Hi Steve et al
I am not a technical person. I know how to top up the radiator and change a
wheel (and I once took the engine out of my Series V Alpine, but that was
nearly 30 years ago). Nor am I IT-literate (compared to many people), even
though I work for HP ... Nevertheless, I am "webmaster" (don't laugh so
loud) with responsibility for one page, which I download and amend and
upload once a month. So I've learned something.
Having said all that, I would like to express my respect and admiration for
someone who took on what was always going to be a mamoth task, and succeeded
- with distinction! You've done a great job, mate. I only hope whoever
takes over from you can maintain it at least half as well as you.
Congratulations from me and all those lurkers who never say anything on the
list.
Colin
Steve Laifman wrote:
> Tigers and 'Pines,
>
> http://www.TigersUnited.com has been slowly and steadily growing for the
> past few years. It has taken the effort of a great many volunteers to
> contribute articles, stories, and content.
>
> Some projects were started, and incrementally enlarged as new material
> became available for use.
>
> Now, today, right this moment, http://www.TigersUnited.com if FINISHED
> with it's seemingly never ending process of releasing the Rootes Sunbeam
> "260-289" Workshop Manual.
>
> Yes, it is true. No more incremental releases for the future. It is
> over. Finished. Completed.
>
> Thanks to the efforts of a great many contributors, such as Bill Gegg,
> Bob Palmer, Rick McLeod, Jay Laifman, Malcolm McDonald, and some
> significant effort by Jim Boynton to scan and render to text and JPEG
> pictures significant segments of the manual, the last chapter, page,
> table, picture, and punctuation mark has been made. Except, of course,
> for the innumerable errors of commission and omission, especially
> spelling and punctuation, (sure to be caught by Al Johnson (8-))you can
> find everything you want.
>
> The layout is EXACTLY like the manual. All Chapters are hot linked from
> the main Table of Contents. Every chapter has it's own Table of Contents
> hot linked to the pages. Every page, in every section, carries
> navigation arrows and tables to get anywhere you are headed. The
> contents (mostly) are just as Rootes intended, warts and all. (Well,
> your Editor did have a little fun, here and there, for you to find. Like
> Easter Eggs.)
>
> The SEARCH engine, reached through the black bar on every page, will
> find any topic hot linked everywhere in the Manual, site, and Tiger
> Forum. You can even refine a search, amongst a lot of results, to your
> exact needs.
>
> Your bill is in the mail!
>
> In case you have never used this site, or this section, it can be easily
> found on the left Navigation Bar on every http://www.TigersUnited.com
> page, under the topic "Technical Tips", just click on "Factory Manuals"
> and your on your way. For the first time, do NOT skip the introductory
> pages after the Main table of contents. It is full of interesting
> information, technical and otherwise.
>
> For Direct connection to the Main Table of Contents:
>
> http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/fm.asp
>
> Our next project is determining the identity and location of all Rootes,
> International Automobiles employees, Sunbeam Tiger racers, etc. as
> listed on the bottom of our home page. We are interested in the stories
> they have about the period 1963-1967, in conjunction with our
> collaborators, STOC-UK (England). You know any? Interview them and write
> it up. Get pictures, get the "real" stories. See the bottom of the first
> (home) page for details.
>
> Steve (would anybody like this job? Pay is unspeakable, but the "psychic
> rewards" are great.
> --
> ____________________________
> Steve Laifman
> Editor
> <http://www.TigersUnited.com>
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