Steve,
I checked HEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS at their website searching for the "Top 10
Collector
Cars In The World." The list is there. It is prepared by Dave Brownell,
editor of Hemmings Motor News
and Special Interest Autos. However, the list is for 1997 Potentially
Profitable Sleepers, not "The Top 10
Collector Cars In The World". The list is prepared each year for the annual
Motor Media Convention.
Other cars on the 1997 list were 66 T-Bird Conv., 63-65 Ford Falcon
Futura/Falcon Sprint Conv.,
84-86 Ford SVO Turbo Coupe Mustang, among others.
There are so many list these days that it is not hard to imagine the TIGER
being on more than one.
"Top 10 Collector Cars In The World" may be a slight stretch. "Top 10
Collector Cars In The World
Under $40K is a sure bet in my book!
How about "Top 10 Enthusiasts Cars? Bases on my short time in
"The Tiger Community", the Tiger would be number 1!!! Yes, it seems that
we have an almost fanatical
and sometimes misguided enthusiasim for these RARE CLASSICS.
B9470080
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> From: Steve Laifman <Laifman@Flash.Net>
> To: Dallas Bowen <thebowens@yahoo.com>
> Cc: Tiger's Den <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Alpines vs. Tigers
> Date: Sunday, June 14, 1998 9:07 AM
>
> Dallas,
>
> You want a hot rod. Buy a hot rod. If your "investment" is for your own
> pleasure, alone, enjoy it. But remember, an Alpine can be purchased for
$300
> and a lot of parts thrown on to make a "rod". This does not increase the
> intrinsic worth of that car, as it is not rare, or unique. Modifications
are
> never recoverable financially. A good stock Alpine, in fact, may be worth
more
> than an Alger.
>
> There are a number of well known, and very fast, winning racers with
Fords in
> Alpines. It is said that they race them (not sell them) as "Tigers". A
great
> many take offense at this. I believe that you will find more Tiger
owner's
> displeasure at a "Tiger" labeled Alger, regardless of what your private
intent
> is. They cannot read your mind. Leave the insignia in place, and they
have no
> doubt as to your intentions, and will treat you as befits any good
enthusiast in
> the modified racing class.
>
> I do not believe this is a case of "snobs", just the attitude toward the
> appearance of fraud.
>
> If you have no intention of selling the car as a Tiger, why are you even
> considering "dressing" it like one? The intent may be secure in your
mind, but
> unclear in that of the observer.
>
> The Tiger was listed in Hemming's as one of the top 10 collectible cars
in the
> world. They are probably the least expensive car on that list my factors
of
> 10. You are "investing" in a car, whether you realize it, or not, and
you are
> investing in a very small section of a very small society of sports
> enthusiasts. Anonymity is not to be had easily, nor, I imagine do you
desire
> it.
>
> If you want to race in a stock class wit a lot of participants, you could
> consider the "Spridget". They are quite active, and the car is fun and
> competitive, in it's class. you want to win in the modified class of a
hot
> Ford, you're up against some big boys with big money. Want to go up
against an
> Alper with a $14,000 engine?
>
> Good luck, whatever you do. My only observation is that it is not your
intent
> that makes your reputation, as much as the perception of that intent.
>
> Steve
>
>
> --
> Steve Laifman < One first kiss, >
> B9472289 < one first love, and >
> < one first win, is all >
> < you get in this life. >
>
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