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July 1, 2012 at 9:56 pm #57886
I’m thinking of switching my ’66 Mk1a Tiger back to factory wheels and installing correct hubcaps.
I have a set of the "dog dish" hubcaps and beauty/trim rings, but have seen others hubcap combinations that appear to have
something in between the hub cap and the wheel’s rim – a piece accented with many small holes ranging all the way around.Can anyone specify which hubcap combination is correct for a Mk1a?
Thanks in advance,
Allan Ballard
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July 2, 2012 at 11:25 am #64627
Hi Alan
Can you post a photo of your trim rings-will make it easier to ID what you have. Eric -
July 2, 2012 at 9:16 pm #64630
Hi Eric,
Here’s a picture of a wheel with a trim ring and a hubcap.
http://s826.photobucket.com/albums/zz18 … errims.jpg
I have some better hubcaps and stuck an old one on the wheel just for
an example.Thanks!
Allan Ballard
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July 6, 2012 at 2:53 am #64634
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July 10, 2012 at 3:55 pm #64642
Hi guys:
If I interpreted TBON correctly, the MKIa trim rings were straight slotted whereas the crisscross pattern was used on earlier versions. At least that’s what I used on mine.
The tire rims are painted in a unique version of white– Old English White???– and the trim rings are held in place by the hub caps.
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July 17, 2012 at 6:29 pm #64661
Randy,
You are totally correct with the diagonal crossed trim rings. Also the color of the rims was that off white.
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July 17, 2012 at 7:43 pm #64662
That is the original white paint on the rim in the photo I uploaded. Guess I better read the BON to see just when they went from crossover to straight slot trim rings! Eric
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July 17, 2012 at 10:55 pm #64663
eric,
i have heard many tiger owners say that the straight slot trim rings were for series 5 alpines only. were those trim rings on your tiger when you bought it back in the 70’s ? -
July 18, 2012 at 1:19 am #64664
I had the criss-crossed ones on my 1964 MkI Tiger. Robert
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July 18, 2012 at 2:21 am #64665
They were on my car when I bought it. I do like the looks of them! Eric
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August 25, 2012 at 5:05 pm #64699
Does anyone know when the change to the straight slotted trim rings occurred?
Perhaps with the first Mk1a – OTOH perhaps the early crossover Mk1a’s used the X pattern?
Rgds,
Allan Ballard
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August 25, 2012 at 5:38 pm #64700
Allan, et al.
According to TBON, pg. 158, "The trim rings used for the Tiger were unique to the V8 equipped model, for all but a very few late B3920xxxxx vehicles. From this point on, the crisscross-cross pattern was dropped and all cars used the same slotted ring as the Alpine."
I guess you’d have to query Norm directly for a more precise estimate of vehicle VIN when the change-over occurred.
My Tiger is rather late in the MKIa run but since it did not come with the original wheels, I have no idea if it was sold with crisscross or slotted rings. As mentioned earlier, I opted for slotted when I bought replacements.
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August 26, 2012 at 1:06 am #64701
Thanks Randy!
I never question TBON 🙂
So now we have an a general change point:
"According to TBON, pg. 158, "The trim rings used for the Tiger were unique to the V8 equipped model, for all but a very few late B3920xxxxx vehicles. From this point on, the crisscross-cross pattern was dropped and all cars used the same slotted ring as the Alpine."
For my purposes that informatioin is quite helpful as my car is earlier…
Thanks again,
Rgds
Allan Ballard
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September 3, 2012 at 2:44 am #64705
was just watching some of the 1st season of "Get Smart" on DVD (originally aired fall 1965-spring 1966)… his red Tiger appears to have had "plain" slots in the trim rings (not criss-crosed) – along with those snazzy whitewalls.
(Although "would you believe" in one earlier episode there was a scene where the car had LAT70s and blackwalls 😮 )Mark
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November 13, 2012 at 11:11 pm #64754
I saw an episode of get smart the other day.. he pulls up to his house in a MKI tiger, cross hatch wheel trims.. then later int he scene they show an aerial shot of the car as he checks to see if chaos agents are around.. the car is now a red SV alpine (hood bag, alpine centre consoule and shifter) then when he gets to the car its still the alpine, an ejector seat goes off andf he speeds away.. car sounds like an alpine and there is smoke coming out of the left exhaust only.. its a SV tarted up to look like a tiger. 🙂
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November 14, 2012 at 5:39 pm #64755
I was so busy looking at the LAT70s that I didn’t see enough detail to note if that was an Alpine 🙄
Will be sure to check more closely next time!Mark
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November 14, 2012 at 6:12 pm #64756
Gene Winfield created the Get Smart car from an Alpine with all the trick features. Look for the book, The Legendary Custom Cars and Hot Rods of Gene Winfield. There are a few photos of the car with Don Adams checking out the spy stuff. The AMT Get Smart model is an Alpine based off of Gene Winfield’s creation.
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