Thanks to everyone for the feedback and info on the LeMans Tiger. Particular
thanks to Rick Harrison
for the photos. I guess with LeMans gearing the only Australian circuit it
could have stretched its
legs on would have been Bathurst - wonder how fast it would have been down
Conrod straight.....
While it's kind of sad to know it has left the country, it's good to know it's
being used as intended,
not stashed in some museum or locked away by some investor.
Cheers
Vic Hughes
Rick Harrison wrote:
> Vic and listers,
>
> The lemans Tiger in the picture was owned by someone in Melbourne for quite
> some time before Rick Marks of the NSW S.O.C. finally, after years of
> pleading bought it from him. Rick campaigned the car for many years in
> Historic racing and pushed it pretty hard, although the lemans gearing was
> not really suited to the tracks, particularly small ones like Amaroo Park.
> Rick was also a little worried about how brittle those magnesium wheels
> might be after all those years. He kept the car as original as possible and
> also took it to some shows including one at Blue Mountains Grammar School,
> where I was teaching at the time. He eventually sold it and now runs what I
> think is the only "ordinary" Tiger now racing in Historics in Australia.
>
> Another interesting Tiger which was, and I think still is in Australia is a
> pre-production Mk II, which includes 14 inch wheels, 4-wheel discs and some
> other features that didn't make it into production. Last time I saw the car
> it was in South Australia. It is the car featured on the colour page
> opposite page 129 in Mike Taylor's book.
>
> Vic, I have included some pics of the lemans Tiger in case you're
> interested.
>
> Rick Harrison
>
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