Lot details Registration No: N/A Chassis No: 369 Mot Expiry: N/A
Although actually manufactured in 1988, this Tiga TS88 was first supplied new to their private owner customer Leif Lindstrom in January 1989 - the `TS' standing for Thundersports, chassis number 369 being fitted with a Toyota Novamotor 2-litre engine and Hewland Mk9 five-speed transmission. In this specification, Lindstrom's Tiga-Toyota raced in the Scandinavian Sports Prototype races during the 1989 and 1990 seasons, after which a Ford Cosworth BDA 1700cc engine replaced the Toyota power unit.
Having been acquired by Kari Makinen at the end of 1991, however, the car gained the current Volvo 2 ½-litre motor, which may seem to have been a strange choice here in the UK, but, in fact, in Scandinavian racing there were half a dozen cars employing this Swedish power unit during this period. Indeed, from 1991, cars fitted with two-valve per cylinder engines were able to run in a more favourable power to weight ratio formula which made the Volvo motor a good choice.
On its return to the UK, the Tiga was successfully hill climbed by Graham Henson. Recently, the four-cylinder engine has been in receipt of a complete rebuild, a new electronic fire extinguisher system fitted and the wheels renewed to the current alloys. With the open sports-racing body currently presented in blue, the overall cosmetic and mechanical condition is described by the vendor as good, whilst among the spares included with this most attractive package are four extra wheels shod with wet weather tyres as well as numerous gear ratios.
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