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Re: [Tigers] Original Tiger Port of Entry and Sales Information

from [Allan Ballard] [Permanent Link][Original]
To: GARY WINBLAD <garywinblad@comcast.net>, Tiger List List <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Original Tiger Port of Entry and Sales Information
From: Allan Ballard <aballard@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:06:36 -0400
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Thanks for this very interesting commentary.

I=E2=80=99ve always wondered how Sunbeam distribution across the country =
took place.  My Mk1a is
An Oklahoma car for example.

Here in Atlanta there were only a few Tigers on the streets in the =
60=E2=80=99s. I don=E2=80=99t know if there
Was a dealership or not. Used Tigers and Alpines were sold out of the =
Atlanta newspaper=E2=80=99s classified
ads for =E2=80=9CBritish cars.=E2=80=9D=20

That=E2=80=99s where I found my first Tiger, a Midnight Blue Mk1.

I recall reading about MkII=E2=80=99s but seeing just one. I=E2=80=99ve =
come to appreciate MkII styling
But back in the day the absence of side =E2=80=9Cstripe=E2=80=9D left me =
skeptical.

Allan Ballard
-Atlanta

> On Aug 23, 2022, at 2:07 PM, GARY WINBLAD <garywinblad@comcast.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> For sure they came into the port at LA(Long Beach?).=20
>=20
> The 80% (I think) is just a number out of his A$$...=20
> He was back east or Canada, he didn't get one new, just many years =
later (I think).=20
> The hot rod scene was California and the weather definetly favors a =
convertible.=20
>=20
> But he was right, most came to the west coast due to demand.  That is =
why you=20
> see more MK2s back east, by the time they came out, everyone in the =
west already=20
> had a MK1  with a 289 (info from the late Paul Reisentz).=20
> Gary=20
>=20
>> On 08/23/2022 10:47 AM steve wick via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
>>=20
>>=20
>> I don't have definitive information, but the cars could have been all =
delivered to east coast ports, then transported from there. Where they =
would have been sold was just a function of where the dealers in the =
network were located.
>>=20
>> Steve
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> From: Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Brian Glenn =
via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2022 9:58 PM
>> To: Tigers Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
>> Subject: [Tigers] Original Tiger Port of Entry and Sales Information
>>=20
>> All,
>> I was reviewing a well researched 1995 article What is a Sunbeam =
Tiger? listed on the STOA website by Von Levandowski from Cobra =
Magazine.
>> In it, he states "While about 80% of the original Tiger sales were =
located on the west coast, ownership opportunities now exist =
nationwide."
>> While I knew the majority of Tigers were delivered to California, I =
had never heard it quantified.
>> Our Tiger research has always lacked data on delivery ports and =
retail outlet distribution.
>>=20
>> Does anyone know from where this 80% figure was obtained?
>> Does anyone have additional or contradictory =
information/documentation on ports of entry and retail distribution?
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Cheers
>> B
>>=20
>> Brian Glenn=20
>> P.O. Box 578=20
>> Julian, CA 92036-0578=20
>> 714.345.9883=20
>>=20
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>> B9471101LRXFE=20
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>> B382000846LRXFE=20
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class=3D"">Thanks for this very interesting commentary.<div class=3D""><br=
 class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve always wondered how =
Sunbeam distribution across the country took place. &nbsp;My Mk1a =
is</div><div class=3D"">An Oklahoma car for example.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Here in Atlanta there =
were only a few Tigers on the streets in the 60=E2=80=99s. I don=E2=80=99t=
 know if there</div><div class=3D"">Was a dealership or not. Used Tigers =
and Alpines were sold out of the Atlanta newspaper=E2=80=99s =
classified</div><div class=3D"">ads for =E2=80=9CBritish =
cars.=E2=80=9D&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">That=E2=80=99s where I found my first Tiger, a Midnight Blue =
Mk1.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I recall =
reading about MkII=E2=80=99s but seeing just one. I=E2=80=99ve come to =
appreciate MkII styling</div><div class=3D"">But back in the day the =
absence of side =E2=80=9Cstripe=E2=80=9D left me skeptical.</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Allan Ballard</div><div =
class=3D"">-Atlanta</div><div class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Aug 23, 2022, at 2:07 PM, =
GARY WINBLAD &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:garywinblad@comcast.net"; =
class=3D"">garywinblad@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D"">

 =20
  <meta charset=3D"UTF-8" class=3D"">=20
=20
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   For sure they came into the port at LA(Long Beach?).
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   The 80% (I think) is just a number out of his A$$...
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   He was back east or Canada, he didn't get one new, just many years =
later (I think).
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   The hot rod scene was California and the weather definetly favors a =
convertible.
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   But he was right, most came to the west coast due to demand.&nbsp; =
That is why you=20
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   see more MK2s back east, by the time they came out, everyone in the =
west already
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   had a MK1&nbsp; with a 289 (info from the late Paul Reisentz).
   <br class=3D"">
  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
   Gary
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  </div>
  <div class=3D"default-style">
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    On 08/23/2022 10:47 AM steve wick via Tigers &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:
   </div>
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   <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
    I don't have definitive information, but the cars could have been =
all delivered to east coast ports, then transported from there. Where =
they would have been sold was just a function of where the dealers in =
the network were located.
   </div>
   <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, =
Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
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   </div>
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    Steve
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    <span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" =
class=3D""><strong class=3D"">From:</strong> Tigers &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt; on behalf of Brian =
Glenn via Tigers &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br class=3D""><strong =
class=3D"">Sent:</strong> Monday, August 22, 2022 9:58 PM<br =
class=3D""><strong class=3D"">To:</strong> Tigers Den &lt;<a =
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Sales Information</span>
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      All,
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      I was reviewing a well researched 1995 article <em class=3D"">What =
is a Sunbeam Tiger?</em> listed on the STOA website by Von Levandowski =
from Cobra Magazine.
     </div>
     <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
      In it, he states "<span style=3D"color: #0a0a0a; font-family: =
Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;" class=3D"">While about =
80% of the original Tiger sales were located on the west coast, =
ownership opportunities now exist nationwide.</span>"
     </div>
     <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
      While I knew the majority of Tigers were delivered to California, =
I had never heard it quantified.
     </div>
     <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
      Our Tiger research has always lacked data on delivery ports and =
retail outlet distribution.
     </div>
     <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
      <br class=3D"">
     </div>
     <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
      Does anyone know from where this 80% figure was obtained?
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      Does anyone have additional or contradictory =
information/documentation on ports of entry and retail distribution?
     </div>
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      Thanks in advance.
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      Cheers
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      B
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