[Roadsters] Is it a Tiger?

[Tom Prather]

Tiger had a 8 and Alpine had a 4.

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On May 30, 2012, at 7:00 AM, Gary McCormick <gkmcc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I've also heard that there was a standard 500-mile maintenance for Tigers:
> Re-tighten every bolt in the car... ;^)
>
> They had what, the Ford 260 V-8 was it?
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
>
> --- On Wed, 5/30/12, Stephen Holst <stephen.holst at randrglobal.com> wrote:
>
> From: Stephen Holst <stephen.holst at randrglobal.com>
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Is it a Tiger?
> To: "dave n" <sumton at sbcglobal.net>, "roadster list"
> <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 3:59 AM
>
> Be careful the Tiger owners would be dismayed to be compared to an alpine.
> Tigers had a V8 (in an alpine body) and were quite speedy.  My 2000 was not
> a match ofi them on a straight line when it was new.
> Sreve
>
>
> On 5/29/12 9:45 PM, "dave n" <sumton at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> I bet if you brought home a ferrari she would like it . . .
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: robert k. smith
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 8:25 PM
>> To: roadster list
>> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Is it a Tiger?
>>
>>  hi dave, i think i have to differ with you on the attractiveness of the
>> tiger(or sunbeam alpine). i think it is much prettier, and better
>> proportioned than the datsun roadster. the final word on this,
>> has to be my wife jeanine, who said she LIKED the alpine. in
>> 40 years of marriage, she has never liked any of the other
>> old cars ive had, including the datsun 2000. just my opinion.
>>                                               bob smith,ohio
>>                                               69 srl 311
>>                                               74 260Z
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