[Tigers] Cubby Box

[genepadgett at comcast.net]

For whatever little it may be worth, the box original to my Mark IA as delivered to me new from the dealer has rivets. I still have it in somewhat collapsed/torn condition in a cabinet (just checked to be sure), Car's vin is 1447, which is certainly not end of production, but is at least a point of reference in terms of production line usage. 


Gene 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Fraser" <rfraser at bluefrog.com> 
To: "Terry" <strombecker at telus.net>, tigers at autox.team.net 
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 1:44:33 PM 
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Cubby Box 

This is an interesting question. The Alpine Parts List has several 
diagrams of the cubby and they all show what appear to be rivets. 

A change to staples means: 
1 - there was a change in assembly line for the cubby 
2 - the cubby was sourced from a different manufacturer 
3 - more cubbies were needed for production - a 2nd source was used 
4 - staples were a cost reduction measure 
5 - Staples = reproduction??? 

My early Mk IA Tiger was produced in Aug 1965; it has a stapled cubby but I 
think it is a reproduction since I had to make attachment clips to secure it 
to the dash. 

I'll have to look to see if I still have an original cubby. Seems to me I 
have one hiding somewhere. 

Ron Fraser 

-----Original Message----- 
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] 
On Behalf Of Terry 
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 10:55 AM 
To: tigers at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Cubby Box Renewal? 


My cubby is the original one. It was riveted, and it is a MK1. I do not know 
if they changed them after the 1965, but it is interesting fact if the later 
ones were stapled. Anyone have any facts on this, or input. What year and 
is your cubby stapled or riveted. There may be a lot of reproduction ones 
out there, and people do not realize they have been replaced. 

Terry 
b9471362 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: dave at munroe.ca 
To: Terry 
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 5:09 AM 
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Cubby Box Renewal? 


Hi Terry: 
The riveted cubby must be date/Se # specific . My car (B382000450) has the 
original cubby still fitted, and it has staples. Do you know when the 
rivet/staple transition took place? 
What is the se # of your car? Does it have a riveted cubby? 
Interesting. 
Dave 


Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Rogers network. 
From: Terry 
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:29 PM 
To: tigers at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Cubby Box Renewal? 



The original cubby was riveted not stapled 

Terry 
B9471362 
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