[Tigers] MkII VINs

[Norman C. Miller]

No argument about what the "factory" says they 
installed in the final 1966 model year 
Tiger.  Here's a shot of its unmolested chassis plate.
Emacs!


Norm

At 05:39 AM 7/16/2016, Ron Fraser via Tigers wrote:
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>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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