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<DIV>I wonder if national pride had any consideration with Shelby not assembling
the cars? That being the Tiger being seen more as an American hot rod,
than a British sports car? From what I heard in George Boskoff’s talk it
seemed more like the Tiger prototype was assigned to Boskoff to ‘figure out’ by
himself. If there was a major issue (like bending the steering arms) he would
bounce the matter off Shelby. So, while the Shelby name is associated with the
Tiger Shelby himself seemed to have little to do with the car. When the
prototype was completed there were no drawings etc. with Boskoff only mentioning
he had “a few templates.” It kind of leads one to question just how interested
Shelby really was.</DIV>
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<DIV>Another thing to consider is; is it cheaper to send an American
engine/trans to England - only to send it right back in a complete car..., or to
send rolling, but non-powered cars and all the transport logistics (and cost)
that would require? </DIV>
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<DIV>BTW, the past five or so posts I’ve made to the list, over a number of
months, have not appeared. This even with deleting the Tigers list information
at the bottom and sending as plain text. So, this may only appear if Ron or Jere
reply back to the list.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tigers@autox.team.net
href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">Ron Fraser via Tigers</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 11, 2016 8:03 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=jteepen@usatoday.com
href="mailto:jteepen@usatoday.com">'Teepen, Jere'</A> ; <A
title=tigers@Autox.Team.Net
href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net">tigers@Autox.Team.Net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Tigers] Shelby as Sunbeam Tiger
manufacturer?</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; 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>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>Ron
Fraser<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; 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>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Verdana",sans-serif; COLOR: black'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; 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>
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Regards,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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