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Here we go again.... after the simca came the Avenger tiger Mk2 in wardance red,with a big valve head.
I never found out what it's true BHP was, some mags quoted 95 and others 100. She was certainly quick, regularly out runing my mates 3.0L Capri at the lights.
At the time every one was triping over themselves to buy a Mexico, but I think the Avenger was a much better drivers car less sideways and more grip.
The things that pass through your hands, and you never think, maybe I should hang on to this. Even it's Reg No CWS 50L is worth money... this has got to be on someones Merc or BM by now.
Ian....
I never found out what it's true BHP was, some mags quoted 95 and others 100. She was certainly quick, regularly out runing my mates 3.0L Capri at the lights.
At the time every one was triping over themselves to buy a Mexico, but I think the Avenger was a much better drivers car less sideways and more grip.
The things that pass through your hands, and you never think, maybe I should hang on to this. Even it's Reg No CWS 50L is worth money... this has got to be on someones Merc or BM by now.
Ian....
ian2144 said:
Here we go again.... after the simca came the Avenger tiger Mk2 in wardance red,with a big valve head.
I never found out what it's true BHP was, some mags quoted 95 and others 100. She was certainly quick, regularly out runing my mates 3.0L Capri at the lights.
At the time every one was triping over themselves to buy a Mexico, but I think the Avenger was a much better drivers car less sideways and more grip.
The things that pass through your hands, and you never think, maybe I should hang on to this. Even it's Reg No CWS 50L is worth money... this has got to be on someones Merc or BM by now.
Ian....
Official (gross) figure for a standard Tiger was 107hp which is about 93hp in 'new money' DIN measurement, and with the 'Stage 2' head fitment comfortably outpaced an AVO Mex, AVO RS2 and a period 3.0 Capri, although the Krapi had a slightly higher top wack.
Only about 400 Tiger Mk2 were made, and there's only about 50 odd of both marks left, so yes, it would've been a nice one to hold on to.
No current data on DVLA for CWS 50L so the number probably isn't on anything anymore.
Just noticed this thread, it reminds me of an incident that befell a friend of mine in our younger days, when he punted his 1275GT mini straight into the back of an yellow Avenger Tiger. He had a pair of Cibie Oscar spots on the Mini (huge things) and they left a perfect pair of spotlight shape dents in the rear panel of the Tiger.
Fortunately my mate was a qualified sheet-metal worker so he agreed with the owner to pop round and beat the dents out that weekend and then spray the panel with a noddy can. The guy was well impressed with the repair job in the end
Fortunately my mate was a qualified sheet-metal worker so he agreed with the owner to pop round and beat the dents out that weekend and then spray the panel with a noddy can. The guy was well impressed with the repair job in the end
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