[Tigers] Tiger Clocks

[Jay Laifman]

Someone may have already posted this link:
http://sunbeamalpine.org/2007/10/24/the-smiths-electric-clock/

There is a picture of 3030 in it.  You can't see the little numbers on the
face.  But you can see that the face is distinctly different from the
others:
3131/00 with white arms, and 3 and 9 laying horizontally.
3131/01 with orange arms, with 3 and 9 upright
3030/00 with orange arms, and 3 and 9 laying horizontally.

Someone thought my dad had 3030/00.  That's not what is in the car now.
I'll look through his boxes.  But I definitely don't recall seeing an extra
clock.




On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 11:18 AM James Lindner via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Brian
>
> Still interested to hear from Norm on what evidence led him to state in
> his book that the Mk1 Tiger clock was 3030/00.
>
> Also, I thought I saw in the replies to your first email, somebody posted
> a photo of a 3131/00 clock AND a 3131/01. The 00 model had the 3&9
> horizontal, while on the 01 model they were vertical. It was my
> understanding this feature everybody agreed upon in distinguishing Mk1 from
> Mk1a/Mk2 clocks.
>
> Really looking forward to reading about what you finally determine.
>
> Jim Lindner
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On May 1, 2020, at 10:39 AM, Brian Glenn via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> I mentioned earlier that I am preparing an article for CAT Tiger Tales
> regarding Tiger clocks and clock aperture motifs.
> I have several preliminary conclusions that I wanted to run past the group
> before committing the findings to print.
>
> 1) There is no such animal as a Smiths 3030 clock.
> I've been searching for anyone that can tell me different and/or show me
> an example.
>
> I've checked with the current owners of Smiths instruments and the folks
> at Nisonger.
> Smiths tells me there is a gap in model numbers and picks up at 3100.
> Nisonger referenced Smiths 3131/01 for all Tiger models.
>
> 2) A 1967 Nisonger catalog and the Tiger parts supplement both indicate a
> single model of clock for all Tiger models.
>
> Nisonger references Smiths 3131/01 and Rootes #1235813 which is not in
> either the Tiger or Alpine parts catalogs.
> Rootes catalogs 6601131 and 6601334 both list a Tiger "clock kit" as
> Rootes #1229322.
>
> If there is a 3030 clock in your collection, please pass on a photo and
> any provenance information, e.g. it came with the car new, etc.
>
> Seems like this issue has remained unanswered for the last 50 years.
> I'd like to put it to rest if possible, but want to get it right.
> There's enough bad information out there already.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian
>
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