Might be taking on a new long term project...


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[rolf harris] Can you tell what it is yet? [/rolf harris]


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[Edited on 14/4/08 by ravingfool]

rusty Alpine... actually, not that rusty for the age

I thought you may of found one of these,,

... but no its an Sunbeam Apline...still very nice

Well.... obviously you would think it's an alpine, but in fact it's the TIGER :-) And the guy has 3 sets of engines + gearboxes. *ETA* The massively wide wheel and tyre combo might give away the engine history!

It's a complete rebuild job, as at some point someone dismantled the car almost completely. Not much left on the shell at all but he has all the bits and new bits, just need to reassemble it. The owner isn't interested any more as he'd rather play with his ferrari!

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Guildford, hey? Guildford, Surrey?

Alpine or Tiger?

Have always fancied putting an Alpine replica body onto a Cobra replica chassis!!!

onzarob what car is that?

And yes Daimo, Guildford, Surrey. Seems to be the right kind of place to pick up old sports cars for very little money... as long as you don't mind a little polishing/ welding

Anyone know any particular issues with the Tiger that I should bear in mind? I currently know very little about them other than it'll be beautiful and worth a reasonable amount if put back together correctly.

I'm off to do a little research...

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Originally posted by ravingfool
onzarob what car is that?

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Very nice... it's got a bit of a TR4 look about it.

Talking of TRs, does anyone do a TR4/5/6 type replica? Yes, I know you can buy a TR6 Heritage shell, but I was thinking more on the lines of a kit car which you could put more modern engine, suspension, etc. into

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Originally posted by ravingfool
Anyone know any particular issues with the Tiger that I should bear in mind? I currently know very little about them other than it'll be beautiful and worth a reasonable amount if put back together correctly.

I'm off to do a little research...

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Alpine or Tiger if the rust sets in there are some very difficult bits to repair IIRC.
Very pretty car though. Don't Tigers have the same turning circle as a Routemaster?

The diffs are made from chocolate! If you see any Tiger races you'll see that they're always a rolling start!

Other than that, they're very cute....

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Don't stop to think about it - just do it

Mark

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Originally posted by ravingfool
Anyone know any particular issues with the Tiger that I should bear in mind? I currently know very little about them other than it'll be beautiful and worth a reasonable amount if put back together correctly.

I'm off to do a little research...

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