Zag,
Boy are you looking for a fight!!! Please reread my first paragraph. You are
so Alpine-Tiger oriented that you did not even consider that there is a THIRD
point of view... the second paragraph was meant as a compliment-by a Hillman
collector. You know, the little four door sedans and two door station wagons
that you Alpine guys sometimes scrap for parts (like engines and taillight
lenses!!!).
Jan (owner of 1959 Hillman Minx & 1973 Plymouth Cricket-that my son wants me
to set up as a replica of the 200 HP rally car)
Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net> wrote:
Opps, sorry to ruffle feathers. My interest is in Rootes/Chrysler UK
mainline
cars so I have a tendency to view all of the sports cars together.
I am glad to hear that some very capable people have been able to take a
Hillman Husky chassis and a hotted up Hillman Minx engine and beat the tar
out
of real sports cars (MG, Triumph, etc). That says a great deal about their
expertise and racing ability! Keep showing them those Hillman Minx
taillights
on the track!!!
Jan
MrZAG57@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 3/4/2001 2:28:05 PM, jan.eyerman@usa.net writes:
<< Hate to ruin your day, but two guys out in California-Ian Garrard and
Carroll
Shelby came up with an even better way for a Sunbeam to kick MG and Triumph
butt about 35 years ago.
Jan
>>
Yadda Yadda Yadda, and 35 years later the Tiger is still uncompetitive with
it's peers. Oh sure, you can cut the frame off, save the bare tub, construct
a completely new tube frame, hang fiberglass fenders et al, change the
suspension geometry and location points, and you probably still can't run
with a Cobra or Corvette which were the cars peers....35 years ago.
However, as I previously described, an Alpine will kick the ass of it's
contemporaries. I know because I DO. Not TALK, not bullshit what ifs and
maybes, I DO.
I am not the only one. Both Carls, Lou, Steve, Jeff, and Jarrid have and do.
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Oh and just for the record, I own a MKI Tiger. B9470038, one of the few gray
dash survivors.
ZAG
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