Jay,
Sound's like a MKII Tiger to me. They don't have the opening for the
battery/fuel pump.
Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com wrote:
>
> On the way back from a meeting, I stopped in "Marina Del Rey" to look at
> the Tiger that is currently listed in the Recycler for $5,900, and claimed
> to be running, with only 70,000 miles. Yikes. Or, should I say "Holy
> Shit" no, "Holey Shit" is more appropriate. First, the guy is not in the
> Marina, not even close - and it goes down hill from there. This Tiger does
> appear to be a real Tiger. It does have the original valve covers, fan
> shroud, water bottle, dash (though not all guages). That's about it.
> There is so much rust that I can't imagine it can be put back together
> without an Alpine donor. In fact, there was so much rust I think the car
> is bending down just at the front line of the dash, with distinctly visible
> curvature at the tops of the fenders right there.
>
> This car did spend time in New Jersey. If it really only had 70,000 miles,
> then the owner did a very good job of packing it each year in some
> snow/salt packing and letting it sit until spring.
>
> There was one odd thing that I haven't seen before. The battery box hole
> did not seem to exist. I'm not talking about the Alpine box, but the hole
> in the rear deck where the fuel pump goes on a Tiger (and would be a box on
> an Alpine). No door top, no hole. I didn't bother looking underneath to
> see what might be there.
>
> I of course had hoped to come back and tell everyone about this great find
> of a running Tiger for $5,900.
> Oh well. So sad to see it.
>
> Jay
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