I can certainly attest to that! Over the course of 2 summers at
Bonneville, I must have had at least a hundred people come by and look
at the "Tiger" because they used to own one, drove one, lusted after
one. When I tell them that it is not a Tiger but an Alpine with a big
motor, they don't seem phased about it at all. Lots of Alpine people
also show up. I always try to tell them though that this car represents
all Sunbeams, Alpines or Tigers and they all think is definitely cool.
As I was dragging the car and trailer off the salt in several inches of
really salty water headed for home, a Brit Biker magazine crew wanted me
to stop, turn around, go back to the pits and unload the car so they
could have a photo shoot. This was a Biker mag, lol... from England...
they were excited...
mayf
Smit, Theo wrote:
>Around here you don't see Tigers (or any Sunbeam, for that matter) on
>the street very often. Last one I saw was Jim Foster's V8 Alpine, a
>couple of months ago. Most often people's response to the statement "I
>drive a Tiger" is one of:
>- a what?
>- Is that a kit car?
>- That has the Chrysler V8 right?
>- I knew a (friend/friend of a friend/other 3rd removed relation) who
>had one!
>
>So, yeah, people get excited, but not necessarily for the right reasons.
>What is interesting is that the Tiger managed to make an indelible
>imprint on many people's memories, even if they were not car
>enthusiasts.
>
>Theo
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