Norm- whats your response (answer) as I and others are interested as well?
Tell us all as I have kind of an idea BUT you are our uneleected- sorta self
appointed Mr. Sunbeam Tiger person amonget anyone to ask a question of.
Thanks and with respect.
Tony Lang (TtT)
--- On Thu, 5/17/12, Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca> wrote:
From: Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] TOTALLY RESTORED
To: tigers@autox.team.net, "Norman C. Miller" <rootes1@earthlink.net>
Date: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 1:37 PM
Hi Norm:
This is an important point - why WOULD any knowledgeable person pay this much
money for this VIN plate with a Tiger (?) attached? The key word here is
"knowledgeable".
I was not "Tiger knowledgeable" when I bought my car in 2002, and didn't know
the importance of a correct, in position with the right rivets, VIN plate, to
its provenance. My bad, even stupid, I accept.
However, over time, and with the help of the intelligence available from the
members of this list, and with the help of an expensive eBay copy of the "Book
of Norman", I became much more aware of this detail. I also became convinced
of the authenticity of my particular Tiger.
This was confirmed when I had my car TAC'd at the TE/AE Annual gathering in
Rockland, Maine in 2010. A gang of five inspectors swarmed over, under, inside
and around my car for the better part of an hour, and became convinced of my
car's origin as a Tiger from the Jenson plant. It passed, without a VIN
plate.
I also had the interesting opportunity at that time to meet the person who
"restored" my Tiger back in 1986-88 for the previous owner, and asked him
about the missing VIN plate. I got a shrug and a question mark hanging over
his head. I wonder where it went??
So here I am with a TAC'd Tiger and no VIN plate. What are my options?
1/ Make a replacement as authentic as possible and hope no one notices. (Bad
idea because it has as its basis an attempt to deceive the observer. Discovery
leads to suspicion that the car is a fake.)
2/ Leave it off and explain the circumstances to a prospective buyer. (Good
option but guaranteed to reduce the value of your car to a knowledgeable
potential buyer.)
3/ Make a nice but obvious replacement that will also trigger some doubt as to
the authenticity of the car to a potential buyer, but leaves you with the
opportunity to explain its presence.)
The obvious lesson here is that if you have a Tiger without an authentic VIN
plate, your car is worth less than if it had one, regardless of its condition.
Know this if you are buying and negotiate the price accordingly. Know this
also if you are selling and react according to your conscience. If you believe
"caveat emptor", and can sleep at night after deceiving an unsuspecting buyer
with a fake VIN plate, good luck to you. If not, bite the bullet and do the
right thing.
Dave
----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman C. Miller" <rootes1@earthlink.net>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:06 PM
Subject: [Tigers] TOTALLY RESTORED
> Would you pay $63,000 for a Tiger with this chassis plate?
>
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https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=b63ea59c60ac1d44#cid=B63EA59C60AC1D44&id=B63EA
59C60AC1D44%21384
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> Norm
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