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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Some original Tiger sales literature have the dealer info stamped on them, so these could ID dealers.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">David<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at 12:09:45 AM PDT, Daniel Eiland via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198"><div><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198"><div><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198"><div><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198"></div></div><div><div>With the talk about Tigers and Ports of Entry, I was wondering if anyone has ever put together a list of the Sunbeam car dealer network?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I know that some cars I've owned you could trace which dealer originally sold the car through the original paperwork. Without the original paperwork I'm not sure how you would know.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Was there ever a list of dealers?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I know in 1966-1967 my father bought a brand new Sunbeam Alpine GT. Car came with a hardtop but there was no soft top. The dealer had their own Alpine they used for racing and I can remember trying to talk my dad into buying a Sunbeam Tiger which the dealer had in stock.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>The dealer was close to the military bases which was probably where most of their buyers were from.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>I don't recall the name of the dealership, but I remember they were on Dyer Street in El Paso, Texas. </div><div><br clear="none"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198ymail_android_signature"><a shape="rect" id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature&af_web_dp=https://more.att.com/currently/imap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sent from AT&T Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br clear="none"> <blockquote style="margin:0 0 20px 0;"> <div style="padding:10px 0 0 20px;margin:10px 0 0 0;border-left:1px solid #6D00F6;"> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif;color:#6D00F6;"> <div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div> <div><b>From:</b> "Brian Glenn via Tigers" <tigers@autox.team.net></div> <div><b>To:</b> "Tigers Den" <tigers@autox.team.net></div> <div style="display:none;"><b>Cc:</b> </div> <div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt59736" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt3969304255"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt27572" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt5419182129"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt92038" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt8962035885"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt69599" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt9194229255"><div><b>Sent:</b> Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:47 PM</div> <div><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Original Tiger Port of Entry and Sales Information</div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt74795" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt3969304255"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt20430" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt5419182129"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt43690" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt8962035885"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt81310" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198yqt9194229255"><div id="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198ydp7d4816fyahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr">All,</div><div dir="ltr">I was reviewing a well researched 1995 article <i>What is a Sunbeam Tiger?</i> listed on the STOA website by Von Levandowski from Cobra Magazine.</div><div dir="ltr">In it, he states "<span style="color:rgb(10, 10, 10);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:justify;">While about 80% of the original Tiger sales were located on the west coast, ownership opportunities now exist nationwide.</span>"</div><div dir="ltr">While I knew the majority of Tigers were delivered to California, I had never heard it quantified.</div><div dir="ltr">Our Tiger research has always lacked data on delivery ports and retail outlet distribution.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Does anyone know from where this 80% figure was obtained?</div><div dir="ltr">Does anyone have additional or contradictory information/documentation on ports of entry and retail distribution?</div><div dir="ltr">Thanks in advance.</div><div dir="ltr">Cheers</div><div dir="ltr">B</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div class="ydp346809ecyiv4732520198ydp7d4816fsignature">Brian Glenn<br clear="none"> P.O. Box 578<br clear="none"> Julian, CA 92036-0578<br clear="none"> 714.345.9883<br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> B9470208LRXFE GT<br clear="none"> B9471101LRXFE <br clear="none"> B9472615LRXFE <br clear="none"> B382000846LRXFE <br clear="none"> B382001212LRXFE</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers </a><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/deiland1@att.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/deiland1@att.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"> </div> </blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ydp346809ecyqt3969304255" id="ydp346809ecyqt67455">_______________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/tigers </a><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/orr4sale@sbcglobal.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/tigers/orr4sale@sbcglobal.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div>
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