Triumph Stag Information

By Andy Webbed

Styled by Giovanni Michelotti, the Triumph Stag had Italian styling influence and was produced for eight years from 1970 to 1978. The classic new look of the four headlamps appearing on the grille and the newly composed front and back, was a design set to be seen on other Triumphs. A lot of the Stag was influenced by the Triumph 2000 saloon, and equipped wit a 3 litre V8 which later appeared in the Dolomite. The Stag came equipped with power assisted brakes, power steering and electric windows as standard. Starring in the famous James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever, the Triumph Stag soon achieved an exclusive image, an image it needed to compete with the more expensive Mercedes 280SL. The maximum speed of just short of 110mph, the Stag could also go from 0-60mph in 9.3secs, making the Stag fast, stylish and exclusive. Its cheap price tag in comparison to other cars in the same market further aided the Stags marketability.

With its high quality styling the Triumph Stag received much praise on its release, but this praise was short lived once the car was sold through various car dealers, where there was a high number of new owners returning the car complaining of engine issues. The issues experienced by many new Stag owners were said to be due to the low quality of production, an issue not limited to this particular engine, but was common place in British Leyland products. Low spending power caused further variations to make little improvements to the Stag, never fully rectifying the issue of the troublesome engine. Equipped with a three speed automatic gear box, the Stag offer a manual option, although this was the only major option made available to Stag buyers, with the other options available being AC and a rack for luggage.

The troublesome engines of the Stag are now usually replaced by Ford or Rover engines by collectors today, although Triumph Stags with their original engine do tend to be worth a greater sum of money compared to the cars with newly fitted engines. The Triumph Stag is a very collectible classic, with many web sites and owners clubs set up across the United Kingdom.

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