In a message dated 1/12/00 5:08:28 PM EST, TSMIT@isotel.com writes:
<< I don't think that notion (i.e. "TAC'ed Tigers are the only real Tigers")
was being advanced here. Ramon's point (I think) was that if it's been
TAC'ed, then you can be pretty sure that you're looking at a real Tiger,
rivets, fender flares, and/or 4" chrome exhaust tips notwithstanding.>>
Thank you Theo, that's exactly what I meant.
<< The converse (no TAC means no Tiger) is not and should not be considered
as a
valid argument, especially in this group, and also to Tiger newbies.>>
Right on again!
<<My point was that no matter where you are in the States, Canada (OK, not in
Tuktoyaktuk), and some other places around the world, there will be someone
else with a Tiger within shouting distance, and some of them can probably
give you some pointers on differences between Alpine shells and Tiger
shells. If you're lucky, you live close to one of the Tiger restoration
specialists and/or TAC inspectors, and you can get the closest thing to a
professional assessment that you are ever going to get.>>
Sound words for most of us regular-type people. But I would think a
collector-type person looking at a $30K-plus "opportunity" would be pretty
foolish to not demand the authentication and work its cost into the deal.
Ramon
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