Tom,
I remember your tiger... was it not the black tiger that was at Smitty's
for soooo long. Seems to me that when you open the boot you were looking at
the ground.
Andy
San Diego
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Witt" <atwittsend@verizon.net>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] tiger originality / authenticity
> Ah, Yes, the argument, "Did you put Alpine parts on a Tiger or did you put
> Tiger parts on an Alpine."
>
> The TAC process is a good thing. I believe well intended, well thought out
> and well executed. On the other hand it is self appointed, self regulated
> and subjective to those who formed and run it. It is not run by Rootes,
> nor the government (probably a very good thing). I don't know that there
> is a definitive line other than their criteria. And, to my knowledge that
> is not published information.
>
> My guess is that you will hear to preserve as much of the original as
> possible. And from there you will "hope" that your Tiger remains to be
> seen as a Tiger. Anyway, that is what I heard when I asked similar
> questions 8-10 years ago. Perhaps a TAC inspector will be willing to
> offer you more information privately. I can understand and respect why
> they don't publish standards.
>
> In the end it comes down to you thinking you still have a Tiger because
> you want to see it that way, or a TAC inspection telling you that it is -
> by their collective (you have to have I believe 3 inspectors present)
> observation based on their criteria. I believe their primary intention is
> to disqualify cars that are obviously Alpines with transferred Tiger
> parts. In the end it could be possible that they may not issue a TAC
> sticker yet not define the car as an "Alger."
>
> In closing I'll say I got all kinds of replies to this question Some
> warning me to touch nothing (my car was pretty much a basket case).
> Regardless it was necessary to completely strip the floor/frame to bare
> metal, make a patch here and there, replace inner sills and rockers, the
> front clip and I still received my TAC sticker #473.
>
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