[Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

[Ron Fraser]

Rande
	I agree; the Mustang was not in the showrooms but it was in the
tooling process and yes I believe the Tiger engine is closer to the Falcon
Sprint engine.  Fairlane gets a nod because that is where the engine design
originated.

	My opinion is that Ford was anticipating the Mustang launch and they
were tooling up better parts for the Mustang and the other Ford cars.  I
could be wrong.  Many of those better parts became part of the Tiger
engines.

Ron Fraser

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Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:49 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs


Mark,
 Just two 1965 Mustangs(one hardtop new, a gift -one 2+2 twenty years
later), one '94 GT, one '96 Mustang SVT, only one Tiger.


I'm not worthy.
My point this morning was not how large a fleet I've had, it was how
successful the Mustang sold, compared to Falcon and the other non-Ford
competition. If buyers themselves thought they were only getting a Falcon
with less interior space but costing more money, Ford couldn't have enjoyed
so much success with Mustang. They bought Mustang on its own merits, mainly
style , standard equipment, and the ability to transform it with options
into a car that suited their needs.

I think I already covered the Falcon components
earlier. As for the SBF motor guiding the Tiger project, Ron,I'm crediting
the '63 Fairlane V8 and '63 Falcon Sprint V8 with influencing Ian Garrad and
the west coast Rootes team. Mustang wasn't in showrooms yet when the famous
yardstick was brought into a Ford dealer.

Rande Bellman
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