From rande at thecia.net  Sun Sep 23 14:11:58 2012
From: rande at thecia.net (rande)
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 16:11:58 -0400
Subject: [Alpines] Andy Rooney's Tiger
Message-ID: <505f6d0e.198d.0@thecia.net>

As I reported a few days ago, the 1966 Tiger IA belonging to the late CBS commentator
Andy Rooney was on display on Boston(MA)Common as part of the first annual Boston
Cup Auto Show invitational concours today. His daughter Emily Rooney, local
public broadcasting(WGBH) radio and television presenter, was on hand to tell
the public about what is now her car, complete with a thick notebook with photostats
of all corespondence and invoices since 1966 when Mr.Rooney bought the car new.


I'll give you the rundown of the car, as it appeared at the concours. Some of
this information is already in BON.

B382001507LRXFE
JAL661510
Paint code 86 Forest Green
Engine # 6817 B19KC
Finned Tiger aluminum rocker covers
Stock air filter housing
Chromed alternator with integral voltage regulator
Blue 289 with Ford four barrel intake manifold and Holley carb
Nardi wood steering wheel
Holes for ammeter and clock blanked off as stock
Vinyl glove box door
Selling dealer - Felix F. Callari Inc. dba Continental Motors,
Stamford, Connecticut
Silver Minilites with four P195/60/14 Kumho Solus KR21 tires
Directional switch located to the right of steering column

The car was recently returned after being restored (Whitehall, Hopkinton,MA),
apparently away for more than two years. Unfortunately, Mr. Rooney passed away
before the car was completed.
The restoration was going to be a gift from his daughter Emily.

Rande Bellman

From sunbeams at sc.rr.com  Sun Sep 23 15:51:21 2012
From: sunbeams at sc.rr.com (Eric Gibeaut)
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:51:21 -0400
Subject: [Alpines] Andy Rooney's Tiger
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References: <505f6d0e.198d.0@thecia.net>
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Thanks for the update Rande!  In one of his books he told the story of how
he earned the money to buy the Tiger and what it meant to him.
Do you have any photos of his car at the show?
Eric

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Subject: [Alpines] Andy Rooney's Tiger

As I reported a few days ago, the 1966 Tiger IA belonging to the late CBS
commentator Andy Rooney was on display on Boston(MA)Common as part of the
first annual Boston Cup Auto Show invitational concours today. His daughter
Emily Rooney, local public broadcasting(WGBH) radio and television
presenter, was on hand to tell the public about what is now her car,
complete with a thick notebook with photostats of all corespondence and
invoices since 1966 when Mr.Rooney bought the car new.


I'll give you the rundown of the car, as it appeared at the concours. Some
of this information is already in BON.

B382001507LRXFE
JAL661510
Paint code 86 Forest Green
Engine # 6817 B19KC
Finned Tiger aluminum rocker covers
Stock air filter housing
Chromed alternator with integral voltage regulator Blue 289 with Ford four
barrel intake manifold and Holley carb Nardi wood steering wheel Holes for
ammeter and clock blanked off as stock Vinyl glove box door Selling dealer -
Felix F. Callari Inc. dba Continental Motors, Stamford, Connecticut Silver
Minilites with four P195/60/14 Kumho Solus KR21 tires Directional switch
located to the right of steering column

The car was recently returned after being restored (Whitehall,
Hopkinton,MA), apparently away for more than two years. Unfortunately, Mr.
Rooney passed away before the car was completed.
The restoration was going to be a gift from his daughter Emily.

Rande Bellman
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