I don't really know about that. I mean, there are people out there that are
really picky about getting a "tribute" absolutely right. I'm very big into
vintage guitars, particularly Beatles-related instruments. There are some
that only one or two were ever made, like George's Rickenbacker 360/12. The
Japanese are really, really into these things. Rickenbacker made a reissue of
George's almost unique guitar (only one other exists). It was not absolutely
perfect. The fanatics out there did forensic analysis of photographs of the
real deal, down to the screw heads, scratches, etc., and made their own
perfect copy. Of course, this was to feed their own need to feel close to an
original when an original is unattainable. They would (or could) never try to
sell the guitars as originals. The Tiger thing could be similar. To recreate
what for the owner is a perfect knock-off, with no intention to sell it to
anyone. Who really knows? I kind of understand it, in a weird way. I mean,
if the donor cars were really cheap and the artiste wanted the real thing but
could not afford it, why not? The only problem here is the VIN and JAL tags,
because to tamper with them (at least the VIN) is illegal. I have no problem
with the Tiger badging, really. Just my own opinion, which I can guarantee
may change in a few minutes. Yes, I'm finicky. :-)
Aug 6, 2010 11:44:57 AM, todbrown@roadrunner.com wrote:
I agree with Mark. There are things done to this car that can only be
understood as an attempt to deceive, such as the badging. It cannot be
seen in the pictures, but one place that would be very revealing to me
would be the area under the rear shelf where the fuel pump resides on a
Tiger. In an Alpine, that area is boxed in and holds the battery. If
the boxing is cut away and an effort made to make it look identical to a
Tiger, it seems to me that the only reason would be to deceive, since it
would take more than a cursory examination to see the change. IMHO, an
honest builder should and would leave certain clues to the car's origins
that would be evident to a knowledgeable buyer. The present seller is a
dealer and probably could be held legally responsible for passing it off
as a "real" Tiger. As several on here have said, the next owner may not
be as ethical. It would be interesting to see what someone could get
for the pieces if it were to be parted out.
Tod
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