[Tigers] Tiger Spare Tire & Rim

Thu Oct 1 09:26:52 MDT 2015

There is a theory the alpine and tiger wheels are different, there I think
was a change in wheel design by rootes where they added the strengthening
rib next to each lug hole, this may have been started due to tigers, but
became common to alpine and even other rootes cars.
Thanks Bill,
I thought my Tiger orig spare was in
good shape but your Alpine one
blows it away.
Your pics points out another point,
Tiger and Alpine wheels ARE different
around the wheel nuts.
Gary

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On Sep 30, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Bill Waite via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

Although this info is not about a Tiger's spare tire and rim, it might add
a bit to the discussion.  Especially in relation to the tire types and rim
color.  I am a long time owner of two Tigers (Mark II purchased in 1978 and
Mark I in 1979). However, in November of 2011 I purchased a '66 Series V
Alpine (B395008497 OD LRX) from the original owner. The car has only 66,435
miles on it... original paint, engine, interior, etc. It is a real survivor
that has been well cared for over the years.

This posting is regarding that car's spare tire. The original owner said he
had never used it... and that it was the original. I have posted photos,
below.  I believe the tire is actually the original one... and it sure
looks unused based on the "nibs" (not sure what to call them) that are
still intact on the tire, etc.

One thing I noticed: as mentioned by others, it appears that the wheels
were first painted black... then the front side was painted the "Off White/
very light Grey" color... as the "over-spray" is clearly visible on the
backside of this spare. Also: this tire has a wheel weight stamped with the
Dunlop logo. This may support the idea that it is original?

Please see photos at this link (hope this works):

http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/fordlandia/library/1966%20SERIES%20V%20ALPINE%20ORIGINAL%20SPARE
<http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/fordlandia/1966%20SERIES%20V%20ALPINE%20ORIGINAL%20SPARE/story>

It may not be correct to assume that the same approach was used on the MKIA
Tigers.  But, seems likely (although the wheel might be a bit different?).

Regards,

Bill Waite
Grand Rapids, MI

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Today's Topics:

  1. Re: Tiger Spare Tire and Rim (awtiger at cox.net)
  2. Fwd: MKI original spare tire (Gary Winblad)
Joel:

I'm at work right now and do not have access to my copy of TBON, but I seem
to recall that the MkIIs had stock steel wheels that were painted a silver
color on both sides, while the Mk1 and Mk1A wheels were painted black on
the inside of the wheel and white on the outside.  If I'm not mistaken, I
believe the correct color ID for the outside wheel color was "Seafoam
Gray," or something like that.  I contacted Tower Paint in Appleton, WI,
years ago and gave them the afore-mentioned name of the correct Rootes
color and they were able to mix me several cans of it to spray my wheels
with.

Jay was correct in his description of the spray method.  The wheels were
evidently painted black and then the "Seafoam Gray" was applied to the
outside surface of the wheel with no effort by the factory to mask off the
inside surface.  It is proper to have a little overspray come through and
land on the black surface of the inside of the wheel, so don't worry about
that.

Hope this helps,
Andy

---- Joel Martin via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
> Tom
> What I find for the MK II, silver is correct but Mk 1A's are different.
>
>
>
> MK 1A owners or knowledgeable persons?
>
> Joel
>
>
>      On Wednesday, September 30, 2015 10:15 AM, Tom Parker <
tkparker1941 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
>  For what it's worth, my Mark 2 rims are grey on both sides, no evidence
obvious of any black paint on the rear. As far as I know the wheels are
original, untouched (the condition of the car when I bought it in 1976 was,
at best, "rough," I doubt the rims were repainted.
> Tom'67 Mark 2
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Joel Martin via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> My trunk is finally complete except for the spare tire,wheel and lug nuts
that would go with whatever wheel is used.  I still have some questions and
here is what I havefound so far. Dunlop 590 x 13” RS5 with a 1” white
sidewall orGoodyear “Made in England 600 x 13” Roadway Speed with a 1”white
sidewall Wheel – standard steel 4-1/2” x 13” rimPainted black – Is this
gloss black or another black, semi,satin, flat?Then re-sprayed a gray-white
on the front – what does thismean?  The entire front of the wheel/rimor
just a portion?  Any rattle can paintcan number anyone could provide? I
would like to find a current tire replacement ‘size’,165x80x13 as an
example of what matches the 590x13” or 600x13”designation.  What does 590
or 600x13translate to? Does anyone have a picture of what the wheel and
tire shouldbe from the front with the 1” white sidewall and this
‘gray-white on the front’is suppose to look like that they would share? I
have some LAT wheels with the markings on the inside of“SRC 1300, 5.5 X
1300, patent pending, ?celes cali?”    As measured from the inside of the
lip, they are 5.5” wide. The steel wheel, chrome ring and cap that I have
is 4.5”wide from the inside of the lip but has no markings on it that I can
find,inside or outside.  Should there be?Please see attached picture and
tell me if this is a correct Tiger MK 1A sparewheel or what this might have
come off of? I have had this wheel for so many years and no idea where I
got it. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. RegardsJoel Martin
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Joel,
Here (hopefully you can see them) are pictures of my original spare
from my MKI B9470622..  (black, grey-white front, Dunlop RS5).
Note the /64 datecode.  Your picture looks like /63 datecode, not
sure if that could have been left over long enough for your MKIa but
maybe...
You also have the early MKI "crosshatch" trim ring, pretty sure you
should have the later style.
HTH,
Gary

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