Mike,
Having owned a car, MKII #598 now in the capable hands of Brian Moss,
which had an engine prepared by Holman Moody, I would be surprised if
another one existed. I base this on the opinion voiced to me by Lee Holman
himself. To say that he HATES Tigers is an understatement.
After buying the above mentioned MKII, I called Lee whom I have been
aquainted with for several years. I told him I wanted to come by his shop
and get some additional background info on the car. He told me I was
welcome but not to bring the Tiger. I thought he was joking but believe me
he was not. He informed me the Tiger was not allowed on the property. He
said his mechanics HATED that car.
Don't get me wrong. Lee is a very nice guy. He just doesn't care for
Tigers. As he said to me," there are nuts and bolts on that car that even
God couldn't get to." I think the chances of H/M working on another one are
slim although stranger things can happen.
Brian Moss can back this up since he has had several conversations with
Mr. Holman. He doesn't like our marque but he does perform magic with power
plants.
By the way they do have a web page. If you email Lee he will get back
in touch with you.
Paul
Paul R. Sheahan
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> Some of you may remember my posting (a few months ago) the "discovery" of
a
> Tiger here in the SF Bay Area which was alleged to have been "a race car
> since day one" by the local collector/exotic auto dealer to whom which it
had
> been consigned.
> A phone call to Norm Miller established the true pedigree of the alleged
> racer, which proved to be a relatively recent vintage race conversion, not
a
> bona fide
> SCCA production racer from the '60s.
> Well, here we go again...
> Tonight, I'm looking through the advertisements in Victory Lane, a vintage
> racing publication, kind of curious to see how the ad I submitted to sell
my
> '67 Crusader Formula Vee reads, when I see this (too bad you can't cut and
> paste from a magazine!):
>
> 1965 Tiger
> The car was originally purchased new in L.A. Never plated, race prepped at
> Holman & Moody, Guldstrand Engr., and Strope (sic) Enterprises. Full LAT
> options. Suspension mods include a Ford limited slip 9" rear end. Race
> history documentation (which I will have to dig up). Believe it was
> originally an Art Firms car. During its life modified w/a COMPLETE cage.
Last
> raced in Canada as the equivalent of a sports racer. Mixed it up w/the
Cobras
> on the straights. (The engine was a super-hot Ford small block unlimited.)
> The car is musty but complete. It comes w/a mildly prodified 289 (out of
> car), 2 top loader 4-speeds and some body panel spares. Located in
Sunnyvale,
> CA, and can be delivered. Had it about 20 years, now. Admit I'll not get
> around to ever doing anything w/it. "Serious Inquiries Only, Please."
> 408-XXX-XXXX days
>
> Does anyone want to venture a guess, or better yet the straight story, on
> what is being sold here?
> Mike
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