[Tigers] Factory 289 in Mk1...?

[Tony Somebody]

Robert- is  the orginal engine still in the Tiger?

--- On Sun, 1/23/11, Robert Jaarsma <jaars at emailmv.com> wrote:

> From: Robert Jaarsma <jaars at emailmv.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Factory 289 in Mk1...?
> To: allanballard at att.net
> Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
> Date: Sunday, January 23, 2011, 7:16 PM
> Allan,
> The window sticker of my Tiger 9470858 was publiced on the
> TE/AE Rootes
> Review of April 1998. It has no dealer mentioned, p.o.e.
> Boston and
> added on "Installation of competition Cobra 289
> engine.  Price: $ 600.00
> Transportation:  $30.00.
> With the optional heater, white walls, Tonneau cover and
> seat belts the
> total price went from $3,425.00 to $4,199.00.
> Somebody who worked at the time at a dealer in Rutland VT,
> confirmed
> once that they indeed did pick up Rootes cars in Boston.
> This possibly
> was a car, Rootes used for a show or something, and that
> Rootes tried to
> unload afterwards???
> Robert
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