[Tigers] South African Tigers

[michael king]

Yes quite a few sth African tigers found there way to Australia since the
mid 90's .

Even a few more in 2012.... Being rhd they are probably more prized here
than USA imports, that said they tend to be quite shabby on arrival and
lived hard lives.

There was a really nice rhd sth afrian tiger for sale on eBay USA back in
2006, would have been nice to know how it got there. It had survived really
well and was largely stock bar a large scoop added under the front valence
to aid cooling.
On 17 Sep 2015 9:53 am, "Tom Witt via Tigers" <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I was looking up Rambler Americans and stumbled across the fact that some
> were sold as knock down kits in South Africa by a company controlled by
> Rootes (Stanley Motors). As the web often goes I stumbled upon other
> information relating to South African Tigers. One was quite in error
> stating that only 43 were ever assembled there and that the first SA Tiger
> was built in 1961 http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C630148.
>
> This next 2012 article spoke of the lack of interest for Tigers in South
> Africa and how many were going to Australia (in part, link at the bottom).
> Anyway, for those who have interest... :
>
> “Still, investors need to be careful as particular markets don’t value all
> scarce cars equally. A perfect example seems to be the Sunbeam Tiger, which
> doesn’t do all that well in SA despite the fact that only 73 were ever
> manufactured here. By contrast the Tiger is in huge demand in Australia.
>
> Alf Dragan, a Sunbeam enthusiast from Edenvale, says he tried to sell a
> Tiger 260 in 1997 for R40 000 but was offered just R20 000 in the local
> market. He eventually managed to sell it for R45 000 to an Australian buyer
> who was so keen to get his hands on the vehicle that he paid for all the
> transport costs in addition to the asking price. Dragan says South African
> Tiger owners are today exporting their cars to Australia for over R200 000.
>
> “It’s all about nostalgia,” says Dragan, who adds that one of the reasons
> the Aussies like sourcing their Tigers from SA is that they’ve usually
> suffered less rust damage over the years than their Australian counterparts
> from coastal cities like Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
>
> By contrast, SA tends to have a big appetite for the 1956 Austin Healy 100
> Roadster as well as the aforementioned E-type Jaguar.
>
> “Those are the real money spinners over here,” says Dragan.
>
> The biggest risk to prospective investors he says, is picking the wrong
> car, especially one that needs to be restored.
>
> “Restoring a car today is very expensive,” he says. “If you don’t restore
> the right car you can come seriously short.””
>
>
> http://finweek.com/2012/04/13/classic-cars-an-underrated-investment-vehicle/
>
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