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Re: [Tigers] How much to spend on a conversion

To: steve wick <srwick@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] How much to spend on a conversion
From: Owain Lloyd <owain.lloyd@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 08:20:07 +0200
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In all fairness, it does appear to come with some spares - a coil and new
distributor cap.

Il giorno ven 24 giu 2022 alle 06:26 steve wick <srwick@hotmail.com> ha
scritto:

> When I was in high school in the early 70's, there was a guy in town who
> stuffed a 426 hemi in an Austin Healy. It didn't have a hood, the heads
> were higher than the fenders and I don't think he could see anything in
> front of him, but it sure drew attention. Sorry, off topic, but this thre=
ad
> brought back that memory.
>
> Steve
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Gary <
> garywinblad@comcast.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 23, 2022 5:55 PM
>
> *To:* Jay <jay.laifman@gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Tiger List List <tigers@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] How much to spend on a conversion
>
> Right on Jay.
> Even if they hammered the entire AH out of
> sheets of steel, it shouldn=E2=80=99t cost that much.
> Gary
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 23, 2022, at 5:46 PM, Jay <jay.laifman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
>
> It just boggles my mind. For $850,000, they could buy all of these
> together: the best MkI and the best MkII on the planet, a Tiger race car
> AND still have money left over to buy a house or two, depending where you
> are in the country. And heck, maybe instead of the house, a real Cobra
> too.  I just can't imagine loving the idea of a V8 AH so much that you ha=
ve
> to do this (and then immediately sell it and never enjoy the result).
>
> On Jun 23, 2022, at 5:42 PM, Gary <garywinblad@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Sounds like a case of elder abuse, somebody
> ripped off somebody.
> Gary
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 23, 2022, at 3:17 PM, Jay <jay.laifman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BFOK, I had to share this absurdity. How much would you spend to t=
ake a 4
> cylinder English roadster and stuff a V8 into it? I would imagine doing i=
t
> to an Alpine and spending a bunch of money to make it like a Tiger might
> make some sense. But what about a 4 seater Austin Healey that never came
> with a V8 option? How about $850,000??? Yes, you read that right. They ev=
en
> have the list of invoices paid. At some point don't you say "wait, stop,
> dear god, how much is this going to cost me?" And then after ALL THAT MON=
EY
> wouldn't you think he would have had a reason to do such as driving it mo=
re
> than 300 miles before putting it for sale?
>
>
> https://www.fantasyjunction.com/inventory/1957-austin-healey-100-6-bn4l/o=
verview
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">In all fairness, it does appear to come with some spares =
- a coil and new distributor cap.</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">Il giorno ven 24 giu 2022 alle 06:26 =
steve wick &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:srwick@hotmail.com";>srwick@hotmail.com</a>=
&gt; ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-le=
ft:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">




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<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
When I was in high school in the early 70&#39;s, there was a guy in town wh=
o stuffed a 426 hemi in an Austin Healy. It didn&#39;t have a hood, the hea=
ds were higher than the fenders and I don&#39;t think he could see anything=
 in front of him, but it sure drew attention.
 Sorry, off topic, but this thread brought back that memory.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
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<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
Steve</div>
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<hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%">
<div id=3D"m_-4030221831108708837divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"C=
alibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;=
color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</b> Tig=
ers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&=
gt; on behalf of Gary &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net"; target=
=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">garywinblad@comcast.ne=
t</a>&gt;<br>
<b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Thursday, June 23, 20=
22 5:55 PM</font></div></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div id=3D"m_-403022183110870=
8837divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"=
font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
<b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To:</b> Jay &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:jay.laifman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank" style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sa=
ns-serif">jay.laifman@gmail.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cc:</b> Tiger List List &lt;<a =
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y:Calibri,sans-serif">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
<b style=3D"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] How m=
uch to spend on a conversion</font>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Right on Jay.
<div>Even if they hammered the entire AH out of</div>
<div>sheets of steel, it shouldn=E2=80=99t cost that much.</div>
<div>Gary</div>
<div><br>
<br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 23, 2022, at 5:46 PM, Jay &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jay.laifman@gmail.com</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF
<div>
<p>It just boggles my mind. For $850,000, they could buy all of these toget=
her: the best MkI and the best MkII on the planet, a Tiger race car AND sti=
ll have money left over to buy a house or two, depending where you are in t=
he country.
 And heck, maybe instead of the house, a real Cobra too.=C2=A0 I just can&#=
39;t imagine loving the idea of a V8 AH so much that you have to do this (a=
nd then immediately sell it and never enjoy the result).</p>
<br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>On Jun 23, 2022, at 5:42 PM, Gary &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:garywinblad@co=
mcast.net" target=3D"_blank">garywinblad@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div>
<br>
<div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Sounds like a case of elder abuse, somebody=C2=A0
<div>ripped off somebody.</div>
<div>Gary</div>
<div><br>
<br>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jun 23, 2022, at 3:17 PM, Jay &lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:jay.laifman@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jay.laifman@gmail.com</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br>
<br>
</blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<span style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"=
><font style=3D"color:rgb(5,5,5)"><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap">OK, =
I had to share this absurdity. How much would you spend to take a 4 cylinde=
r English roadster and
 stuff a V8 into it? I would imagine doing it to an Alpine and spending a b=
unch of money to make it like a Tiger might make some sense. But what about=
 a 4 seater Austin Healey that never came with a V8 option? How about $850,=
000??? Yes, you read that right.
 They even have the list of invoices paid. At some point don&#39;t you say =
&quot;wait, stop, dear god, how much is this going to cost me?&quot; And th=
en after ALL THAT MONEY wouldn&#39;t you think he would have had a reason t=
o do such as driving it more than 300 miles before
 putting it for sale?</span></font></span>
<div><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);=
color:rgb(5,5,5)"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"=
><font style=3D"color:rgb(5,5,5)"><a href=3D"https://www.fantasyjunction.co=
m/inventory/1957-austin-healey-100-6-bn4l/overview" target=3D"_blank">https=
://www.fantasyjunction.com/inventory/1957-austin-healey-100-6-bn4l/overview=
</a></font></span></div>
<div><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"=
><font style=3D"color:rgb(5,5,5)"><br>
</font></span></div>
<div><span style=3D"white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"=
><font style=3D"color:rgb(5,5,5)"><br>
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