Have I just completely lost my mind? I thought that Carol Shelby was
already dead. I remember reading about his death about two or three
years ago. There was even a TV special I saw about him, which by the
way, only mention the Tiger in passing. I thought for sure he was
already dead.
Rich
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>From: Les McClelland, x4526[SMTP:LESM@uvsg.com]
>Sent: Thursday, July 18, 1996 12:49 PM
>To: tigers
>Subject: RE: NOS vs REPRO
>
>
>As a non-purist Tiger owner what I am concerned with is keeping the beast on
>the road. There currently is very little collector interest in Tigers as
>indicated by the current declining value of these cars (over the past 5
>years), and probably won't be until Shelby dies. So the bottom line is if
>you had to choose between driving a Tiger with repro parts or letting it sit
>in the garage waiting for some rare part what would you choose? It is much
>more fun to drive one than look at it.
>
>Les McClelland - Tulsa, OK
>Lesm@prevuenet.com
>
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>
>>While I don't necessarily want to come down on Frank's side here, I'm
>>wondering if is it reasonable to be comparing perishables like gasoline,
>>oil, tires or even rubber parts to a "non perishable" item like an air
>>cleaner or a rare coin? I don't think Frank would even argue that only
>>a period OEM air filters should be used inside the air cleaner unless it
>>is clearly marked non original.
>
>>Roland
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