[Tigers] Shelby as Sunbeam Tiger manufacturer?

[David Sosna]

Hi Jon:

Punctuation seems okay.

Wasn't the Ken Miles prototype a pointy-fin (Series III)?


Best Regards

David Sosna


On 6/10/2016 12:13 AM, J Clark via Tigers wrote:
> Was reading the Tiger Wikipedia and the reference (citing the G. 
> Robson book, "Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger- The complete Story")
> to Carroll Shelby's initial desire to build the car. Though I do own a 
> copy of this book I must admit that this is news to me.
> Upon reading what Robson wrote, it still left me with a couple of 
> questions. Do any of you folks know what Shelby, according to
> Robson, had in mind when he proposed "radical modification of the 
> Alpine's structure and chassis"? One wonders how things may
> have played out in the big scheme of things if Rootes had given Shelby 
> the gig, rather than Jensen.
>
> Graham Robson also makes reference to some of the prototypes being 
> built with SIII body shells. I believe this is hogwash,
> leading me to question the veracity of the rest of the book's contents.
>
> One more thing. Is my punctuation in this text coming through legibly?
>
> Regards,
>    Jon
>
>
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