[Tigers] MkII VINs

[Ron Fraser]

Tod

                I don’t believe any Mk 1A originally came with a 289 engine.  I see no evidence of anything but the B19KC 260 engine group for the last production Mk 1A.  Norm Miller calls the 289 engine in Mk 1As a myth.  It would be nice to have real evidence to confirm either position.

 

My Original Tiger Engine Study does not contain specific information for the engines in the last dozen or so Mk 1As produced.  Owners lets change that.

 

I will gladly accept and examine engine information for any original Tiger engine.  I have a worksheet that is easy to fill out – just ask for one.

 

Ron Fraser

 

From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tod Brown via Tigers
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 7:28 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] MkII VINs

 

Actually, there were two MkII's assembled by Rootes before production was turned 
over to Jensen. They carry serial numbers B382100001 and B382100002 but no JAL
numbers. The Jensen run began with B382100100 and ended with ...633. See the
note in the SS Catalog:

MARK II PRODUCTION NUMBERS VARY. CARS WITH

SERIAL # B382100001 

AND #B382100002 EXIST WITH NO JAL #’S (JENSEN ALPINE LTD. BODY #) 

WHICH INDICATES THE CARS WERE COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED BY ROOTES, 

NEVER GOING TO THE JENSEN PLANT AND MUST HAVE BEEN A PRE-

PRODUCTION PILOT CARS. THE NEXT MK II IS B382100

100 WHICH CARRIES 

A JAL NUMBER, THE FIRST OF THE MK II SERIES.

There were also six (IIRC) MkIA's fitted with the MkII mechanicals (289 block, wide-
ratio trans, modified Watts linkage, etc.) but were badged as MkIA's at the end of
the MkIA run at Jensen. 

Tod Brown
B382002384LRXFE
TAC 864 

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