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Re: [Spridgets] Spridgets Digest, Vol 178, Issue 11

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Spridgets Digest, Vol 178, Issue 11
From: ddoiron via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:12:41 +0000 (UTC)
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 The Maxwell Smart Sunbeam was built in Phoenix Arizona for the TV series.=
=C2=A0It is an Alpine with Tiger badging, and a wooden "machine gun" bodged=
 into=C2=A0the bonnet. There wasn't room for a V8 and the gun, so they used=
 the 4-banger.The work was attributed to Dick Carbajal who was a local G-pr=
oduction=C2=A0Spitfire racer. He was known as "finger tight" for the obviou=
s reason. He was=C2=A0rumored to have never used a torque wrench.=C2=A0
Memories of the good old days...=C2=A0W David Doiron=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0(81=
 H prod)=C2=A0

On Friday, March 27, 2026 at 12:39:06 PM MST, spridgets-request@autox.team.=
net <spridgets-request@autox.team.net> wrote:=20
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When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
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Today's Topics:

=C2=A0 1. Sunbeam Tiger - LBC/no LBC? (Weslake1330)
=C2=A0 2. Re: Sunbeam Tiger - LBC/no LBC? (nory1@roadrunner.com)
Link to the clip:=C2=A0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DH738ZJvuVpw=C2=A0 =
And those Le-Man Tigers - I've scrutineered one of them (though obviously n=
ot in period - I was still in nappies).I fell in love with the Sunbeam Tige=
r as a kid when I first saw =3DMaxwell Smart drive one in the opening seque=
nce of =E2=80=9CGet Smart.=3D=E2=80=9D=C2=A0-Nory=C2=A0
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From: "Weslake1330 via Spridgets" =3D<spridgets@autox.team.net>=20
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.=3Dnet>=20
Sent: March 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM EDT=20
Subject: [Spridgets] =3DSunbeam Tiger - LBC/no LBC? Link to the clip:=C2=A0=
https://www.youtube.=3Dcom/watch?v=3D3DH738ZJvuVpw=C2=A0 And those Le-Man T=
igers - I've =3Dscrutineered one of them (though obviously not in period - =
I was still in =3Dnappies).=C2=A0__________________________________________=
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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"ydp6a36d72fyahoo-style-wrap" style=
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;"><div></div>
        <div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">The Maxwell Smart Sunbeam wa=
s built in Phoenix Arizona for the TV series.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" d=
ata-setdir=3D"false">It is an Alpine with Tiger badging, and a wooden "mach=
ine gun" bodged into&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">the =
bonnet. There wasn't room for a V8 and the gun, so they used the 4-banger.<=
/div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">The work was attributed to Dick=
 Carbajal who was a local G-production&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-set=
dir=3D"false">Spitfire racer. He was known as "finger tight" for the obviou=
s reason. He was&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">rumored =
to have never used a torque wrench.&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=
=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Memories of the=
 good old days...&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">W David=
 Doiron&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(81 H prod)&nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-set=
dir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span style=
=3D"color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-size: 13px;"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span style=3D"color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-size=
: 13px;">On Friday, March 27, 2026 at 12:39:06 PM MST, spridgets-request@au=
tox.team.net &lt;spridgets-request@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:</span></div></=
div><div id=3D"ydp550caf51yahoo_quoted_5233966130" class=3D"ydp550caf51yaho=
o_quoted"><div style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, san=
s-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">
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                <div><div dir=3D"ltr">Send Spridgets mailing list submissio=
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.net</a><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">When replying=
, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir=3D=
"ltr">than "Re: Contents of Spridgets digest..."<br></div>Today's Topics:<b=
r><br>&nbsp;  1. Sunbeam Tiger - LBC/no LBC? (Weslake1330)<br>&nbsp;  2. Re=
: Sunbeam Tiger - LBC/no LBC? (nory1@roadrunner.com)<br><div id=3D"ydp550ca=
f51ymsg61988" class=3D"ydp550caf51ymsg3614791046"><div id=3D"ydp550caf51yiv=
9728439265"><div dir=3D"ltr">Link to the clip:&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.=
youtube.com/watch?v=3DH738ZJvuVpw" rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">https=
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DH738ZJvuVpw</a>&nbsp; And those Le-Man Tigers =
- I've scrutineered one of them (though obviously not in period - I was sti=
ll in nappies).</div>
</div></div><div id=3D"ydp550caf51ymsg65219" class=3D"ydp550caf51ymsg361479=
1046"><div id=3D"ydp550caf51yiv9728439265"><div>I fell in love with the Sun=
beam Tiger as a kid when I first saw =3D
Maxwell Smart drive one in the opening sequence of =E2=80=9CGet Smart.=3D
=E2=80=9D</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>-Nory</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><br>-------------------- <br><br>From: "Weslake1330 via Spridgets" =3D
&lt;spridgets@autox.team.net&gt; <br>Reply-To: "Weslake1330" =3D
&lt;weslake1330@gmail.com&gt; <br>To: "Spridgets" &lt;spridgets@autox.team.=
=3D
net&gt; <br>Sent: March 27, 2026 at 7:42 AM EDT <br>Subject: [Spridgets] =
=3D
Sunbeam Tiger - LBC/no LBC? </div>
<div>Link to the clip:&nbsp;<a>https://www.youtube.=3D
com/watch?v=3D3DH738ZJvuVpw</a>&nbsp; And those Le-Man Tigers - I've =3D
scrutineered one of them (though obviously not in period - I was still in =
=3D
nappies).</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>

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