Triumph Stag with a factory hardtop.
Nice cars once they're sorted (these days, a running example probably has been). The engine does not tolerate overheating, which was the downfall of many.
Yikes not even a 1min delay - love me some GRM...
The timing belt is about 8 feet long right?
A Ridgeline!
What is that?
Parked due to electrical problems
Stags are really cool. Engine really sucks. Its a TR7 2.0L slant 4 turned into a V8, but instead of doubling the displacement, they just doubled the problems. Its displacement is only 3.0L. They tend to trap air pockets higher up and cause overheating. Many examples have had engine replacements. I use to work on a friend's Stag. He drove that thing everywhere and had zero mechanical aptitude. His Stag was a frequent flyer on my trailer. That thing was a lot of fun. I'd add one to my stable if the right situation ever came up. But! After driving around the Cape in my daughter's Solara convertible last week, I could get use to having a back seat, and air conditioning,, and a roof that goes up and down with the push of a button,,, and a good radio,,,, and just the fact that you don't have that moment where you turn the key and wonder if the car is going to start. Lets see, $3K for a good used Solara convertible or $10 K for a decent Stag. Naw, I'm good.
In reply to Kreb :
I was gonna go with "a parking garage"
buzzboy said:The timing belt is about 8 feet long right?
Timing chain, actually. Lasts about 20-25,000 miles.
Imagine a Jag of said vintage with a dodgier engine and E36 M3tier electrical system.
You know the Stag has a bad engine when LR V8s are an upgrade.
Hasn't Karl been challenging a stag for a long time?
Original engine or is it swapped? It always looks good.
Years ago a buddy had one that he swapped in a 327. It still had problems and almost never ran. Nice looking car, not very good other than that. Electrical issues abounded with the original engine and with the swapped engine. There were also a few structural issues resulting from the big increase in hp also.
The later Triumph 2500 is a four door version of the stag (sort of), that’s what I thought we were looking at until I saw the hardtop.
That show with Ant Anstead, For the love of cars, did a rebuild of one.
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