Some things are predictable. Before I ever sent the "Trouble with
TAC / Call for Consensus" message, I just
KNEW that, as someone who takes exception to TAC as it exists, ......that.
sooner or later, somebody was gonna label me as a potential cheat, fraud,
proponent of the dark side, ......., you name it.
I hope all of you read "TAC inspector #14's " posting under the
title "Simply Amazing" Man that had it all ! Paranoia, conjecture,
gossip, and of course, a not so veiled accusation that anyone ( outside of
a select group of course ) who wants to " know the facts" of what is /
isn't a Tiger , is dishonest. There was even a feeble attempt to paint
themselves as victims by labeling anyone who disagrees with them as "TAC
Bashers". How lame. I'd like to know how this "attitude" enhances the
marque or relations among Sunbeam enthusiasts.
I don't know how many of you folks are paying attention out there,
but be advised. At this point it appears you have three choices. Agree
with TAC, ignore TAC ( even though their actions might affect you ) , or
if you dare to disagree with TAC, suffer the consequences of being
badmouthed, accused, and generally labeled as somehow undesireable within
the Sunbeam community. This is a genuine problem, folks.
Don't get me wrong. I'm still trying to keep the lines of
communication open.....and in some cases I'm getting useful correspondence
from folks who both agree / disagree with me. However.....
I'm trying to remain objective, but I still cannot understand.
What could STOA / TAC possibly have against obtaining consensus and fairly
applying clear standards within the Sunbeam Tiger community ? Wouldn't
this just essentially build upon, and improve upon, a program that they
rightfully can claim to have started ?
Rick Fedorchak
>ll,
>
>Took off for a couple of days, came back, and logged on to get my E-mail and
>WOW! Look at all this! SIMPLY AMAZING.
>
>I guess I'd heard about "TAC bashing" on the net before, but to sit down and
>read all this...I had no idea.
>
>But this time there seems to be a new twist - impuning the integrity of the
>TAC inspectors as Tom Hall would put it. As a TAC inspector, I take this
>personally.As I look at the list of "TAC Bashers", I only recognize one name
>and I haven't spoken more than 50 words to him in the entire time I've known
>him. The rest of the people, I've never heard of. I doubt if this guys know
>any of the other inspectors either, yet somehow they feel qualified to
>question our integrity.
>
>So , I made a few inquires. Seems one guy is reported to own an Alpine
>conversion, another had his car restored by "what's his name down south", a
>known, outspoken opponent of the TAC program, someone else is reportedly
>building a conversion, and so on... and so on....SIMPLY AMAZING.
>
>Tom Hall is right not to bother with responding to their weak arguments and
>accusations. They've already made up their minds about TAC. Tiger owners
>who've had their cars TACed have made up their minds also. As for the rest of
>you, by the simple fact that you're on the net tells me that you have the
>intelligence to figure out where to get your questions answered, where to
>have your concerns addressed, and then make your own informed decisions about
>this program. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that this TAC Bashers are
>not intelligent, just that they are skewing the facts and their arguments in
>order to promote their own agendas.
>
>I'm not sure if the STOA TAC program will ever be universally accepted, but I
>do know that in the San Francisco Bay area, most all of the Tigers will have
>been authenticated by the end of this year. So at least here, a prospective
>buyer of the marque knowing of the TAC program can rest assured that if it is
>of importance to him/her to buy a genuine "run down the Jensen assembly -
>line" Tiger that there are resources available locally to insure them that
>they are buying what they think they are buying. It may seem like insanity to
>some, but I sleep well at night knowiing that I've played an important part
>in establishing this program in the Bay area.
>
>Because of this recent bashing of the TAC program, the STOA authentication
>committee is now looking into means by which persons interested in the
>program may more easily obtain information, have they're questions answered
>or concerns addressed. Stay tuned on this.
>
>In closing, I'd like to make just a few points:
>1) 100% of all cars TACed have been easily determined to be Tigers produced
>on the Jensen assembly - line
>2) With only one exception, all cars denied the TAC sticker have been easily
>recognized as Alpine conversions
>3) The 60% Alpine, non - factory rivets, etc. etc. argument isn't important.
>In 22 years of involvment with these cars, I've only seen one car that fell
>into this catagory and at this point it has not been presented for
>inspection.
>4) TACing a Tiger does NOT increase it's value, although TACing may make it
>easier to sell a Tiger to a prospective buyer , provided that buyer has
>knowledge of the TAC program.
>5)There are no TACed Alpine conversions in Southern California...PERIOD.
>
>And I could go in forever, or at least until next Thursday, but I'll leave
>you with this question to ponder:
>
>Why is it that these TAC Bashers are so intent on obtaining "secretive
>-minute detail" information when all they supposedly want is to spread the
>fun and drive safer cars? Think about it. Its SIMPLY AMAZING.
>
>'Til later
>
>Paul Reisentz
>Reisentz Restorations
>TAC Senior Inspector #14
>
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