[Tigers] Tiger on eBay (michael king)

[Ron Fraser]

Theo
 
    The using up existing drivelines could explain the S27KA engine in one
of the last 10 Mk 1A's as listed in TBON.
 
Ron Fraser
    
    

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From: Smit, Theo [mailto:Theo.Smit at garmin.com] 
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2015 9:18 PM
To: rfraser at bluefrog.com; 'Tod Brown'; tigers at Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger on eBay (michael king)


Hi Ron,
Certainly that is the case now - if one had the original block for a given
Tiger, it would be worth it to sleeve the block if necessary in order to
preserve the originality for a stock restoration, rather than putting in a
289 for "appearance-correct" restoration. 

In the past, though, I'm sure lots of the 260's were removed and discarded
even if they were running fine, just to get the extra cubes available in a
289 or 302.

For what it's worth regarding serial numbers, build sequence, etc: My Tiger
is the second-last Mk1A by VIN, and I still have the original HEH-E gearbox
for it with the correct (per TBON) ID number. A previous owner substituted a
5 bolt 289 for the 260 at some point and the original engine was gone long
before I got the car. It was built after they had started the Mk2 production
line, presumably to use up Mk1A parts. and drivelines. Any story about late
Mk1A Tigers with factory 289's ignores the fact that the Mk2 Tigers had 6
bolt 289's and wide ratio HEH-CF (or HEH-B?) gearboxes, and the Rootes
production line would (should?) never have been supplied with 5-bolt 289
engines paired with close ratio HEH-E gearboxes unless Ford made a major
mistake.

Cheers,
Theo


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