Hi Steve,
Sue has turned up some interesting information through her contacts. The
title with Don Adams' name is likely to be authentic. The name on the
title, C/O Licht #430 is actually the name and address of David Licht, Don's
business manager, a fact that almost no one except insiders knew. Mr. Licht
kept all of Don's personal records and managed his money and possessions. A
forger in the car business wouldn't have likely known this.
It seems she also knows Don's production assistant from the period, Nancy
B., who is probably the woman you met who recognized the car. It seems she
is a neighbor, so she is going to check with her and see if she remembers
the car, the wheels, and the incident of meeting you.
There is a picture of Don with a Tiger in his driveway dated 1981, and a
video of his wife driving it at about the same date. The video shows a car
with 2 bullet mirrors and no boot of any kind. We know that the earlier car
had a metal boot, and ours as a Mark 1A has the vinyl. So these pictures
don't help except to verify that Don still had a Tiger in 1981. Does that
time period work with your purchase of our car from the Ventura owner?
She has also heard from another source that Don lost the car in a poker
game. I had heard this same rumor from Dick Sanders of the PTC in Seattle,
but he couldn't remember where he heard it.
She has a tape from the Adams CATS party in 2003 wherein he states that the
Tiger was sent to the junkyard. We are still assuming that there was more
than one Tiger, and waiting for the report from Dorothy Adams.
Finallly, there are 3 people out there claiming to have the original Alpine
from the show, each with rather sketchy documentation.....
Best,
Bob
Bob Bridgeford
541 549 9539
Sisters OR 97759
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