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Doug,
Are you talking about the blue and red tigers at Russo and Steele and mercum?
http://www.catmbr.org/VB_forum/showthread.php?t=5637&page=2
Are you talking about the blue and red tigers at Russo and Steele and mercum?
http://www.catmbr.org/VB_forum/showthread.php?t=5637&page=2
Apparently the red car at Mecum went for 55K; the blue car from Texas at Russo and Steele goes over the block on Saturday at 3PM. I looked at it today and it appears to be a '66 Mk 1A with square corners, plastic cover over the soft top, footwell vents and a Chrysler star. The engine bay looks Tiger as does the battery box cover and interior. I was not able to get under the trunk cover but it had quite a bit of CAT documentation with it. A couple of weird things -it has wire wheels and the VIN is for a Mk 1 #988 - both the VIN and JAL numbers (which match) are attached with non-original rivets. Who has the original VIN?
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From Bill's description, it sounds like the VIN plate and JAL plate might have been switched onto this body from a different car. That is illegal. And without a TAC certificate, the replacement body might well be an Alpine. Buyer beware.
From Bill's description, it sounds like the VIN plate and JAL plate might have been switched onto this body from a different car. That is illegal. And without a TAC certificate, the replacement body might well be an Alpine. Buyer beware.
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Noem posted about this car to the tigers list.. At minimum there are lineage issues with the tag/body mix... And ten as David suggests may be heritage issues with the body.