[Tigers] Tag on Tiger on BAT

[Stu]

Another data point:  According to TBON, my Tiger was assembled in the late
summer of '66.  It was first sold in NY in Feb of '67, so it has always
been registered as a '67.

Stu

On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM Will Seay via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> My MK1A is registered in VA as 1966/67.  This characterization probably
> came from the dealer.  It was common back then to give a foreign car the
> benefit of the doubt when registering, assuming that the same car model
> would be produced the next year.  In my case this was clearly an error
> because the MKII, introduced in '67, was not the same car as was produced
> in '66.
>
> Will - 382001570
> Tigers at embarqmail.com
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 1:56 PM D or G at sbc via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Yes, the Calif. DMV did, or still does, go by the registration date. Have
>> a 1942 Jeep that stated it was 1950.
>>
>> David Franchi
>>
>>
>> On Friday, August 16, 2024 at 08:48:43 AM PDT, Ron Fraser <
>> rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> 1st – no idea on the brass tag – one would think it should have
>> something stamped on it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Drmayf
>>
>> Yes the vin tag is near the end of the MK 1A Tigers build.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have been told that back in the day Tigers had registration dates
>> according to year they were 1st register in the states not by the year
>> the Tiger was built.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Fraser
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Larry
>> Mayfield
>> *Sent:* Friday, August 16, 2024 9:53 AM
>> *To:* 'Jay Laifman' <jay.laifman at gmail.com>; 'Tiger's Den' <
>> tigers at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] Tag on Tiger on BAT
>>
>>
>>
>> I don’t know about the tag on the fuel line, but the date the car is
>> advertised as a 1966 does not go with the vin number.  The B382 is  for a
>> Mk 1A is it not? Rivets look OEM also.  My 1966 (registered in Ventura CA
>> in 1966 as it was sold new and the vin on it is B9471136 and I am the
>> second owner having purchased it used in Santa Maria, Ca in Jan 1967 second
>> hand (yeah, have owned my car since then never changed hands and has always
>> been registered).  This car also has the long shifter as well which I think
>> does go with vin number, But somebody smarter than me could check that out.
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>> Interesting that a small brass tag can generate some curiosity, eh?
>>
>>
>>
>> Drmayf aka Lawrence
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net
>> <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net>] *On Behalf Of *Jay Laifman
>> *Sent:* Friday, August 16, 2024 6:22 AM
>> *To:* Tiger's Den <tigers at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* [Tigers] Tag on Tiger on BAT
>>
>>
>>
>> Watching the Tiger on BAT?  The owner says it had a brass tag on the fuel
>> line from new and he and his dad have never known what it was.  Anyone know?
>>
>>
>>
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>>
>>
>> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1966-sunbeam-tiger-50-2/
>>
>>
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