Steve's right, of course... But so's the originator of the thread... or I
think he was.
Still, with air cleaners selling at such exorbitant prices, maybe our friend
in Florida who's selling fiberglass replicas on E-Pay has a product we need
to look into.
A somewhat serious question, though: if I have my original air cleaner
chromed will it increase the value of the part? (For normal use I'm using
the $20.00 Edelbrock, which is pretty enough and breathes better.)
Tom
' 67 Mark 2 almost ready for a road test.
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Steve Laifman <slaifman@socal.rr.com>wrote:
> Bill,
>
> You have got to take these remarks with your humor hat on.
>
> I think you'll find that most of the answers were written with the
> author's tongue firmly implanted in his cheek.
>
> "We want to get people laughing; we don't want to offend anybody."
> Mel Brooks
> <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/melbrooks383312.html> "
>
> Steve, /with his original chromed air cleaner/.
>
> Now if I catch someone "in the act", What weapon is appropriate?
>
> /Steve Laifman/
>
> /Editor - /*/TigersUnited.com/* <http://www.tigersunited.com>
>
>
>
> On 12/27/10 3:12 PM, Bill Waite wrote:
> > I can't believe how many people have responded to the "Air Cleaner Theft"
> > thread. It got me thinking that in some ways the level of interest in
> this
> > topic is a bit "sad." Excuse me while I wax nostalgic.
> >
> > While many people are thrilled that the value of Tigers and their $1000
> air
> > cleaners have gone up so much, there is sure a down side to this. First,
> it
> > puts the cars out of reach for many people, especially the younger
> > generation. More and more of our Tigers are gaining "trailer Queen"
> status
> > as the years go by.
> >
> > When I bought our Tigers in 1978 and 1979 in Denver... I drove them daily
> > (even in the winter). They were only worth $2500. Now I could sell my
> air
> > cleaner and Mark II wheel trim for more than I bought the car for.
> Because of
> > that, fewer and fewer of our cars are in the hands of people who drive
> them
> > and enjoy them as they were designed to be. More and more are treated as
> > museum pieces.
> >
> > One of the things that interested me so much in Tigers in the late 60's
> and
> > 70's was that they were the "hot rodder's" sports car. No one cared
> about
> > the "proper" color of the sheet metal behind the grill, etc.
> >
> > So, I guess the level of response to this thread bothers me a bit because
> > there was a day when that was the last thing we had to think about. The
> only
> > type of question that might garner that many responses would be
> something
> > like "how can I get more HP from my 260 without spending an arm and a
> leg?"
> >
> > I certainly don't mean to offend those who have taken the time to reply
> to the
> > thread. I just guess I miss the "old days" when the emphasis was on
> driving
> > and "hopping up" Tigers and less on the value of the cars and their
> parts.
> >
> > Happy New Year,
> >
> > Bill Waite
> > Grand Rapids, MI
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