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No argument about what the "factory" says they installed in the
final 1966 model year Tiger. Here's a shot of its unmolested
chassis plate.<br>
<img src="cid:7.1.0.9.0.20160716075014.07301058@earthlink.net.0" width=640 height=248 alt="Emacs!">
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Norm<br><br>
At 05:39 AM 7/16/2016, Ron Fraser via Tigers wrote:<br>
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Tod<br>
               I don’t believe any Mk 1A
originally came with a 289 engine. I see no evidence of anything
but the B19KC 260 engine group for the last production Mk 1A. Norm
Miller calls the 289 engine in Mk 1As a myth. It would be nice to
have real evidence to confirm either position.<br>
<br>
My <b>Original Tiger Engine Study</b> does not contain specific
information for the engines in the last dozen or so Mk 1As
produced. Owners lets change that.<br>
<br>
I will gladly accept and examine engine information for any original
Tiger engine. I have a worksheet that is easy to fill out – just
ask for one.<br>
<br>
Ron Fraser<br>
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<b>From:</b> Tigers
[<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" eudora="autourl">
mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tod Brown
via Tigers<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, July 15, 2016 7:28 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> tigers@autox.team.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] MkII VINs<br>
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Actually, there were two MkII's assembled by Rootes before production was
turned <br>
over to Jensen. They carry serial numbers B382100001 and B382100002 but
no JAL<br>
numbers. The Jensen run began with B382100100 and ended with ...633. See
the<br>
note in the SS Catalog:<br>
MARK II PRODUCTION NUMBERS VARY. CARS WITH<br>
SERIAL # B382100001 <br>
AND #B382100002 EXIST WITH NO JAL #’S (JENSEN ALPINE LTD. BODY #) <br>
WHICH INDICATES THE CARS WERE COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED BY ROOTES, <br>
NEVER GOING TO THE JENSEN PLANT AND MUST HAVE BEEN A PRE-<br>
PRODUCTION PILOT CARS. THE NEXT MK II IS B382100<br>
100 WHICH CARRIES <br>
A JAL NUMBER, THE FIRST OF THE MK II SERIES.<br>
There were also six (IIRC) MkIA's fitted with the MkII mechanicals (289
block, wide-<br>
ratio trans, modified Watts linkage, etc.) but were badged as MkIA's at
the end of<br>
the MkIA run at Jensen. <br><br>
Tod Brown<br>
B382002384LRXFE<br>
TAC 864 <br>
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