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    Considering a 1a purchase

    No, nor would I :) We're going to see if we can get the car for $5-7k. At that price I could just clean it up and have a good time blasting around with it. Thanks again for the help, everyone. -Joe
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    Considering a 1a purchase

    Norm just got back to me. He says he has reliable information that the car "is no longer a genuine, factory built Sunbeam Tiger." I'm not entirely clear on what that means. Does it mean the tags and Tiger bits were taken from a busted-up Tiger and put on an Alpine? Thanks, -Joe
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    Considering a 1a purchase

    Wow, take a quick nap and I have a whole thread waiting for me! Thanks everyone :) Sorry, I mis-typed LAT as JAL. I did find the LAT catalog online, which is where I got the number 79 from. Alpineracer8, thank you for the thorough reply! I have already contacted Norm, who says he'll get...
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    Considering a 1a purchase

    Thanks Todd, I've been going through that thread and the suggested websites in it. Slowly :) Link to the pictures I have so far. -Joe
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    Considering a 1a purchase

    Greetings all! I'm the proud owner of a '78 Spitfire, and the opportunity to purchase a Tiger just fell into my lap. I am considering it, but I'm having some trouble getting a feel for what these cars are worth. I'm hoping for a bit of guidance from the fine folks here :) The car's license...
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