[Tigers] Original Jack Color

[Patrick]

The vast majority of the jacks I have seen both Tiger and Alpine have been
black. There are several differences between early Alpine Jacks and later
Alpine Jack. The Tiger Jack is also different and specific to the Tiger but
not because of color.
Patrick King.

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Ron Fraser
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 9:54 AM
To: fordlandia at sbcglobal.net; 'Tiger Talk List Tiger'
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Original Jack Color

Bill
    I just looked at my Rootes Part lists, tools section ZV:

Publication 6600992 Alpine parts list   part # 1201342  lifting jack
Publication 6601334 Tiger parts list    1201342 lifting jack    Up to
B9473324
                            5220473 lifting jack
>From B9473325

    This would seem to indicate that 1201342 is painted grey and 5220473 is
painted black.

I have a black jack in need of much TLC and I see no part number stamped
into the jack or any other identifying markings to indicate which jack it
is.

Norm indicates that some Tigers have a grey jack; here is his resent email.

We now know that several MK IAs and MK IIs were delivered with grey jacks.
No particular pattern has turned up, so one guesses it was tied to supply
issues.

Norm

Either color is correct so pick the color you like best.


Back to my Taxes; I owe, I owe

Ron Fraser


-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Ron Fraser
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 12:11 PM
To: fordlandia at sbcglobal.net; 'Tiger Talk List Tiger'
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Original Jack Color


Bill
    TBON states on page 154 that "the original Tiger jack and its handle
were painted black for all models except the South Africa cars"; grey was
standard for the Alpine.

Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Bill Waite
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:19 AM
To: Tiger Talk List Tiger
Subject: [Tigers] Original Jack Color


I'm starting on the restoration of our Mark 1.  The jack needs to be bead
blasted and powder coated or painted.  I didn't pay any attention to the
original color of the jack the last time I did one (I bead blasted our Mark
II jack and had it powder coated black).  But now I'm noticing that the jack
in my Mark I is painted a medium gray color.  Is that gray the original
color?

Bill Waite
Grand Rapids, MI _______________________________________________
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