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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>According to TBON both the Shelby and Miles Alpine V-8s were Series II. The Jensen Project Prototype was a Series III.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>G. Robson Book – <b>my guess</b> is Shelby wanted to change the steering rack position and the front suspension geometry. I also believe the next concern was the rear axle and suspension. These seem to have been his main concerns and there were probably others. Funny, the same ones we have today. Maybe a look at the race Tigers would give more hints about the direction he envisioned. Remember $10,000 for the Shelby Alpine V-8 only goes so far and Rootes was not interested in making major, read that expensive changes to the Alpine platform.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Teepen, Jere via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 10, 2016 6:31 PM<br><b>To:</b> J Clark <icanhandyman@yahoo.com>; tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Shelby as Sunbeam Tiger manufacturer?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I have no knowledge about the changes Shelby may have made if production had gone that way, but from what I recall, the first V-8 Alpines were Series 2 (Ken Miles) and 3 (Shelby). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I am now curious too, has there been any information as to what Shelby may have proposed?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Tigers [<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>J Clark via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 10, 2016 12:14 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Shelby as Sunbeam Tiger manufacturer?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4139"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4144"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4163"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Was reading the Tiger Wikipedia and the reference (citing the G. Robson book, "Sunbeam Alpine and Tiger- The complete Story") <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4347"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>to Carroll Shelby's initial desire to build the car. Though I do own a copy of this book I must admit that this is news to me. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4519"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Upon reading what Robson wrote, it still left me with a couple of questions. Do any of you folks know what Shelby, according to<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4674"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Robson, had in mind when he proposed "radical modification of the Alpine's structure and chassis"? One wonders how things may<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4726"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>have played out in the big scheme of things if Rootes had given Shelby the gig, rather than Jensen.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4626"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4798"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>Graham Robson also makes reference to some of the prototypes being built with SIII body shells. I believe this is hogwash,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_4919"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>leading me to question the veracity of the rest of the book's contents.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_5077"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_5076"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'>One more thing. Is my punctuation in this text coming through legibly? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_5145"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_5146"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1465537966360_5154"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black'> Jon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>