I have no problem with any car being modified in any way and I would
normally hope someone would buy this car and enjoy it. My problem is the
Tiger VIN plate.
With the VIN plate switched, the car has lost its identity and is illegal in
every state as far as I know. Is it a real Tiger, stolen, with a junked
Tiger's VIN plate? Or is it a stolen Alpine with the remains of a junked
Tiger and its VIN used to make a fake Tiger? Or is it a stolen Alpine with
parts from a stolen Tiger used for the conversion, with a VIN from a junked
Tiger? Or is it some other combination? Who knows?
Using a Tiger VIN tells me that the car was built to deceive in some way,
for some purpose, and I would want nothing to do with it. Sure, it could
still be a stolen Alpine with another Alpine's VIN, but I think that is a
very unlikely.
A. C. Tynes
New Orleans
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Witt
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 11:15 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] What makes this car an Alger?
>
> This is a very interesting discussion. Normally (no pun
> intended) people are in an uproar because an Alpine is being
> passed off as a Tiger. In this case the Alpine heritage is
> fully disclosed regarding this Tiger "look a like," but the
> issue continues on. Perhaps we can applaud the honesty.
>
> As has already been stated before a car not passing TAC still
> doesn't mean it is not a real Tiger. It means there is no or
> limited evidence to show its Jensen roots (partial pun
> intended). I've been told a car is never declared an Alger,
> it just isn't certified as a Tiger of origin.
>
> This world is not a perfect place, but those with the
> knowledge are making
> the effort to keep the bloodline pure. I don't think it was
> ever meant to
> be an elite club (TAC).
>
> If for some reason the process has created an error my hope
> is that both parties would work together to sort the issue out.
>
> FYI my Tiger has the whole front clip, hood, all the lower
> sheetmetal (one inner sill), bumpers, engine, and rearend
> replaced. The whole chassis/floorpan has been stripped and
> coated with POR-15. In a few short minutes my car received
> its TAC sticker.
> Tom Witt
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