You are probably right and that is a shame.
I have no desire or time to be a TACer - perhaps in another life. However, it
would be nice to be as knowledgeable as possible about Tigers. When you go to
other car shows and see the 'knowledgeable' guy about his her mark it makes
their whole mark more 'valuable'. A TAC'dfull book would go a long way to
elevating the knowledge base of the average Tiger owner and in turn raise the
awareness of our brand.
The book of Norm - prices, don't get me started. Certainly the BON does do this
in part, but I am not going to spend that type of money when I could use it to
keep my car on the road. A TE/AE member was kind to lend me a copy, but to be a
good citizen I did not xerox the book or forward it to Google for scanning.
Finally, this apparent inability to share except at the local club level or on
these forums is why there are few young people looking into our cars, etc. I
will bet I am the youngest of the group here and I do not feel particularly
young. Do we have any 20 year olds interested in Tigers - doubt it. Other
British makes - absolutely in part because the info of these makes is easily
available.
BTW never been to a United - that was my dad.
Rob
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On Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at 10:58AM, "rande" <rande@thecia.net> wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>With respect to publishing a Book of TAC, let me be as TAC'd full as possible.
>I think the eminent Tiger Authentication Committee is going to say something
>on the order of (for the time being),
>'DAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN'.
>
>If you want to be a TAC inspector, contact the usual suspects(Tom Hall, Patrick
>King from STOA)or come to the TEAE United in Maine in October, where there is
>sure to be a TAC team based on the East Coast in attendance.
>
>If you just need to be a student of the differences between Alpines and Tigers,
>there is that bargain tome Book of Norman,which flys off eBay periodically for
>between 800-1200
>$US a copy.
>
>You could also check the differences between Alpines and Tigers for yourself
>at any United (the above Maine one, and the West Coast one in June in Santa
>Rosa,CA)and compare your car, a known TAC'd quantity, with the others. I know
>you may have done a few Uniteds, but it might take a few more to get a feel
>for the differences.
>
>RB
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