65 Tiger MK1A Spec plate question – TigersEast AlpinesEast

Tagged: VIN 65 MK1 MK1A

This topic has 2 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated October 17, 2020 at 10:49 am by Mark and Nancy Petri.

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- October 13, 2020 at 9:52 am #82542
  Daryl Trate
  Hello all,
  I’m new to the forum and I’ve been reading quite a bit about the differences in the various versions of Tiger’s. I read somewhere that MK1 cars had a spec plate riveted to them along with the JAL tag. Also I read that MK1A’s didn’t have this spec plate any more…. Is that correct? I’m just checking to be sure I understand what I’ve read verses what I’ve seen…
  
  Thanks appreciate your help!!!
  
  Daryl
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- October 16, 2020 at 8:10 pm #82594
  Eric and Bonnie and Bonnie Gibeaut
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  That is correct Daryl. In fact the early MK1A did not have the spec plates but did have the four rivets which would have held the plate in place. I guess to fill the holes? Eric
- October 17, 2020 at 10:49 am #82596
  Mark and Nancy Petri
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  Eric – is that “detail” about the early Mk1A cars fully “current” info?
  Our car is “sorta early” Mk1a (under #700), and several items – booster, seats, boot lid shape – seem to be “gray areas” in terms of what exactly is “correct”? Norm chimed in on Facebook about one item (I think-?- it was the booster) that updated info had been found.
  Our car did not have the data plate when we got it (was a nearly untouched 2-owner car), plate was not there… but now “the shop” added it the last time they were working under the hood. I’m wondering what the basis for that was?
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