Original survivor cars are magical because they can't be created... once
you take the unrestoredness out you can't put it back on. What you need
is a second Tiger that you can use as a daily driver ;)
Theo
arado7@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> I too have a survivor. It is a matter of principle to keep it "pure".
> Not as much fun but something to do. True original cars are becoming
> rare. Gary B9472283
> ----- Original Message -----
>> I have a general question that I would like some opinions on. My
>> tiger is a
>> low mile (72K) survivor, with original paint and interior, that I
>> have owned
>> for 34 years. I drive the car occasionally, maybe 400 miles a year.
>> People
>> have used my car as a reference to restore their projects. My
>> question is,
>> should I sell the car to a collector that will value it's
>> originality, or
>> should I just keep driving it and as things require fixing, install
>> new/orginal parts and upgrades? Some circles put great stock in
>> originality, Jaguar and MG for example, but I'm not so sure about the
>> Tiger
>> community.
>>
>> Dave Buck
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