No doubt shelby was screwing the competition, but having driven both the 260
and 289 cobra s at speed, as well as the tiger...uh, well, maybe not. The cobra
is lighter (260 version just over 2000#, the 289 at 2300#, tiger at 2600# ), as
well as more stable (90 vs.80" wb)
Even the early cobra suspension is much more compliant and forgiving than the
tiger, with limited travel, mis matched track, and bizarre ackermann angles.
That doesn't mean I don't love my tigger. Sadly, they were just never
developed, leaving a lot of scope for tom, et al. to make them go.
(let go of my leg, kitty)
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----- Reply message -----
From: "Tony Somebody" <achd73@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 26, 2011 15:59
Subject: [Tigers] More cubes for the Tiger
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>, "Jeffrey Nichols" <jxnichols@sbcglobal.net>
It is just my opinion but I believe C. Shelby influenced the 260 for the first
Tigers. The 289 was available then but Shelby knew that with a 289 the Tiger
would blow away the first Cobras. As I said, it is just my opinion but if he
had reccomended the 289 to Lord Rootes, perhaps all Tigers would have had the
5 bolt 289 until the 6 bolt became available.
--- On Wed, 1/26/11, Jeffrey Nichols <jxnichols@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> From: Jeffrey Nichols <jxnichols@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Tigers] More cubes for the Tiger
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 12:22 PM
> "The negotiations for the Tiger were
> between Lord Rootes, and Ford, in
> any event.
>
> They ALL got 289's, when they became available from
> production."
>
> Maybe for the Shelby Mustang and Cobra. Ford supplied
> 289s to Rootes only
> when the original contract for 260s
> ended. Then Ford supplied the 289 to
> Rootes. 289s were in production long before Rootes
> switched to 289s for the
> MKII.
>
>
>
> Jeff
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