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Tiger598 · 08-09-2001, 07:52 PM

Hey

Thanks for the welcome to the board, and for the interest in the car. It's very cool to run across a board like this. I can't quite manage attaching pictures to this post (I've seen 'em done here, but an HTML whiz I'm not). Somebody wanna give me a clue?

Instead, here's a link to one that's the same model and color as mine. It's an ad, so don't bother with all the sales text. I have different rims, and my paint is new (total resto) so it's darker than the 34 year-old enamel on the one in the pictures. I decided not to do the stripe, or the little vertical overriders on the bumper.
http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/norms/dave/forsaleh.htm

Hit the link on the bottom for the site's homepage, and you'll have all the history and info you could want and LOTS more pictures. The guy that has the site is probably the country's leading expert on the Tiger.

Here's the quick version of the history and answers to your questions if oyu don't feel like exploring the site:

They were made and imported from '65 to '67, although some of the last '67s made were titled as '68s, like mine. About 7,500 were built for worldwide sale (little over half sold in the US).

Yes, SisuStang -- first two years of Get Smart, Smart pulled up to the building in a red MkI at the start of every show. Later, I think he had a Karmann Ghia and then something else.

Lyons -- sacriledge, man! Always smallblock Fords. 260s in the MkI and MkIa, 289 in the MkII. The Ford was put to so many uses like this because it was smaller (narrower) and lighter than the SBC. No more room in the Tiger. As it is, I have to crawl under the dash and pull a 2 inch rubber plug out of the firewall to get at the sparkplug on #8 cylinder, and another for the valve cover bolt.

Track times I don't have -- my little dragstrip software piece says 11.2 with no wheelspin and open headers. However, the car's set up more to be a road racer. I'd need slicks, shocks, maybe a spring change to do the 1/4 mile any justice. Software hated my 3.07 rear gears, and says I need to swap for 4.11s if I wanna improve on that ET. Couple of people drag race Tigers. I'll see if I can find real-world ETs.

Hmmm, road racer. I read that other thread about the S2000s. Think the S2000 guys would stoop to racing me? I'm in their "class". (Actually, I'd be in B Production with the smallblock Cobras and the Vettes)

[This message has been edited by Tiger598 (edited 08-10-2001).]

08-09-2001, 07:52 PM	#12
Tiger598 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 5	Hey Thanks for the welcome to the board, and for the interest in the car. It's very cool to run across a board like this. I can't quite manage attaching pictures to this post (I've seen 'em done here, but an HTML whiz I'm not). Somebody wanna give me a clue? Instead, here's a link to one that's the same model and color as mine. It's an ad, so don't bother with all the sales text. I have different rims, and my paint is new (total resto) so it's darker than the 34 year-old enamel on the one in the pictures. I decided not to do the stripe, or the little vertical overriders on the bumper. http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/norms/dave/forsaleh.htm Hit the link on the bottom for the site's homepage, and you'll have all the history and info you could want and LOTS more pictures. The guy that has the site is probably the country's leading expert on the Tiger. Here's the quick version of the history and answers to your questions if oyu don't feel like exploring the site: They were made and imported from '65 to '67, although some of the last '67s made were titled as '68s, like mine. About 7,500 were built for worldwide sale (little over half sold in the US). Yes, SisuStang -- first two years of Get Smart, Smart pulled up to the building in a red MkI at the start of every show. Later, I think he had a Karmann Ghia and then something else. Lyons -- sacriledge, man! Always smallblock Fords. 260s in the MkI and MkIa, 289 in the MkII. The Ford was put to so many uses like this because it was smaller (narrower) and lighter than the SBC. No more room in the Tiger. As it is, I have to crawl under the dash and pull a 2 inch rubber plug out of the firewall to get at the sparkplug on #8 cylinder, and another for the valve cover bolt. Track times I don't have -- my little dragstrip software piece says 11.2 with no wheelspin and open headers. However, the car's set up more to be a road racer. I'd need slicks, shocks, maybe a spring change to do the 1/4 mile any justice. Software hated my 3.07 rear gears, and says I need to swap for 4.11s if I wanna improve on that ET. Couple of people drag race Tigers. I'll see if I can find real-world ETs. Hmmm, road racer. I read that other thread about the S2000s. Think the S2000 guys would stoop to racing me? I'm in their "class". (Actually, I'd be in B Production with the smallblock Cobras and the Vettes) [This message has been edited by Tiger598 (edited 08-10-2001).]