[Tigers] Alpine stock wheels

[Steve Laifman]

Rande,

My Sunbeam Parts List (Supplement to the Alpine Parts List, was an 
addition to the "Sunbeam Alpine" parts list for Dealers and Service 
Centers. 

"A brand new addition to our site, The *ORIGINAL* Rootes Parts List 
Supplement for the Sunbeam "260", 2nd Issue, January, 1965."

It was intended to list parts that are unique to the Tiger (260), and an 
addendum to the Alpine Parts List.
It does list the road wheels as:

Rootes Part Number 1214930 

See http://www.tigersunited.com/resources/parts_rs260/FactParts.asp

I do not have the Alpine parts list, so cannot verify if it lists the 
same number.

Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com



rande wrote:
> "
> Please do NOT use Alpine wheels on a Tiger.  Although they may "fit", 
> the center section stamping is thinner than the Tiger, and could fail 
> under loads."
>
> According to the January 1965 Sunbeam 260 parts catalog and the February 1965
> Alpine catalog, the replacement part number for road wheels for all Tigers and
> Alpine Series II(B910...) and later cars built after #7290 was the same (1214930)
>
>
> This information is repeated for the June 1968 Rootes parts catalog that includes
> both Alpines Series I - V and Tiger and Tiger II.
>
> I wonder at what point the switch to using one wheel for Tiger and Alpine on
> the actual assembly lines was made?