Per recent discussion with Norm, 10 Alpine 260's are in the USA.
They are as Tiger as any Tiger but were sold with Alpine script
rather than Tiger script on the fenders because of copyright issues.
If you read the spec plate on all Tigers that carry one all the
cars are called Alpine 260's. The Alpine 260's also carry
a Tiger chassis number not an Alpine chassis number
The few that were sold in Germany and France carry ONLY the Alpine 260
name. My Alpine 260 now also wears TAC sticker #695. A PO removed the
Alpine script and replaced it with Tiger. Someday, I'll convince my ego
and my wife to change it back.
Steve
B9473720
My car and Steve Ralsten's to name a couple are
> originally Alpine 260's...whether or not they are technically "Tigers" in my
> opinion is a prime candidate for a philosophical debate. In short, the "Tiger"
> name was under copyright at the time from a couple other companies, Panhard's
> Tigre in France & Messerschmitt's Tiger from Germany, if I recall. I also have
> a triumph motorcycle that is called a Tiger...maybe that had something to do
> with it as well....but in short, VIN's for Alpine 260's will be HROFE's and
> LROFE's if I understand correctly. There arent a lot of these designations in
> the states....now that Steve R has bought Carroll's old car, as far as I know
> I have the only one in Oklahoma. I've never asked Norm but they may or may not
> be current info. When I bought my car, Norm told me there werent very many on
> the registry with that designation, but I understand that several more have
> surfaced in the last few years.
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