Straightsix Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 I attended the Historic Racing event held at Brands Hatch yesterday and was gob smacked at how many Triumph Stag owners came along to display their cars, I expected to see maybe 20 cars? No….. in excess of 150! they don’t float my boat personally (sorry about the pun) but an impressive turnout all the same, oops there I go again. Photo doesn’t do it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 That's great to see. Stags have really come into their own in recent years; they were mocked and unloved for many years but are now being viewed as quite a refined little car. The country is still full of idiots who will quote stories from the 1970s of cooling problems but the survivors are these days mostly in the hands of competent owners who know how to maintain them. I never really felt the need to buy one but they look good and have some great features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 My wife`s Favourite "Classic". I went shopping for one some years ago, back when there was a LOT of overpriced and unreliable cr*p being touted about. Finished up buying an American Motorhome and living in it in Spain 6 months of the year instead. Now there`s a Deep money pit if ever you want one. Still pretty cars though, one of Triumph`s best design efforts In my personal view. What I always wondered was why they never offered a 2.5 straight 6 option? I guess they where totally aiming at the US Market, where the V8 was king?. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 Wanted a Stag in '87, but it was near the top of the 80's classic car boom and I couldn't afford one. So I lowered my sights and bought a Spitfire. I'm reading Robson's Triumph "2000 and 2.5PI" book. Now, if only Leyland hadn't bought Rover when they did, because it put the kibosh on a (Triumph) V8 Triumph 2000. Cheers, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 15 Report Share Posted July 15 there a few fitted with the v8 about even an pre production version locally we have a vitesse with a stag engine installed Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahebron Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 Only driven one once. I took it for a test drive with a loose idea of buying it. It was fitted with a Leyland P76 4400cc alloy V8. It was rapid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qu1ckn1ck Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 16 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: there a few fitted with the v8 about even an pre production version locally we have a vitesse with a stag engine installed Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 31 minutes ago, ahebron said: Only driven one once. I took it for a test drive with a loose idea of buying it. It was fitted with a Leyland P76 4400cc alloy V8. It was rapid A club member here has a Leyland 4.4 fitted in his Stag, believed to be a Leyland Aus Warranty replacement (they got fed up with new Stag engine failures), it's now married to a Supra 5 speed manual gearbox, a very nice car to drive. He hasn't gone the Datsun half shaft route yet BUT maybe the next project! My first Vic Govt car here in 1974 was a P76 but unfortunately only a 6 potter but the P76 left the Holden and Ford alternatives standing, build quality was poor the glued in windscreen fell out sliding down the big flat bonnet and hitting the road ,but it didn't break! Oh and an emergency stop pulled the bench seat bolts out of the floor, interesting driving a car with a rocking seat! Still reckon it was one of the best of the 30 Govt cars I had over the near 30 years I worked for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjit Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 I'm always amazed by the way every other Triumph for sale on eBay seems to be a Stag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 6 hours ago, Mjit said: I'm always amazed by the way every other Triumph for sale on eBay seems to be a Stag. Lots got restored in the past by people thinking they would be the next car to rocket in value, so there is a disproportionate number still about today. You can buy a decent Stag for less than it would have cost 30-odd years ago. Very poor long term investment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puglet1 Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 15 hours ago, Qu1ckn1ck said: Any chance of more photos of the engine bay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTV8 Posted July 16 Report Share Posted July 16 The Brands Hatch day has become very popular with the Stag community, it is a good day out and often includes a parade lap if the timings work OK on the day. The large line of vehicles driving from Claketts to the circuit gets some heads turning …….. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qu1ckn1ck Posted July 17 Report Share Posted July 17 8 hours ago, Puglet1 said: Any chance of more photos of the engine bay? Just one other pic I am afraid: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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