Why buy an old car when you can get a new one? Well, if you haven't driven a Stag you will never know! Other than the E type Jag this is the princess of all cars. It is a 4 seater (or maybe 5 at a push) sports car with the wonderful benefit of having a good removable hard top for use in ... Read review
Advantages: Hard Top & Convertable all rolled into one Disadvantages: Needs to be treated like a princess, but she is one!
Why buy an old car when you can get a new one? Well, if you haven't driven a Stag you will never know! Other than the E type Jag this is the princess of all cars. It is a 4 seater (or maybe 5 at a push) sports car with the wonderful benefit of having a good removable hard top for use in winter or a bad English summer. Early engines had a habit of having problems with their head gaskets but with modern technology this has been resolved. If you are ... ...state of a prospective purchase or the work needed to put it right; it is better to buy a really junky one as you will know what has to be done to make it roadworthy. Also, you don't have to do the work yourself, just find a recommended restorer and keep an eye on it over the restoration period. I bought my rustheap from the person who restored the car for me, then I paid him in stages as the work was done. All in a basic good renovation (including ... more
Why buy an old car when you can get a new one? Well, if you haven't driven a Stag you will never know! Other than the E type Jag this is the princess of all cars. It is a 4 seater (or maybe 5 at a push) sports car with the wonderful benefit of having a good removable hard top for use in winter or a bad English summer. Early engines had a habit of having problems with their head gaskets but with modern technology this has been resolved. If you are interested in owning one don't be put off by the state of a prospective purchase or the work needed to put it right; it is better to buy a really junky one as you will know what has to be done to make it roadworthy. Also, you don't have to do the work yourself, just find a recommended restorer and keep an eye on it over the restoration period. I bought my rustheap from the person who restored the car for me, then I paid him in stages as the work was done. All in a basic good renovation (including purchase of the car) costs around £8,500; however, if like me you go for leather interior, a coloured hood, walnut dash and matching wooden steering wheel, modern hi-fi system etc. the price is around £11,000. BUT once done it is a collectors piece and worth more that this, with the value increasing all the time!
Advantages: The Smile Factor. Beautiful looks. Beautiful noises. Open top. Hard top. WOW! Disadvantages: Like all 30 year old cars, servicing and maintenance is essential. Never neglect a Stag.
...Giovanni Michelotti developed it for Triumph and management approved it for production. The shape was liked so much that it was grafted on to the sedan range as the Mark II, destined to follow the innovative Stag off the showrooms and into enthusiastic owner's hands. Unfortunately the opposite happened and by the time the Stag was released in 1970, it was a year behind the Saloons. Consequently the impact had been stolen and the Stag appeared as ... ...developed at considerable cost and Triumph corporate pride meant the Rover 3.5 V8 was never going to be installed under the bonnet. Even if the decision to use the (ex-Buick) Rover had been forced on Triumph, it is unlikely that enough engines (around 12,000 a year estimated) would have been available with production being fully allocated to Rover sedans, Range Rovers, Land Rovers and a number of specialists car builders taking the overflow capacity. ...
2997v8 07.08.2009 (08.08.2009)
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~ ~ Triumph was an old, indigenous UK car manufacturer who later went on to become part of the British Leyland Group of companies, back in the (good old?) days when there was still such a thing as an indigenous UK car manufacturer.
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Advantages: A piece of history, a genuine sports car Disadvantages: You need to be commited
, you can lift the back with two strong bodies, and the bonnet hinges back to reveal the entire engine, front suspension and gearbox assemblies.
If you want a sports car, or a project, this is an ideal candidate as spares are readily available and cheap to obtain. Triumph (originally Triumph Jaguar Rover [British Leyland]) used similar parts throughout their range of vehicles. Parts for the Dolomite, Stag, Vitesse and Herald are fairly commonly swapped between types.
You can pick these up for as little as £150 (I did!) to several thousand when in mint condition.
There are hundreds of Triumph car clubs, but TSSC (Triumph Sports Six Club) is probably the most well known. Though these clubs you can normally get Fully Comprehensive insurance for about £120
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