[Tigers] Le Mans, Shelby & 2 Smokin' Tigers Kickstarter

[David Sosna]

Michael:

Makes sense--I hadn't thought of it that way.  Glad I asked. 😁

Thanks!

Best Regards

David

On 9/2/23 18:30, michael king wrote:
> There were some changes on the AC for the Cobra that did "toughen" it 
> up a little like the vents and the fender flares and wider 
> wheels....but I think the biggest difference is the AC ace was a 
> desirable boutique low volume high end sports car with decent 
> performance.
>
> The Cobra turned it into a boutique low volume high end performance 
> car... You didn't see Ace's running around everywhere.. an Ace was a 
> special car .. so it's not like you had a cooking model that suddenly 
> was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
>
> Just my 0.02c
>
> On Sun, 3 Sept 2023, 8:35 am David Sosna, 
> <sosnaenergyconsulting at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Thanks for the link, Bruce.  Interesting timing.  This morning I
>     was rereading a 2007 article about the Toyota Celica Supra: "To
>     the untrained eye the first Supra looked like a Celica--*/and
>     nothing kills status faster than resembling a downmarket
>     model/*".  Three years later, Toyota changed the sheetmetal for
>     the next generation Supra to differentiate it from the Celica.  I
>     thought of the visual similarities between the Tiger and the
>     Alpine;  That was also mentioned in the clip you found.  I guess
>     that lack of differentiation was a problem for Rootes.  Not sure
>     why it worked for AC though, since the first Cobras looked like
>     the Ace.  If anybody wants to weigh-in on why it worked for AC,
>     I'd appreciate your thoughts.
>
>     Best Regards
>
>     David Sosna
>
>
>
>
>     On 9/2/23 09:58, Bruce Richards wrote:
>>     Sorry if this is repeated, I had to resubscribe and didn't know
>>     if the original went out. I have pledged 500 Pounds to
>>     Kickstarter.  I believe with help of the list and other resources
>>     the $ can be raised.  Glad to be back on the list.
>>
>>     Thx, Bruce
>>
>>
>>
>>     I seem to have dropped off of the mailing list, so I'm hoping
>>     this can be reposted.  I would like to see this get completed and
>>     plan to pledge to the project.
>>
>>
>>
>>     Le Mans, Shelby & 2 Smokin' Tigers by Berlinetta Films —
>>     Kickstarter
>>     <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111019531/le-mans-shelby-and-2-smokin-tigers?ref=creator-nav&fbclid=IwAR0TD0YaSxLTyZXUlBIFlVLUi8HtX2_icKkE7VIMQokPawy_aKc5yMu7S20>
>>
>>
>>     Thanks,
>>
>>     Bruce
>>     B9470147
>>
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