Exactly, and is the reason most Mark II's are in Canada. They did not meet
US safety standards of the day.
>I was recently reading a 1998 interview with Wally Swift. I'd like to
>hear
> some comments from listers regarding his words.
> It is commonly thought that Chrysler buying Sunbeam caused the demise of
> the
> Tiger. This interview gives a different picture.
> "Many people think that Chrysler was the Tiger's doom. That was not the
> case."............."In 1965 the US Government imposed safety regulations
> that
> came into force on January 1, 1968. That's the reason why Tiger and
> Alpine
> roadster production ended in December, 1967."
> He does acknowledge the problem with Chrysler using Ford engines, but
> seems
> to say that the safety regs. were the main reason. Any thoughts on this?
> Mark L.
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