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<p class="MsoNormal">I live in very rural SWVA and know of only one other Sunbeam within a hundred fifty miles or so. But back in the day, there was a Sunbeam dealer in Roanoke, VA, only about 40 miles from me. A feller sold old British cars out of the place
up until about 25 years ago, when it still sported it’s Sunbeam logo on the building….<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Allan Ballard<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 23, 2022 5:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> GARY WINBLAD <garywinblad@comcast.net>; Tiger List List <tigers@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Original Tiger Port of Entry and Sales Information<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for this very interesting commentary.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve always wondered how Sunbeam distribution across the country took place. My Mk1a is<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An Oklahoma car for example.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here in Atlanta there were only a few Tigers on the streets in the 60’s. I don’t know if there<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Was a dealership or not. Used Tigers and Alpines were sold out of the Atlanta newspaper’s classified<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">ads for “British cars.” <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">That’s where I found my first Tiger, a Midnight Blue Mk1.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I recall reading about MkII’s but seeing just one. I’ve come to appreciate MkII styling<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">But back in the day the absence of side “stripe” left me skeptical.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Allan Ballard<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Atlanta<o:p></o:p></p>
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