<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1442605703562_7922"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1442605703562_7925">At least US Tiger made a stop in South Africa before being shipped to California, where it then went to Connecticut, and is the Tiger featured on the Petrolicious site on YouTube.</span></div> <br><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: bookman old style, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:08 PM, michael king via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv5171121054"><div><div dir="ltr">Yes quite a few sth African tigers found there way to Australia since the mid 90's . </div>
<div dir="ltr">Even a few more in 2012.... Being rhd they are probably more prized here than USA imports, that said they tend to be quite shabby on arrival and lived hard lives.</div>
<div dir="ltr">There was a really nice rhd sth afrian tiger for sale on eBay USA back in 2006, would have been nice to know how it got there. It had survived really well and was largely stock bar a large scoop added under the front valence to aid cooling. </div>
<div class="yiv5171121054gmail_quote">On 17 Sep 2015 9:53 am, "Tom Witt via Tigers" <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv5171121054gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<div><font face="Times New Roman">I was looking up Rambler Americans and stumbled
across the fact that some were sold as knock down kits in South Africa by a
company controlled by Rootes (Stanley Motors). As the web often goes I stumbled
upon other information relating to South African Tigers. One was quite in error
stating that only 43 were ever assembled there and that the first SA Tiger was
built in 1961 <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C630148" target="_blank" href="http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C630148">http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C630148</a>.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">This next 2012 article spoke of the lack of
interest for Tigers in South Africa and how many were going to Australia (in
part, link at the bottom). Anyway, for those who have interest... :</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">“Still, investors need to be careful as
particular markets don’t value all scarce cars equally. A perfect example seems
to be the Sunbeam Tiger, which doesn’t do all that well in SA despite the fact
that only 73 were ever manufactured here. By contrast the Tiger is in huge
demand in Australia.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">Alf Dragan, a Sunbeam enthusiast from Edenvale,
says he tried to sell a Tiger 260 in 1997 for R40 000 but was offered just R20
000 in the local market. He eventually managed to sell it for R45 000 to an
Australian buyer who was so keen to get his hands on the vehicle that he paid
for all the transport costs in addition to the asking price. Dragan says South
African Tiger owners are today exporting their cars to Australia for over R200
000.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">“It’s all about nostalgia,” says Dragan, who
adds that one of the reasons the Aussies like sourcing their Tigers from SA is
that they’ve usually suffered less rust damage over the years than their
Australian counterparts from coastal cities like Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and
Perth.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">By contrast, SA tends to have a big appetite for
the 1956 Austin Healy 100 Roadster as well as the aforementioned E-type
Jaguar.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">“Those are the real money spinners over here,”
says Dragan.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">The biggest risk to prospective investors he
says, is picking the wrong car, especially one that needs to be
restored.</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman">“Restoring a car today is very expensive,” he
says. “If you don’t restore the right car you can come seriously
short.””</font></div>
<div><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" title="http://finweek.com/2012/04/13/classic-cars-an-underrated-investment-vehicle/" target="_blank" href="http://finweek.com/2012/04/13/classic-cars-an-underrated-investment-vehicle/">http://finweek.com/2012/04/13/classic-cars-an-underrated-investment-vehicle/</a></div></div></div></div></div>
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