That Shelby is beautiful but if I had to choose, I'd go with the Tiger all day.

Back in 1971 I bought a Sunbeam Tiger that sat in the back of a car lot for $600.00. They people at the Dodge dealership where I found it had no idea what it was. It had the 289ci V8. The car needed an exhaust and a convertible top replaced. Today it goes for $100,000.00

I love the Shelby and have owned a nice modified '67 Mustang which started my love for them.

The Alpine that the Tiger is based on was designed for the narrow twisty roads of the English countryside and touring on the Continent of Europe! Its handling and balance were ideal for that purpose. Sticking the heavy V8 and gearbox into it changed these characteristics into a front-heavy point and squirt car that was less than happy on the roads of the UK!

I had a 1967 Tiger Mk1 with the 260 motor. There was nothing particularly sensitive or tricky about the Tiger's handling. It had a live rear axle, so that was not state-of-the-art even back then, but it could happily move at speed and with safety along British twisty roads if the driver was competent. In the hands of an incompetent it could be a lethal handful, as will any real performance sports car - not a boulevard cruiser which many Yank "sports" cars really were at that time!

"It is what it is" The most nondescript annoying phrase out there, right beside "At the end of the day"

Such a big fella driving that Tiger was just soooo wrong! Upset the balance for sure.

I remember talking to a British boss of mine back in the 90's and he didn't know what a Sunbeam car was! I had to explain it to him. I've loved Sunbeam Tigers for some time now and would love to have one. How about a '67 Type II with the 289? Uh, yes. I'm disappointed the engines aren't mentioned with the horsepower in this.

I own a 73 pontiac lemans and a 62 sunbeam alpine with a modified drive train . I love them both but the American cars are much more technology refined and comfortable.. but the sunbeam is more fun to me and it feels a lot more loose, but attached to the road. And I like the fact no one knows the sunbeam, you see a mustang and it's shrug, you see a sunbeam and it's more wow that's cool..so yeah to each their own and all but I like being out of my comfort zone. The mustang is oh so typical.

The Tiger is not a car that works well for people who are over-weight. It's a small car and slender people who like fast sports cars tend to love it.

Wow, those are big dudes. How much did that affect their preferences? But I am a fit old guy who has to special order his 30 inch waist pants because the stores don”t carry them. Don’t have any Mustangs in my herd these days but do have a Tiger I love, and it is so much roomier than my Lotus Elise.🤗

After listening to the comments It's clear that the opinions were pretty strongly influenced by the modifications that were made to this particular Tiger. I wonder it anything would have changed if the cars were stock.

A "BIG" road test indeed !!

Cool video. Two different cars and both have their place in history.

I've got a Tiger. Mustangs are for ladies.

No AC Ace no cobra! Sunbeam was a British car company they wanted some simple simple muscle, Shelby help them out.The rest is history

Do Shelby's have the same CRAP worm and roller steering my 67 Mustang had?

I’ll take whichever one you don’t want.

I'm an ex Tiger owner. Sold it too soon. Loved it and would get another in better shape if I could afford it. One thing not mentioned in this video - never late brake with one of these things. Set up your corners long before you get there. The brakes were never up to the power.

Sunbeam Tiger, every time!