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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">In earlier emails on the above subject, Ron Fraser has stated "<span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Norm Miller states BARCAST" and "</span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Another believes it is DARCAST – this is a UK Foundry that cast many exhaust manifold for British cars."</span> <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The "another" person Ron Fraser is referring to is me, Bill Waite (Tiger / Alpine owner since 1978). I have uncovered additional information today which confirms (100% in my opinion) that the logo on the Tiger's RT Exhaust Manifold is <b>DARCAST</b>.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ron said "<span>We are looking for photo proof or written proof to seal this case." Hopefully the following information will include enough proof.</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">1. Ends up that from 1915 through 1980 there was a company named "<b>Dartmouth Auto Castings</b>" located in Smethwick (UK). In later years that company operated three (3) separate foundries. It ends up that Darcast was not the name of any foundry. Rather Dartmouth Auto Castings used the<b> DART</b> in Dartmouth and the <b>CAST</b> in Castings to create its logo: <b>DarCast</b>.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br>2. An October 1951 print advertisement (attached to this message) clearly shows the Darcast logo. Also attached is another print ad from 1965. That ad lists the type of castings they produced.</span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">3. On the unique Tiger manifold, there is a number "DA21120." I looked at some of the other exhaust manifolds the company produced, and they also have unique identifiers starting with "DA." I submit: "<b>DA</b>" was likely used as the prefix of "<b>D</b>artmouth <b>A</b>uto" part numbers.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">4. Separately, to the best of my knowledge, no one has ever posted a photograph of the RT side exhaust manifold with "Barcast" in the logo.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I intend to add the above information to the thread I started on the C.A.T. Forum. The link to that thread follows: <a href="https://www.catmbr.org/cat-forum/threads/questions-regarding-original-rt-side-exhaust-header.8891/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.catmbr.org/cat-forum/threads/questions-regarding-original-rt-side-exhaust-header.8891/</a></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Best Regards,<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Bill Waite</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div></div></body></html>