[Tigers] Urban legend

[Jim B]

I think Gary is spot on. Question, does that mean we are all test dummies? J/k

> On Mar 7, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Gary via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Stu is the winna...
> Urban myth is just that, a myth when it comes  to Sunbeam Tiger distributors and engines causing it to be discontinued.
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> One good description from: https://autouniversum.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/1968-u-s-lawmakers-introduce-automotive-safety-standards/ <https://autouniversum.wordpress.com/2018/01/03/1968-u-s-lawmakers-introduce-automotive-safety-standards/>
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> The first set of rules took effect exactly fifty years ago, January 1968; less than fifteen months after the agency was established.
> Most of the new regulations simply codified best practice; requiring all vehicles to have padded instrument panels, recessed inside door handles, non-rigid armrests, breakaway inside mirrors, labeled controls, twin-circuit brakes, two-speed wipers covering a minimum percentage of the windscreen area, a left-hand outside mirror, reversing lamps and four-way hazard flashers.
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> Other regulations required new features: energy-absorbing steering columns, a warning lamp for brake circuit depressurization, minimal post-collision fuel spillage, front and rear side marker lights or reflectors, and windscreens with thicker-interlayer safety glass and improved retention. Finally, all vehicles had to survive a 30 mph (48 kph) crash into a concrete barrier demonstrating survivability of standardized test dummies in the front seats.
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> Gary
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> On 3/7/2020 3:47 PM, Stu via Tigers wrote:
>> IIRC Chrysler V-8's of the era not only had the distributor problem, but they were also much wider.  The budget to do a major redesign of the engine compartment, as well as meet the new '68 safety (or was it bumper?) requirements was not there,  So Tigers ended in '67.
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>> Stu
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>> On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 2:48 PM Curt Bowland via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>> While I have no idea about the Chrysler engine fit thread I was aware that the inability of clearance available to accommodate the rear position of the distributor was THE issue for the demise of the Tiger.
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>> I have seen several Tigers with what looks like fairly dramatic firewall notching, mostly all to accommodate Weber Carb installation. Just wondering if that might have worked/been a possibility.  Probably would have been to expensive a change to tool for.
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