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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'>No Problem Norm<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'>If I ever see some evidence that a 289 engine was originally installed into a Mk I body – I will report it to you and the List.<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'> Norman C. Miller [mailto:rootes1@earthlink.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 16, 2016 12:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tod Brown <todbrown@roadrunner.com>; Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com>; tigers@Autox.Team.Net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] MkII VINs<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sorry Ron,<br><br>I meant Tod.<br><br>At 06:59 AM 7/16/2016, Tod Brown via Tigers wrote:<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Ron:<br><br>Interesting. I had a conversation with Norm just recently and he said just the opposite, that there were a few cars that were built by Jensen at the end of the MkIA run with all of the changes that were incorporated on the MkII's just to make sure it would all go together. Those cars carried the MkIA badging. I made a mistake in my description in my previous email about the specific changes. I referred to a Watts linkage rear setup. That was incorrect. I meant to say Panhard rod, as that was the change incorporated into the MkII's, as you know.<br><br>I suggested to Norm that it would be a good idea for him to publish what he knows about the MkII changeover process, but have not heard anything back from him. As you may know, as the editor of Rootes Review, I ran an ad for the MkII prototype, B382100002 LRXFE in the June issue past. When I got the info about the car and the request to run the ad, I was somewhat skeptical since a lot of the MkII trim was missing, so I contacted Norm. It was the result of our resultant conversation that he mentioned the MkIA's with the 289s. I was surprised when he mentioned them because, like you, I had always believed it to be a myth. However, the oracle has spoken. If Norm is reading this, I would urge him to weigh in to settle this.<br><br>Cheers,<br><br>Tod<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></body></html>