Having owned both Mk1 and Mk2 Triumph 2000 estates they were a cut above the rest in the 60's/70's Yes they suffered the foibles that all cars from the era had, but for me they had a class and style of their own. As for the Stag, yes i wanted one, but i needed a reliable workhorse and you couldn't carry TV sets in a Stag. Thaks for changing your minds, thses cars are still stylish and desirable today.
I have owned my 1976 Stag, 'The Red Devil' for 43 years now, and I must say it's been a perfect grand touring car, (not - a sports car) and it sound fantastic and a complete joy to drive. My car has the original engine and gearbox and has been restored one 2014/15. It was my every day car back in the 80's and never let me down. Also. any of the faults you now rehashed have been sorted for many years so buy one with confidence. It a great survivor and a great owners club (SOC). You should always look forward to what's going on now, not backwards. Well done anyway. Bob
My father bought one in 1976 (1 year old) and I remember the test drive in it when I was 12. Dad passed away in 2018 and the car came to me but it's in my garage, rather frustratingly a bit stuck. I changed the tempermental autobox inhibit switch last year and the new one has now said "Nope, not gonna enable the ignition!". I can get to the switch but the passenger door is up against the wall so I need to motivate myself into some gymnastic level contortionism one day soon when the weather is a bit warmer.
did my apprenticeship at a Triumph Stag specialist way back in the early 80s. in those days Stag owners tended to be professional people with money to burn (thankfully!!!). I remember taking a surgeons Stag out on a fault finding test drive (rear noise issue mid bend), apexed it, got on the throttle and it under-steered like the front tyres were greased. I'd already road tested many Stags by this point and their handling was usually neutral to over-steer (tyre type dependent) but this one had a Rover V8 conversion which was the reason the diff was in trouble (rear noise) and the handling had been destroyed. the Stag is a Triumph 2000 convertible and as such was engineered for Triumph power plants. I have fond memories of the old Snags. they're best kept original with a few fairly minor mods and tweaks here and there to fix what should have been done at the factory. good to see your tested car has a real Triumph engine 👍
A well maintained Triumph Stag is an absolute pleasure to drive, I know this because I drove my last Pimento Red 1977 model triumph stag for 25 years, still kicking myself for selling it !!.😢😢😠 and yes it was my daily driver !!.
I had my Bosses Stag air bourne over a hump back bridge. When I landed a tractor 🚜 had pulled out in front of me, I ended up in the field he had come out of. Loved it.
Its not surprising that they are still in demand. Not many Grand Tourers with usable back seats, a good boot, great parts availability at sensible prices and a Hard Top out there, Even a Corniche DHC doesn't have a hard Top in its repertoire.
The Stagg was for the big boys who thought Spitfires were too girly. But the Staggs weren't weren't developed enough before going to market, As Usual. 😢
Italian Giovanni Michelotti designed this great British classic GT roadster which was let down by poor BL build quality and untrained dealerships but now a well sorted reliable gem with one of the best sounding V8’s ever and looks just as good with a hard top on, many had there handling destroyed by the lighter Rover V8 conversions which was unnecessary. Find another British car maker of the 70’s to match it’s character you’ll be hard pressed.
I do like the Stag. In the mid eighties it was a "fast flash motor" a couple of mates had them and l enjoyed the rides!..but...l am 100% a TR 4 guy. Edit.... Love her T-shirt... I have a -65 cooper s.
You need to find a tunnel to experience the v8😂. I owned a mk1 for 12 years, obviously not without its BL problems but I spent two years restoration it and loved every minute driving it.
My stepmother wanted one, and asked me to go with her to look at it. I’m 6’ 3”, and my dad was 6’ 5”. Anyway, I got in the drivers side, roof down, thinking it was very nice, then the salesman tapped me on the head, and I then realised my line of sight was 2” above the top of the windscreen 😂. Result was she went for a Scimitar GTE, nice too.
There is nothing like the exhaust note of a Triumph Stag. I can't put my finger on it but if one comes or goes down the road it's a Stag & nothing less. Length of exhaust,bore of exhaust,placement of silencer ? Don't know but .......I love it ! The other car is the MGB..,.,.different note but same one-off identity.
@@martinkendrew18 I do know them.We're talking about sound identity.Go out into the street & tell me the make of an EV at 1000 yards.Australia is alive with V8,6 & 4 cylinder cars,has been for many decades & because of that some are audibly identifiable as to what particular cars they are,NOT just the fact it has a type of motor fitted to it.Many brands here had 4,6 & V8 motors fitted to the same model (Holden Torana being one). I stand by what I said.....I know a Stag by sound,not that it's a V8 & I know an MGB,not because it's a "4"(a V8 or an MGC usually stumps me !). There's just that resonance of identity. Some have it,some don't.
Back in the day it was classed as a proper hairdressers car .. Which was spot on, as I knew three successful ladies hairdressers who owned them & strangely enough they’d picked white!! Shame about the engine though..
He's not dressed like 1974, that collar is way too small. Re the handling, dad had a friend with one, he took the bend by Twickenham bridge at 70mph (it's a 40, site of Britain's first speed camera) in the 70s. Not bad for the time.
Cast iron block and dolomite sprint alloy cylinder head- expansion differential caused warping of the head and a larger radiator would also have helped. The 3 litre stag engine could be made reliable and i think it was Hart racing services at Heathrow were good at that, but a lot of owners had the Rover 3.5 litre (Buick derived) V8 installed with more power and total reliability.
Really too bad about that engine, Leland had many engines they could have put into the vehicle ( they had FAR too many engines ). The could have put the Jag straight six or developed the Triumph 2.5L . So little thought and development put into most British cars of that ilk.
Waaaaay too much manic conversation by the driver. I couldn't watch most of it. It would have been better with less of the animated "Look at me everyone" antics of the driver and more about the sound of the car.
Very poor vid…. Why bother trying to review a car (that is liked and appreciated by so many I might add) when you come into it with such a massive bias. Finding faults on the car that were so typical of most 70’s cars.. Nice car. Crap vid.
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I had one in the 70s and was the best car I ever owned.
Having owned both Mk1 and Mk2 Triumph 2000 estates they were a cut above the rest in the 60's/70's
Yes they suffered the foibles that all cars from the era had, but for me they had a class and style of their
own.
As for the Stag, yes i wanted one, but i needed a reliable workhorse and you couldn't carry TV sets in a Stag.
Thaks for changing your minds, thses cars are still stylish and desirable today.
I have owned my 1976 Stag, 'The Red Devil' for 43 years now, and I must say it's been a perfect grand touring car, (not - a sports car) and it sound fantastic and a complete joy to drive. My car has the original engine and gearbox and has been restored one 2014/15. It was my every day car back in the 80's and never let me down. Also. any of the faults you now rehashed have been sorted for many years so buy one with confidence. It a great survivor and a great owners club (SOC). You should always look forward to what's going on now, not backwards. Well done anyway. Bob
My father bought one in 1976 (1 year old) and I remember the test drive in it when I was 12. Dad passed away in 2018 and the car came to me but it's in my garage, rather frustratingly a bit stuck. I changed the tempermental autobox inhibit switch last year and the new one has now said "Nope, not gonna enable the ignition!". I can get to the switch but the passenger door is up against the wall so I need to motivate myself into some gymnastic level contortionism one day soon when the weather is a bit warmer.
Crabbers could turn Elton John straight thee knors ❤
I suddenly want Stag. Beautiful car, entertaining video. Thanks.
did my apprenticeship at a Triumph Stag specialist way back in the early 80s. in those days Stag owners tended to be professional people with money to burn (thankfully!!!).
I remember taking a surgeons Stag out on a fault finding test drive (rear noise issue mid bend), apexed it, got on the throttle and it under-steered like the front tyres were greased. I'd already road tested many Stags by this point and their handling was usually neutral to over-steer (tyre type dependent) but this one had a Rover V8 conversion which was the reason the diff was in trouble (rear noise) and the handling had been destroyed.
the Stag is a Triumph 2000 convertible and as such was engineered for Triumph power plants. I have fond memories of the old Snags. they're best kept original with a few fairly minor mods and tweaks here and there to fix what should have been done at the factory.
good to see your tested car has a real Triumph engine 👍
A well maintained Triumph Stag is an absolute pleasure to drive, I know this because I drove my last Pimento Red 1977 model triumph stag for 25 years, still kicking myself for selling it !!.😢😢😠 and yes it was my daily driver !!.
Love Sarah’s accent proper down to earth English lass and loves classic cars brilliant
I’ve had two stags money pits but great cars got a Porsche Boxster now 👌
Great car and one of my all-time favourites. Note; that seatbelt hasn't been working since the MOT of September 2019! :-)
stunning, the car is nice as well
That is a true cad's convertible. One of the best looking convertibles ever. Giovanni Michelotti was a great designer.
The body work is amazing, every mans dream to try one of these out. A classic must have accessory to hold.
Yep, the stag;s nice as well!!!!!
I had my Bosses Stag air bourne over a hump back bridge. When I landed a tractor 🚜 had pulled out in front of me, I ended up in the field he had come out of.
Loved it.
What a colour that was though. Inca yellow 👌🏻
It wasn't Inca yellow, the factory colour was Mimosa yellow. 😉💛
Its not surprising that they are still in demand. Not many Grand Tourers with usable back seats, a good boot, great parts availability at sensible prices and a Hard Top out there,
Even a Corniche DHC doesn't have a hard Top in its repertoire.
The Stagg was for the big boys who thought Spitfires were too girly.
But the Staggs weren't weren't developed enough before going to market, As Usual. 😢
Beautiful car. Inca yellow my first car was an allegro in Inca yellow. That v8 sounds mint!
Italian Giovanni Michelotti designed this great British classic GT roadster which was let down by poor BL build quality and untrained dealerships but now a well sorted reliable gem with one of the best sounding V8’s ever and looks just as good with a hard top on, many had there handling destroyed by the lighter Rover V8 conversions which was unnecessary. Find another British car maker of the 70’s to match it’s character you’ll be hard pressed.
Sorry but the Stag is without doubt the best looking car BL made.. Actually one of the best looking cars ever made.
I do like the Stag. In the mid eighties it was a "fast flash motor" a couple of mates had them and l enjoyed the rides!..but...l am 100% a TR 4 guy.
Edit....
Love her T-shirt...
I have a -65 cooper s.
Happy Halloween Sarah 🎃
You need to find a tunnel to experience the v8😂. I owned a mk1 for 12 years, obviously not without its BL problems but I spent two years restoration it and loved every minute driving it.
There's nothing wrong with the triumph V8 it's the radiator out of a triumph spitfire
My stepmother wanted one, and asked me to go with her to look at it. I’m 6’ 3”, and my dad was 6’ 5”. Anyway, I got in the drivers side, roof down, thinking it was very nice, then the salesman tapped me on the head, and I then realised my line of sight was 2” above the top of the windscreen 😂. Result was she went for a Scimitar GTE, nice too.
There is nothing like the exhaust note of a Triumph Stag. I can't put my finger on it but if one comes or goes down the road it's a Stag & nothing less. Length of exhaust,bore of exhaust,placement of silencer ? Don't know but .......I love it ! The other car is the MGB..,.,.different note but same one-off identity.
Yeah 1 a v8 poss. Straight 4 know yer motors??
@@martinkendrew18 I do know them.We're talking about sound identity.Go out into the street & tell me the make of an EV at 1000 yards.Australia is alive with V8,6 & 4 cylinder cars,has been for many decades & because of that some are audibly identifiable as to what particular cars they are,NOT just the fact it has a type of motor fitted to it.Many brands here had 4,6 & V8 motors fitted to the same model (Holden Torana being one). I stand by what I said.....I know a Stag by sound,not that it's a V8 & I know an MGB,not because it's a "4"(a V8 or an MGC usually stumps me !). There's just that resonance of identity. Some have it,some don't.
I never viewed a Triumph as British Leyland. It was still Triumph.
Definitely, triumph engines in my opinion were easier to work on and better designed than the British Leyland ones.Triumph was always Triumph
Is this about the car or just you two jabbering on?
Both
Great entertainment. The badge lol... The plughole of doom, many of them had their engines replaced with the 3.5 Rover engine.
Bring them back with restomod
Shame it's auto,the manual was a different beast. The 2500S was similar with the 2 gearboxes.Manual only for both cars.
Back in the day it was classed as a proper hairdressers car ..
Which was spot on, as I knew three successful ladies hairdressers who owned them & strangely enough they’d picked white!!
Shame about the engine though..
I have always wanted a stag just out of my reach sadly
I'd put a seat belt on if I was her, esp with his lack of looking where he is going !!
Expert on the 70s and he wasn't even there.😂
If they had used used the Rover 3500 V8 it would have been perfect. Pride goeth before a fall.
I fell in love ❤ with Sarah on bangers and cash
Might want to tweak the title a little ...
Hmm good spot. Got Julian Clary banned from telly if I remember correctly! 🙂
I didn’t want to mention it😂😂😂
@@jonrogers3839about Norman Lamont...
Oooops !! Thank you 🤣
Roger and Fanny. 🤣
He's not dressed like 1974, that collar is way too small.
Re the handling, dad had a friend with one, he took the bend by Twickenham bridge at 70mph (it's a 40, site of Britain's first speed camera) in the 70s. Not bad for the time.
Where's Crabbers tyke accent gone, thee knors !!
They actually tried to pitch this car against Mercs of the era, good try
Yes it was meant to be a cheaper alternative, I also had a 1986 420SL mercedes, but the stag was much more enjoyable to drive !!. 🤪😜😝
what are the chances of me you saying pretty much identical to what you said about the stag, that I said in my tweet?
I'm thrilled that I have a STAG name... LMAO
Lovely car and the twin round headlamps add to the sporty nature. Square headlamps are so bland in comparison now.
I assume they've been fixed now. In the 70's they were diabolical.
Cast iron block and dolomite sprint alloy cylinder head- expansion differential caused warping of the head and a larger radiator would also have helped. The 3 litre stag engine could be made reliable and i think it was Hart racing services at Heathrow were good at that, but a lot of owners had the Rover 3.5 litre (Buick derived) V8 installed with more power and total reliability.
Paul Probably ended up with crabs 🦀 after this journey.😅
Cheeky !
@@Sarah-CrabbersCrabtree only joking.loved it 👌
Why did you leave bangers and cash
The cars are great but sarah is the distraction x
Really too bad about that engine, Leland had many engines they could have put into the vehicle ( they had FAR too many engines ). The could have put the Jag straight six or developed the Triumph 2.5L .
So little thought and development put into most British cars of that ilk.
get two people that no about stags they soft tops and hard top with stag
That was painful to watch!
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Waaaaay too much manic conversation by the driver. I couldn't watch most of it. It would have been better with less of the animated "Look at me everyone" antics of the driver and more about the sound of the car.
He just got away with putting it in P, Not a recommended move in the 21st century and an independent women.
😂
I have driven and repaired them. They are not good cars.
Aggravating presenters .
Did,nt enjoy this poor review don,t give up the day job
Very poor vid…. Why bother trying to review a car (that is liked and appreciated by so many I might add) when you come into it with such a massive bias. Finding faults on the car that were so typical of most 70’s cars..
Nice car. Crap vid.
I drive an Ital love, I know all about crap cars and I bloomin love them 😊😂
The seatbelt difficulty at the start is indicative of the entire problem with British cars and industry - producing crappy unreliable rubbish
If you know anything about 70's cars then you will know how to deal with it.
The zip in the t bar is so you can change the interior bulb on the t bar
Wished I was back in the 70s I wouldn’t be such a old git.