[Tigers] Crossover Tiger:Originality

[bob webb]

the early series 4 alpines( the basis for mk1 tigers ) used the chrome knob 
heater controls. later in the production of the series 4 rootes switched to 
a full syncro trans along with several other changes including going to the 
controls with the black knobs.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Stithem" <mai65tai at sonic.net>
To: <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Crossover Tiger:Originality


> My early Tiger--Black Dash #254 came with the chrome ball heater & vent
> controls. It also had a dash Blower switch. Although the "Chrome Ball" 
> control
> had the wiring for the push-pull blower motor, the wires were cut close to 
> the
> control.
> I can only assume that Rootes used the Alpine controls in the early Tigers 
> but
> didn't hook them up with wiring, choosing to use the dash Blower switch
> instead.
>
> John Stithem
>
>
>>
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:01:10 -0500
>> From: Allan Ballard <allanballard at att.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Crossover Tiger: Originality
>> To: michael king <michael.s.king at gmail.com>, Beamclub TIGER
>> <tigers at autox.team.net>
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>>
>> Michael,
>>
>> There is a blower switch near the wipers.
>>
>> I suppose the lever with a chrome ball "could" have snapped and been
> replaced
>> with
>> a different style but that seems unlikely - it would have to have 
>> happened
>> pre-1982 and be due to
>> something besides rust as the car went into storage in '82 and has little
>> rust.
>>
>> The lever with the chrome ball is the one for Off etc.  Cold, Warm, Hot 
>> has
>> the plastic knob lever.
>>
>> On the other hand, if no others have this arrangement, it is less likely
> that
>> one car was prepared
>> differently and could indicate a repair was made using mis-matching 
>> levers.
>>
>> My Series IV Alpine is very early and has some Series 3 items such as 
>> round
>> dash lights (ignition, blinker,
>> high/low beam, OD) but they are complete - not mismatched like the Tiger
> round
>> and square parts and
>> conceivably the heater levers, but they do point to Rootes' use of parts
> from
>> prior models for
>> crossover cars.
>>
>> If I decide to make the levers match -- I suppose the "correct" lever 
>> would
> be
>> the one with a plastic knob?
>>
>> Allan Ballard
>> MK1-a Tiger
>> SIV Alpine
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 26, 2011, at 9:07 PM, michael king wrote:
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