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Re: survivor

To: arado7@sbcglobal.net
Subject: Re: survivor
From: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:58:24 -0700
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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