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Tek 570 missing 7 pin tube adapter.....
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Craig Sawyers
Any ideas on where to go for this - Dean Kidd et al have been noWow - a Tek 570! You're a lucky chap to have one of these in the first place. Consider the statistics - I've heard it said that ony 2000 of these units were originally made. Lets assume that 10% of these haven't ended up in the crusher in the last 50 years - that means that there are only 200 (or fewer) left in the world. Now what is the chance of being able to find a spare adaptor? It is a bit like finding an original spare for a C-type or D-type Jaguar, when only 54 of each were ever manufactured. Or an XKSS, of which only 6 were made before Jag's factory burned down in a fire in 1957. Not dissimilar rarity, or vintage, to the 570. Craig |
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There was a 570 in an auction on GL last month.
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From: Craig Sawyers [mailto:c.sawyers@...] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:46 PM To: TekScopes@... Subject: RE: [TekScopes] Tek 570 missing 7 pin tube adapter..... > Any ideas on where to go for this - Dean Kidd et al have been no > help...for past 7 years....I've already fashioned one from scratch > for the 9 pin adapter and it was a major PITA. I've made the template > for the 7 pin and lost interest :-P Wow - a Tek 570! You're a lucky chap to have one of these in the first place. Consider the statistics - I've heard it said that ony 2000 of these units were originally made. Lets assume that 10% of these haven't ended up in the crusher in the last 50 years - that means that there are only 200 (or fewer) left in the world. Now what is the chance of being able to find a spare adaptor? It is a bit like finding an original spare for a C-type or D-type Jaguar, when only 54 of each were ever manufactured. Or an XKSS, of which only 6 were made before Jag's factory burned down in a fire in 1957. Not dissimilar rarity, or vintage, to the 570. Craig Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: TekScopes-unsubscribe@... c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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jeans
Ohh Miroslav, Jaguars are nice.
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Don Black. Miroslav Pokorni wrote: It is a bit like finding an original spare for a C-type or D-type Jaguar,Was the fire set by disgruntled customers? |
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They must be, I just wonder who spreads that vicious rumor.
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Regards Miroslav Pokorni ----- Original Message -----
From: "jeans" <jeans@...> To: "Miroslav Pokorni" <mpokorni2000@...> Cc: <TekScopes@...>; "Craig Sawyers" <c.sawyers@...> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [TekScopes] Tek 570 missing 7 pin tube adapter..... Ohh Miroslav, Jaguars are nice.Jaguar, only 6when only 54 of each were ever manufactured. Or an XKSS, of which were made before Jag's factory burned down in a fire in 1957. NotWas the fire set by disgruntled customers? |
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Craig Sawyers
Was the fire set by disgruntled customers?<grin>. I was wrong about the number of XKSS's though - there were 16 made before the fire - and they tend to go for around $1m on the rare occasion that one comes up for sale. Still in my view one of the most beautiful cars of all time; there are some good shots here And just so you know that I'm not a single marque guy, another all-time favourite of mine is Carroll Shelby's original Cobra. Astonishingly, he's still around, and still making superb cars - . Craig |
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