[Tigers] Hemmings article

[Michael Wood]

That is a good point and I misspoke. I should have said that, ultimately, the decision by SCCA and many other sanctioning  bodies was that the LAT options were not production line or "factory" options, but fell under the dealer installed category. An equivalent today would be Toyota Racing Development (TRD), where you can order all types of go fast stuff to be installed at the dealer, that even will be reflected on the Monroney (window sticker), but are still seen as "aftermarket". 

Where it could have gotten interesting with Rootes would be a project like the Super Tiger. Because of the nature of Rootes as a corporation, I suppose they could have technically had the US manufactured and sourced LAT options shipped to England and installed at the factory. But, I'm not sure whether the Super Tiger ever really was "produced" or was simply a marketing exercise by Garrad?



-----Original Message-----
From: Taylor, Matthew <MTaylor at ea.com>
To: Michael Wood <mwood24020 at aol.com>; onegonefish <onegonefish at comcast.net>; tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, May 31, 2018 8:57 am
Subject: RE: [Tigers] Hemmings article

Hi Mike.  I don’t believe this statement to be true:
 
“SCCA and other auto racing organizations never recognized the parts as OEM or "stock".”

I believe SCCA allowed the factory options in 65 and 66, and then disallowed them in 1967 most likely due to protests from deeper pocket organizations.  If you look at page 92 of the 1965 SCCA Production Car Specifications the approved equipment includes many factory LAT options.
 
Also, the AHRA allowed all factory options as evidenced by the factory drag Tiger winning both World and National Championships in 1965 and 1966 respectively, and holding the record for its class for three years.
 
Matthew
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