[Tigers] Rootes Group Employee

[Joe Brown]

Hmm, my Tiger came from Cliff Meyer Imports in Kenosha Wisconsin.  Any
relation to H. J. Meyer?  Maybe not.  Are there any interesting stories
about Cliff Meyer Imports?

This got me thinking.  How did the dealers get the cars?  Did they come by
boat to New York and were then trucked to the dealerships?

Thanks,
Joe Brown
B382000217

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From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of awtiger at cox.net
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 8:52 AM
To: tigers at autox.team.net; sunbeamtiger at prodigy.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Rootes Group Employee

That's pretty cool, Paul.  What a nice surprise that must have been!  

Something similar to that happened to me several years back when I had my
Tiger at a local car show.  I was visiting with some folks when I noticed an
older gentleman standing by my car.  When I went over to speak with him, he
introduced himself as H. J. Meyer, former owner of Sports Car Forum in
Columbus, OH.  You may remember that they had both a national championship
Tiger and an Alpine back in the day.  I was absolutely floored that someone
with that much Rootes history would be at a local car show in Edmond, OK!!!!
Mr. Meyer ended up coming over to my house at one point with all of his
photos from when he owned the dealership.  It was quite a treat!!!

You're right, Paul...you never know who will show up at these events!

Andy Walker
Edmond, OK
B382001600LRXFE
B9006857LRX



---- Paul R Sheahan <sunbeamtiger at prodigy.net> wrote: 
> 
> 
> 
>     This past weekend I took one of my Tigers to antique car show in
Naples, Florida.  An elderly English gentleman walked up to me and
introduced himself as Roy Axe.  He told me he was the Design Director at The
Rootes Group during the time the Tiger was conceived.  In doing some
research I found out that he was at Rootes from 1959 to 1982 and was the
chief stylist and the finally the design director.   He said he was
basically a "runner" when he started but did participate with two other
gentleman in design or our cars.  
>      It was great to have an opportunity to talk with Mr. Axe and have him
remark how looking at the Tiger brought back some fine memories.   You never
know who may show up at one of these events.
>  
> Paul
> Paul R Sheahan
>  

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