[Tigers] Value Debate

[Steinman, Bill]

Here's a question that has occured to me concerning the discussion of value.   I'm curious how people think of their Tigers.  For me, the Tiger is a little British sports car, and its primary competiton (in terms of valur, but also what it competed against in the show room back in the day) are big Healeys, Triumphs, MGs, Lotus.   I don't think that the car was really in Jag, AC and Aston territory then, and I think Lord Rootes would have agreed.   If I recall the history correctly, the Tiger came about not only to create an amazing sports machine in its own right (and at that they succeeded wildly), but to fend off the Sunbeam badge's primary competition. Look what was happening in the mid-Sixties.   Healeys went from rough roadster to convertible with the BJ7 and then the donwright elegant BJ8, and increased horsepower.  Triumph had plans to introduce IRS, and in truth had a more nimble car in the TR4.  Rumors abounded about the forthcoming MGC and its six-cylinder engine.   They needed to make a car that compete.  And yes, there was a desire to nip at Jag's heels, but as direct competition?

Anyway, viewed through that lense, the Tiger is doing very well in terms of value, and also gets a lot of attention.  


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