I win. My $4,000 Tiger is now worth 4 million. It is not for sale. I drive my
$25,000 Chrysler Crossfire SRT6 roadster to preserve the Tiger. I love em
both. Gary b9472283.
--- On Sun, 1/29/12, David Sosna <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net> wrote:
From: David Sosna <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] A Second Tiger List?
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 2:01 AM
WooHoo!
Yeah, Mayf!!!
While I occasionally kick myself for selling my Tiger before values shot up
(who knew?), one of the things I'll always be grateful to my late wife for was
when she said: "It's your car. Do what you want with it and don't worry about
whether someone will want to buy it when you're through with it."
Of course, it didn't hurt that the P.O. had put in a 302, a C3 slushbox and an
E-type IRS. There wasn't much that *I* could do that would take it further
from it's origins.
:-)
Okay, yes there is. I just chose not to go there.
Still, one of the things that attracted me to the Tiger was an article in Car
and Driver. To paraphrase, it suggested that Tiger owners in general had few
qualms about modifying their tigers to suit the owners tastes. Of course,
this was back in 1990, so the 'it's an old car and not that many people even
know what they are, let alone care whether they're stock' attitude was a bit
more prevalent.
To those of you who are into the 'matching numbers'--well, I'm glad you're
around. Sometime in the future someone is gonna want to know how an original
Tiger was supposed to look, and they'll turn to your cars as the yardstick.
But for the rest of you who want to make your cars more competitive with
todays vehicles (which have benefited from about 50+ years of engine and
chassis design) or just like the look of 16" rims, I'd say "it's your car. Do
what you want with it."
And for those of you who bought your Tiger primarily as an investment (I
haven't really noticed any of you on this list), I'd say that you're missing
out on the best part of owning one of these--driving the wheels off it. My
Tiger was a daily driver and I really enjoyed the attention that it got
(fortunately, not to the point of getting T-boned by a minivan). When I sold
it I'd had enough of it--my '97 Miata is nimbler, more fun and gets better gas
mileage (though I miss the attention the Tiger got!). And if I really want
more power, there's always a supercharger or a Corvette engine swap.....
Best Regards
David Sosna
P.S. I gather that the fellow I sold my Tiger to dropped in a 347 crate motor,
painted the car 'arrest me' orange metalflake and put 16" rims on it. I
really liked the orange metalflake. :-)
On 01/28/2012 03:21 PM, Larry Mayfield wrote:
> Is there somewhere, a second Tiger list? One that has as it's members
> those who own, have owned or wished they owned a Tiger for the fun of
> it? Whose members use them for road rallies, drag racing, or even land
> speed racing (no, mine is an Alpine). Members who use them for daily
> drivers, grocery getters and whose cars are not hanger queens/? Whose
> cars may be modified to their hearts content and are justifiably proud
> of their accomplishments? Who use paint other than what Rootes put on
> them? A list where the car and driver can be appreciated for what he
> is and what his car is with undue critical comment behind his back?
> That includes all persuasions of owners but with out being snide or
> snobbish because the only good Tiger is one that has been perfectly
> restored? That wasn't purchased as an investment but rather because the
> owner always wanted one?
>
> Does that list exist? If so, where? If not, maybe I'll start one on yahoo.
>
> mayf
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