Hi All:
Somewhere in the dark recesses of my mind I seem to remember that
shipments from the Jensen factory in England came to Long Island City
(on Long Island, just outside NYC) and to LA. Perhaps also to New
Orleans, as well? In October of 1966, when I went to order my Tiger at
Nu-Trend Motors in Mt. Kisco, NY (Westchester County, north of NYC), I
wanted a Midnight Blue (code 58, IIRC) car and placed the order. A day
or two later, the dealership called and said that if I wanted a Midnight
Blue car, I would have to wait about six weeks, since they didn't have
any in Long Island City. So, I could wait or I could have either BRG or
white. I chose Forest Green, code 86, and the car arrived a couple of
days later. I do remember getting together with several Tiger owners
from the NYC/Long Island area occasionally in the early days and their
mentioning the depot at LIC. When the cars arrived at the dealership,
they were coated with a substance called cosmoline, which was sprayed on
to protect the finish while making the ocean voyage. It was near
impossible to get it all off, so traces remained for years after. When
I finally had the Tiger repainted after all the years, I remember that
there were two things that finally disappeared - the cosmoline and some
of the leftover rice from our wedding that a couple of my "friends" had
poured into the windscreen vents and any other accessible crevice.
Perhaps some of the members from SoCal will remember the situation on
the West Coast.
Tod
B382002384LRXFE
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