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<div>Hi Ron,</div>
<div>Certainly that is the case now – if one had the original block for a given Tiger, it would be worth it to sleeve the block if necessary in order to preserve the originality for a stock restoration, rather than putting in a 289 for “appearance-correct”
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<div>In the past, though, I’m sure lots of the 260’s were removed and discarded even if they were running fine, just to get the extra cubes available in a 289 or 302.</div>
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<div>For what it’s worth regarding serial numbers, build sequence, etc: My Tiger is the second-last Mk1A by VIN, and I still have the original HEH-E gearbox for it with the correct (per TBON) ID number. A previous owner substituted a 5 bolt 289 for the 260
at some point and the original engine was gone long before I got the car. It was built after they had started the Mk2 production line, presumably to use up Mk1A parts… and drivelines. Any story about late Mk1A Tigers with factory 289’s ignores the fact that
the Mk2 Tigers had 6 bolt 289’s and wide ratio HEH-CF (or HEH-B?) gearboxes, and the Rootes production line would (should?) never have been supplied with 5-bolt 289 engines paired with close ratio HEH-E gearboxes unless Ford made a major mistake.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 11:47 AM<br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>'Tod Brown' <<a href="mailto:todbrown@roadrunner.com">todbrown@roadrunner.com</a>>, Tigers List <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Tigers] Tiger on eBay (michael king)<br>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="734594217-24052015">Tod
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="734594217-24052015"> Just because they say it is a 289 doesn't make it so.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="734594217-24052015">I did not look so I can't say for sure on this Tiger but the only way to know to be sure is by the block casting number.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="734594217-24052015">IMO it is a shame to change out an original 260 engine unless it broke badly.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="#0000ff" size="2" face="Arial"><span class="734594217-24052015">Ron Fraser</span></font></div>
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<font face="Arial">And, of course, it has a 289. <br>
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<font face="Arial">Interestingly<font face="Arial"> (at least to me), this car's serial number is only 10 after mine (2394 vs. 2384).<br>
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<font face="Arial">Cheers,<br>
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<font face="Arial">Tod<br>
<font face="Arial">B382002384LRXFE<br>
<font face="Arial">TAC 864<br>
<font face="Arial">original rivets<br>
<font face="Arial">original engine</font><br>
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