[Tigers] Rt exhaust manifold

[Gary Winblad]

Same exact logo.  It was DARCAST, no question.
Gary W.


On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 5:11 PM Bill Waite <fordlandia at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> In earlier emails on the above subject, Ron Fraser has stated "Norm
> Miller states BARCAST" and "Another believes it is DARCAST – this is a UK
> Foundry that cast many exhaust manifold for British cars."
>
> The "another" person Ron Fraser is referring to is me, Bill Waite (Tiger /
> Alpine owner since 1978).  I have uncovered additional information today
> which confirms (100% in my opinion) that the logo on the Tiger's RT Exhaust
> Manifold is *DARCAST*.
>
> Ron said "We are looking for photo proof or written proof to seal this
> case."  Hopefully the following information will include enough proof.
>
> 1.  Ends up that from 1915 through 1980 there was a company named "*Dartmouth
> Auto Castings*" located in Smethwick (UK).  In later years that company
> operated three (3) separate foundries. It ends up that Darcast was not the
> name of any foundry.  Rather Dartmouth Auto Castings used the* DART* in
> Dartmouth and the *CAST* in Castings to create its logo: *DarCast*.
>
> 2.  An October 1951 print advertisement (attached to this message) clearly
> shows the Darcast logo.  Also attached is another print ad from 1965.
>  That ad lists the type of castings they produced.
>
> 3.  On the unique Tiger manifold, there is a number "DA21120."  I looked
> at some of the other exhaust manifolds the company produced, and they also
> have unique identifiers starting with "DA."  I submit: "*DA*" was likely
> used as the prefix of "*D*artmouth *A*uto" part numbers.
>
> 4.  Separately, to the best of my knowledge, no one has ever posted a
> photograph of the RT side exhaust manifold with "Barcast" in the logo.
>
> I intend to add the above information to the thread I started on the
> C.A.T. Forum.  The link to that thread follows:
> https://www.catmbr.org/cat-forum/threads/questions-regarding-original-rt-side-exhaust-header.8891/
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Bill Waite
>
>
>
>
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