Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 16, Issue 3 What is Stock?

From: DnMWilson--- via Tigers <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 22:58:34 +0000 (UTC)

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Larry,
The only item which was optional from the factory was the removeable hardto=
p.=C2=A0 My understanding is that the records indicated which of the early =
Tigers were shipped with a hardtop, but that was not continued later in the=
 run of Tigers.=C2=A0 Using your definition of stock, only those Tiger owne=
rs who could document that their hardtop was shipped on their car from the =
factory coud consider the hardtop to be "stock".=C2=A0 However, Sunbeam rec=
ognized that dealers would lose out with only one option, and wanted to pro=
vide further revenue stream for their dealers.=C2=A0 So Sunbeam developed t=
he LAT options, almost all of which were manufactured in America.=C2=A0 It =
did not make sense to ship them to the UK to be installed on the cars only =
to be shipped back to North America (the main Tiger market).=C2=A0 Furtherm=
ore, due to the number of LAT options, dealerships would not like to try to=
 figure out which combinations of them their customers would want on a Tige=
r sitting on the showroom floor.=C2=A0 It simply made sense for the options=
 to be installed at the dealerships, like the majority of hardtops.=C2=A0 J=
ust like all the parts in the Rootes Parts Manuals, the dealership would be=
 happy to sell the LAT options and the dealer may or may not install the LA=
T options.
The three major Tiger clubs in the US have all decided that LAT options are=
 considered STOCK.
David

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Subject: Tigers Digest, Vol 16, Issue 3

Message: 1
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 09:49:02 -0800
From: "Larry Mayfield" <[email-masked]>
To: "'D or G at sbc'" <[email-masked]>, "'Brian Glenn'"
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 <[email-masked]>, "'michael king'" <michael.s.king@=
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Cc: "'Tigers Den'" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] LAT 73 Header Thermal Coating

If judging a car, then my first requirement would always be:=C2=A0 Did it l=
eave the factory in England with the headers or other whatcha ma call it?=
=C2=A0 Otherwise it might be a dealer installed option but mostly I think h=
eaders were installed by the owners after homologation for SCCA racing or b=
ecause they just helped the power output a smidge? Does anyone have stats o=
n how many left the factory completion with headers as we are talking about=
?

mayf

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<div style=3D"color:black;font: 10pt arial;">Larry,
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</div>

<div>The only item which was optional from the factory was the removeable h=
ardtop.&nbsp; My understanding is that the records indicated which of the e=
arly Tigers were shipped with a hardtop, but that was not continued later i=
n the run of Tigers.&nbsp; Using your definition of stock, only those Tiger=
 owners who could document that their hardtop was shipped on their car from=
 the factory coud consider the hardtop to be "stock".&nbsp; However, Sunbea=
m recognized that dealers would lose out with only one option, and wanted t=
o provide further revenue stream for their dealers.&nbsp; So Sunbeam develo=
ped the LAT options, almost all of which were manufactured in America.&nbsp=
; It did not make sense to ship them to the UK to be installed on the cars =
only to be shipped back to North America (the main Tiger market).&nbsp; Fur=
thermore, due to the number of LAT options, dealerships would not like to t=
ry to figure out which combinations of them their customers would want on a=
 Tiger sitting on the showroom floor.&nbsp; It simply made sense for the op=
tions to be installed at the dealerships, like the majority of hardtops.&nb=
sp; Just like all the parts in the Rootes Parts Manuals, the dealership wou=
ld be happy to sell the LAT options and the dealer may or may not install t=
he LAT options.</div>

<div><br>
</div>

<div>The three major Tiger clubs in the US have all decided that LAT option=
s are considered STOCK.</div>

<div><br>
</div>

<div>David<br>
<br>
<br>

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 size=3D"2">-----Original Message-----<br>
From: [email-masked]<br>
To: [email-masked]<br>
Sent: Mon, Jan 2, 2023 10:08 am<br>
Subject: Tigers Digest, Vol 16, Issue 3<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent;">Message: 1<=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2023 09:49:02 -0800<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">From: "Larry Mayfield" &lt;<a ymailto=3D"mailto:drmayf@may=
fco.com" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
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cglobal.net" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]<=
/a>&gt;, "'Brian Glenn'"<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &lt;<a ymailto=3D"mailto:ora_archy@yaho=
o.com" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;, "'m=
ichael king'" &lt;<a ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" href=3D"ma=
ilto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt;<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Cc: "'Tigers Den'" &lt;<a ymailto=3D"mailto:[email-masked]=
eam.net" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt=
;<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Subject: Re: [Tigers] LAT 73 Header Thermal Coating<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">If judging a car, then my first requirement would always b=
e:&nbsp; Did it leave the factory in England with the headers or other what=
cha ma call it?&nbsp; Otherwise it might be a dealer installed option but m=
ostly I think headers were installed by the owners after homologation for S=
CCA racing or because they just helped the power output a smidge? Does anyo=
ne have stats on how many left the factory completion with headers as we ar=
e talking about?<br>
</div>

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</div>

<div dir=3D"ltr">mayf</div>

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