometimes
> used on a race car. The funny thing is, there is absolutely nothing on the
>very
> original car to indicate that it was used for anything other than highway
> driving.
>
> Some listers thought it was used as a towing device, but there are no holes
> on the piece except the 4 mounting holes...and...the hook-like devices would
> not hold a strap or chain the way the piece was mounted. In fact, the
>hook-like
> pieces are almost straight and I doubt that they would hold a jack in the
> manner discussed above. But, this is the only possible use that I or anyone
> else
> can come up with. Sorry the pictures are better.
> So, now knowing the location...any other ideas?
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