I was driving home a few days ago and a car caught my eye (when doesn’t that happened?). I didn’t recognize it until I was able to pull up along side it. Even then I had to read the name plate. It looked like a TR6 (never really called them “Triumph”) but longer. It was in fact the “Stag” which is a model I wasn’t familiar with.
The car started out as an experiment with the base design of the 1963 Triumph. It was suppose to give the Mercedes SL a run for it’s money when it went into production in 1970 – 1977.
Snapped the pic on my way home from work.
I like the lines and this one seemed pretty much original. You got to love that that “suspended in air” tail pipe.
It sported a 3.0 V8 and that was it’s down fall. It was horribly unreliable. Everything from the water pump to cylinder issues right down to the Aluminum heads not matching up well with the iron block. But this are all fixable this day in age, but the all lead to the Stag making the top 50 worse cars ever.
Got a Stag? Drop me a note.
Thanks for reading.
Tim
Hi Tim, I love the Triumph Stag, and all the problems that go with it! I currently have two in my facility here in the Phoenix East Valley area known as Apache junction. Both are 1971 Mark 1’s, one is 85% done on a resto and the other is just now getting started. Both are 4 speed manual cars with the original and much loved/hated 3.0 liter V8 Triumph engines. Visit with us at KNIGHTSHIFT MECHANICAL RESTORATIONS, or Carl Butler, Apache Junction here on Facebook. Cheers! Carl
Thanks. So you do have a few Triumph’s there!!! Next time I am up that way I try to stop by. Thanks for the note. Tim – Tucson
Hi – nice pic, we love our Stags!!! and yep all those issues are so a thing of the past with all the know how we have in the club. Started a little blog mid last year so just getting into the whole thing. where was this one spotted??
I enjoyed reading your Blog. I’ll share the link with my readers. This Stag is right here in Arizona. Thanks for dropping me a note. Feel free to share your blog post.