Somehow I think you missed the point here. The purpose of this idea is,
that anyone who wants to build a Alpine with the "Known" performance pieces of
the Tiger, (i.e. Ford block, Tiger steering, top loader, 2.88 rear, etc.), so
that they can enjoy the process of building something that is theirs from the
ground up, by their own hand, (like the hot rods of years gone by), WITHOUT
being ridiculed by those who own Factory Tigers. Like I said earlier, If
someone is trying to build a "real tiger", and pass it off as one, then they
will not be registering their car with the APC plaque organization, because
everyone would then know, when they tried to sell it as a Tiger later on !!! A
serious Loss of face event in our opinion!
No. This is for the enthusiast who wishes to document their car, their
work, their modifications, their success and failures, for all to see and use.
This is a positive thing for everyone....except those who want to build V-8
Alpine and sell them as Tigers....For them, there is nothing but the prospect of
burning in hell's Sheet Metal Plant...it's in Pittsburgh PA I believe....
Rich
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From: HW200@aol.com <HW200@aol.com>
>Did anyone see the article in Moss Motoring on HYBRIDS. It described the
>Sunbeam Tiger HYBRID as "An Alpine with a V8" . That is how most car buffs
>look at the Tiger. These cars are factory built hybrids so it seems humorous
>to me to have such a purist aproach about them, placing a tag on them to
>identify happy go lucky conversions. We are not talking about the hundreds of
>thousands of dollars other collectors cars command either, heck there is one
>posted right now in Birminham for $6,500. By 1967 dollars isn't that about
>$650? Can you say Jensen Interceptor? I bought mine for $5k. My buddy just
>bought a used Camry for more than that. Not a great investment car. As for
>the factory authorized rebodies, and the Le Mans cars, these are the
>historical (factory authorized) "conversions" we all know and love -and they
>are worth lots becuase of their historical significance. We just don't see
>many on the racetracks anymore and according to Rosemary Smith who has driven
>one of the LeMans cars they don't belong on a track today, they're unsafe,
>slow and I hear they crash when they are on track. Then there are the cases of
>other "Offline" conversions. Not just the home made variety we all find
>appauling...these have been going on for decades, (remember hot rods), -in
>racing and on the streets. If you can build a better Tiger- nobody will stop
>you from doing it. Others may know it is not a "pure"Tiger, whatever that
>is(trailer queen, show and go slow etc..), but beware we will all come down on
>an individual trying to deceive someone else in a sale. But if the "experts"
>who write about cars describe Tigers as Alpines with V8s I don't know what to
>think anymore....
>
>Let's recap-
>Poor investment. (see stock market for better results)
>Outsiders published view as "Alpine with a V8"
>Insiders view "Alpine with a V8" as Alger, or Rebody-
>Some rebodies are OK, just as long as the factory said OK a long time ago.
>Others are OK as long as they get passed by TAC.
>Others whether they are better or worse are not OK.
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>If you are having trouble with the Ford engine and the Alpine body concept and
>want a tag to identify it so you can buddy up with a purist....i would suggest
>an original riveted " Sunbeam idiot" tag to put on your car.
>That may be more appropriate.Have fun -that is why we drive them.
>
>Henry
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