They also made a TVR Griffin which ran a Rover V-8 in the same basic body, and it was a real screamer. The Rootes Group built the Sunbeam Alpine in several versions. The Tiger was the killer of the group. The engine was a 289 Ford V-8 turning out 205 bhp in a car weighing some 2500 lbs, Very fast. Sounds like the '60s muscle car it really was.
Car also handles well, and was a great race car back then.
Car has a soft top and a detatchable steel one as well. Deserves the name Tiger. My practical car. Has stuff like a back seat, trunk and a heater that works. After all that, it is also my fourth fastest car.