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- Fri May 18, 2012 9:45 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger Restorations
- Topic: Brads Tiger
- Replies: 568
- Views: 1394704
- Wed May 02, 2012 9:01 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Sunbeam Alpine/Alger/Tiger - reshell Poll
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32748
Is it worth having a summary of the for/against reshell debate which can be updated. This Poll thread has some interesting thoughts, like H sunny 65 but nearly all have either been discussed or should be in the reshell thread. I get the feeling people are understandably not fully reading the reshell...
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:41 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Sunbeam Tiger MK3
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24430
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:24 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:08 am
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
I think this has reached it's inevitable end. It has the word discussion at the top but to be honest it has never been and never will be one. There are a few people with different opinions on what is the right way to go but there isn't such a thing as a wrong opinion so that's where the "discussion...
- Sat Apr 28, 2012 3:33 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
- Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:46 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
If we were dishonest we wouldnt be discussing this matter. We would be out there hunting for wrecked Tigers to covertley turn into what would be described as 'never had any rust' Tigers. Its an arguement from people that are scared their car might be an imposter and as you said Robin,dont really kno...
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:33 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
Meadow hog, You don't seem to grasp what I am saying. I accept that people will re-shell for what ever their reason. I do not accept them being something they're not, ie an Alpine cannot be masqueraded as a Tiger. So it seems you don't want a definition at all, you want a guideline on 'how to build...
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
As you have said before a reshell is fine if its declared, why all this going back on what you agreed. What are you really afraid of? Currentley we have Alpine V8s and Tiger fraud. Reshelling to a standard will go a long way to eliminating the fraud and defining the Alpine V8 difference. I haven't ...
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 2:50 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
"Where im going is, you are saying you cant restore a Tiger because there are/ were virtually no Tiger panels made. They are all Alpine apart from bulkhead, top hat exhaust passthrough and few other bits. To my mind using Alpine parts to only restore Alpines and make even less authentic panels (cop...
- Fri Apr 27, 2012 5:41 am
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
I don't know where you are going with this question but I would sell the NOS panel on Ebay (I'm sure it would bring a small fortune if it has Rootes labels), keep the panel on the Alpine and restore the Alpine (don't try to make it a Tiger, Alpines are fun cars), have beam's "bodyman" beat out a ne...
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 8:14 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
What you want to do is to make or create Tigers from Alpines in your garage and expect them to be regarded as the real deal by the everyone else. You also want the cars to have the same value as a Rootes/Jensen built Tiger. For you to pass them off as Rootes built is fraudulent, no two ways about i...
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 7:18 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
What do think will happen to that "limelight" that you talk about if re-shelling becomes common practice? Do you seriously think it will benefit the Tiger's cause? Your rationale is a little confusing. You talk about the Tiger being no Cobra, yet their makings are similar. So would you say a Cobra ...
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:48 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097
- Wed Apr 25, 2012 8:02 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: TAC - Tiger/Alpine re-shelling discussion thread.
- Replies: 722
- Views: 682097