Richard,
Why is it that concept for the TAC program is so misunderstand? It is not a
program designed to search for "conversions". It is a program designed to
locate and label as many surviving Tigers as possible. The guidelines used
to determine an authentic Tiger are nothing more than a collection of
observable differences in "factory" methodology unique to the marque.
Inspector's could care less about the concours condition of the vehicles.
Stripped and ready for paint, nothing but a pile of rust, or beautifully
restored - makes no difference. As you might expect with a voluntary
program (no one is being forced to present cars for inspection), TAC has had
very few instances of vehicles not meeting the criterion. I know that begs
the question about numbers of conversions, but that subject has nothing to
do with STOA's program.
All of the discussion about how much of this, or that makes up a Tiger is
just babble. If repair, or restoration work obliterates evidence of
"factory" methodology to the point that a vehicle can no longer be
identified as a product of the Sunbeam/Jensen production lines, it fails the
test.
Norm - at home
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