TAC focuses on the body shell and how the bodyshell parts were
assembled. You could put a Chevy rat motor into a Tiger body with a
Nissan IRS, a crushed velvet interior and shag carpet on the outside,
and it will still pass TAC. However, transferring every component that
unbolts from a Tiger onto an Alpine shell, and grafting on the spare
tire hold down, the front fender braces, and the VIN plate, will not get
you a TAC sticker.
My thinking is in line with Andy's. If he's legitimate in not knowing
what he got, then it's very unfortunate for him, but the only way out is
to relist it as an Alpine conversion. The history of how it got a
state-assigned VIN that is very much like a Tiger's would have to be
judiciously ignored, because digging into that part too much will just
get the car crushed.
Best regards,
Theo
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