I wouldn't call it a rebody. A repower is more acurate. Other
than the firewall, the body was basically intact. The "other" prototype
that managed to keep the Alpine steering is still running around
somewhere as well Wonder what it's worth....?
Rich
> ----------
> From: HW200@aol.com[SMTP:HW200@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 1997 5:37 PM
> To: Spook37211@aol.com; 102430.3640@compuserve.com;
> tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: History of worms!!
>
> Here's one you probably all know.....what was the factory "original"
> racecar
> ? You know the one prepared by one of the genetic fathers of the
> "original
> tiger"....you know the one that raised hell with all the Corvettes and
> Mustangs, and really put the Sunbeam Tiger on the performance map,
> here in
> the USA....the extremely modified Carroll Shelby built beast!!!
>
> Oh that's right...it was an Alpine rebody, and we can't say that it
> is an
> authentic Tiger, because it is not an"original Jensen assembly line
> Tiger."
> Point is- Modifieds can be worth more than authentics, because of
> their
> history, owners etc....Rumor has it that "rebody" is for sale for 70k!
> Collectors don't dictate price as much as historical significance
> does-
> "Assembly line"/ certified /authenticated pieces are for closed minds
> and
> certifiable brains...there is simply more to a marque than the egoes
> of those
> who think they know everything there is to know about a piece of
> history.
>
> Whether we all believe it or not, history is subjective analysis. As
> they say
> about film documentary.....someone had to decide when to turn the
> camera on
> and off, and where to direct the camera lense so the audience would
> see only
> what the camera man felt was most important. Fact is- you are still
> are only
> seeing a small part of the big picture.
>
> Hank
>
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