By Modals, Mixed conditionals

1. I could have made half a grand if they had got it in stock. (Why do I need 'had had got'? #2 is correct?) ***** IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ ***** {JJT's responses marked off by ++ ... ++} ****** ++ Let's drop , Jack, as there are differences between the BrE and AmE/CdE that will needlessly...

- (The choice was his alone.) If he is saying, "Not that I would but if did, then this would happen". "If I open the door, a tiger will ..." is allowing that it is a more real chance. Even a mixed conditional is possible, "If I open the door, a tiger would ..."

If they stop making cars now, it would take 60 days to sell everything they have. What kind of structure is this? JTT: I think this even has a grammatical name; mixed conditional. How come the tenses don't match and it is correct? How do you know if this sentence is not a mistake? I can't...