A friend of mine ones one (here in Southern Germany). He's a professional mechanic who is running a garage for all brands. Even he had the well known issues with the (rebuilt) V8 engine. Thanks for this Stag feature, Steph. See you soon --- Martin
This museum is THE place to see !!! We visited it in july 2022 with our British friends. What a souvenir ! I really enjoyed that moment and we even spoke to the owner 🙏👍😊
Enjoyed the video Steph. Had my manual overdrive Stag seven years now. I don’t think you mentioned it but the steering wheel does adjust up and down, plus in and out.
Inca Yellow 💛 I recently had a Maxi in this colour. When I was at secondary school in the 2000s my teacher had a Triumph Stag, I thought she was the coolest person ever!
Lovely review of a fabulous car, thanks for avoiding any temptation to recycle bar-room nonsensical misinformation. I have owned mine since 1994, every time that i thought about selling it just one drive changed my mind
Always loved the Stag; to me, it's one of the most beautiful cars Triumph ever made, and yes, a lot more driving time on a long open road is what you would need to make the most of it.
I've only seen one American-spec here in Hawai'i about 50 years ago. Saw quite a few British-spec examples when I lived in Suffolk, though. Always liked these cars for their distinctive styling and rarity.
I love every video you make and I absolutely love the Triumph Staaag. Maybe because it has a few flaws. The Stag, not you! You are just perfect 🙂. Your tasteful outfit complements the car color perfectly. And you present all the facts and driving emotions so well. Very enjoyable to watch. If I win the lottery, I will buy you a Stag. Pinky promise!
What a beautiful and stunning sample. Thank you for the reviev Steph and you suit it so good. Despite the lacking built quality, it is still one of the british classic cars I would love to have for the sunday journeys. ☺☺
I am rebuilding my Stag engine at the moment having blown it up accidentally due to a coolant leak. Being a retired engineer I should have known better, but that's life, I guess. I also volunteer at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon which I really enjoy & meet lots of interesting people. I find it rewarding to show people all the cars and share the quirky and unusual stories attached to many of the exhibits. A nice feature of the cars we have is that the majority of them are driven regularly and get proper use to preserve them for the future generations.
BL could always be relied on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The correct fuel consumption on a good V8 should be smiles per gallon. Good review Steph.
I can assure you Steph that the cute little leather tab on the glove box is what somebody has added themselves, because the glove box is so ineptly designed that you push on a button to release it, with nothing to pull on, so you’re pressing the door up when you want it to drop down. Stupid. Apart from the glove box on the 1977 2500S I owned for two years kept dropping open over bumps in the road when I first got it. I used to love 2000 and 2500 saloons as my uncle owned five or six in the 70s, Mk1 and Mk2, PI, automatics and overdrive models. I got a manual overdrive 2500S in the 2000s which turned out to be cosmetically restored but a bit of a rot box underneath. It probably had the best engine of any classic I owned once I’d had a few faults and oil leaks fixed, though the diff had some backlash and you could feel driveline shunt at low speeds. The build quality was pure BL though. And that’s pretty much what killed the Stag’s chances in America. A Mercedes-Benz SL it was not.
@@philiptidmarsh Thank You Philip. I really like this channel. I’m live-streaming today ( Sunday 7th ) on my TH-cam Channel at 5:15pm - UK Time. Hope you can join us. All the Boogie Best. Terry 🤠🙏
I had a 2000 Mk1 in the 70s too. I was young then, and a bit of a boy racer, so it was often driven hard, and the temperature never rose above medium. A few years before that, a friend in high school used to borrow his mother's 2000 a lot, and with a car full of classmates he would bait other motorists into racing on country roads. He REALLY thrashed it, but the motor never overheated. Incidentally, he was seldom beaten, even by much more powerful cars. (probably due more to his recklessness and willingness to over-rev his mum's car, than to the ability of the Triumph). This was in NZ, where summer temperatures rarely exceed 40 C, so I wonder if overheating maybe occurs in hotter climates?
A geeky fact about the Stag in the video is that the oil pressure gauge is an aftermarket fitment. Even though the gauge was made by Smiths, it doesn't quite match. It took the place of the Smiths clock that would have originally been in that position.
True- although if you want to be really geeky most of the clocks (as in tell the time clocks) we’re not Smiths but Kienzil- which I have probably spelt wrongly as I’m too lazy to out to my Stag in the garage to check 😉
That leather pull tab was homemade by someone. The oil pressure gauge obviously doesn’t match. There was originally a clock in that position. A late TR6 oil gauge would have been an exact match. My first 1973 Stag was on its third engine before 20,000 miles, and that was in 1982.
Nice one Steph, a great quick review of a true classic that really should have sold brilliantly. The style was nigh on perfect as where 'most' of the mechanicals that were carried over from the 2000 I guess. I'll not go into the troubles with the engine cooling or build quality as the web is a wash with that. That sound is epic though. If I recall correctly (probably not) but the decision to go for a V8 was for the US. Personally I would love one but I don't have the space to store it safely or afford to run it. This car really does suite you though, this was even before the throttle blip. This must now be one of your dream cars. Many thanks for sharing and a happy new year to you.
Thanks for a good review. It was like my test drive of a Stag here in the States. The low fuel light was on for me also. I did not buy it, but the salesman said come back when i win the lottery! The safety in the braking system was in thanks to the USA. We dropped out of the soft top market when we thought the feature was going to be taken away by the government. It never happened. Hopefully, this Triumph will find a good home.
Engineer here with a Stag since 2019; Of all the stupid things that didn’t work and baffled me was the sequence of pushing the glovebox door release button and it staying closed on release!!? The tab you have is something to get over this problem and not standard! In the end there were two issues. 1) there is a little circular foam washer glued around the glovebox light switch- These get lost and discarded but help release the lid! 2) The chrome plate lock plate was profiled badly ( Triumph/BL quality control 🤣) so a little clobbering in a vice! .. and voila; An opening box lid on one push ❤️
Great video Steph; listening to it as I'm doing some boring data entry...the sound of that engine is glorious. I will play the lottery this weekend methinks.
I don't think the leather tag on the glove box is original but it is needed when you haven't the key to aid you. Where the oil pressure gauge sits, there would of once been an 12 hour clock.
Great video,! It is probably the UK's most loved classic car. ❤ This was well presented, and described. A joy to watch. Such detail and pointers. I had my Stag for 29 years and I still learnt lots from this video. Brilliant. Share this with friends and family. It's a Triumph💜 😊
This brings back a lot of memories, my Dad had an M reg automatic one in red, must try and get up to the Great British Car journey and have a go as I never drove his (i was just a child at the time though!!) Thanks Steph. :)
Hi Steph, That was a great review, almost stop-on. I have owned my Stag a 1976 Mk2 (named The Red Devil) because it has a triple 666 number plate). I have owned this fantastic car for 43 years now and I can tell you everything has been sorted, for the engine, body panel etc the club is fantastic with lots of history and support, you can't go wrong, get one, (You only live once). And that beautiful engine sound track will be your reward every time you go out, You may have seen my car it was in the Triumph area at the Bicester scramble 8th October 23 just up from the Lancaster Insurance stand. Happy New Year Bob
@@paulchenery8013 yes, it has had one full rebuild after I laid it up for a few year which it didn’t like. It is running beautifully now. Thanks for asking Bob
Ours share a similar story, dad bought it in '76. Dad has gone now and the car is with me. It's just a bit stuck in my garage at the moment. The new auto box inhibit switch is either out of adjustment or failed. Won't start and the passenger door is up against the garage wall. I'm waiting for warmer weather when I'll cast a spell of "gymnastic contortionism" and wiggle into the right pose to tackle it.
@@djtaylorutube Hi David, that a lovely history you have with that Stag, Did your Dad buy it new in 1976? If you are a member of the Stag Owners Club I’m sure there would be someone in your area that would help you and may have other idea’s, good luck with the work, let’s us know how you get on. Bob
Brilliant top car ,good review , people ignored maintenance, Yep in the garages we never had any trouble with them , mainly because they were in for service , the only car we drove the long way back to its owner , most stags have been well sorted years ago ,
As a used car dealer for a time in the 80s, my dad would sometimes take cars off the forecourt and run them himself for a while, especially if they weren't selling. I think the Stag made him feel like the business especially for the golf club run. Which is probably where he sold it as he didn't have it for very long. But a fond memory is seeing him in it beaming away. Probably his favourite car ever.
I always liked the Stag, very nice lines. Good video. My first car was a Herald 1200 that I inherited and I loved it. I thought it made much more sense to have the indicator lever on the right and was disappointed when all my future cars had them on the left.
Great review and still one of my dream cars to have in my imaginary 10 car garage. A local garage in Lampton (Hounslow), maybe Peak Performance Cars, used to always have a great selection of them which made me drool as I filled my Toledo. They keep popping up here in the States, but they are all in a terrible shape and/or have the horrors of a Chevy V8 conversion. One day...
Great video Steph, always enjoy your comments. I am a TR250 owner, would love to see you drive one. What happened to your road tests? I feel I could drive the compound you use in my sleep now. Take care, Jim
When I was a boy, dad had a Mk2 2.5 PI auto (gorgeous dark blue with light grey trim) - a very handsome car, which I loved, and shared many of the Michelotti design features (front and rear, wood dash instrument layout). The engine sounded good too. But the Stag took it to another level…
I loved my Triumph Vitesse and, later on my Chicane (2500TC), also, my grandfather owned a Gloria - all of which makes me a bit of a Triumph fan. Two extra points of interest: 1. the Stag (as I recall) pioneered the innovative and practical T-top roof; 2. the V8 was actually two Triumph Dolomite/SAAB 99 slant-fours mated to a common crankcase. Thanks and best regards, Colin.
Jesus ! Hearing you exclaim that when you accelerated really made me laugh. Excellent review of an underrated car. Typical '70's BL sadly, snatch defeat from the jaws of success. Thank you
Have you reviewed the Jaguar XJ-S ? For it would seem real competitors! Everything you said about the ST-T-A-A-AGG Would ring true with this one XJ-S! Jolly nice review here
@@jamescourt4703 I have a recollection that 70% of them were sold in white. Certainly when I bought a blue one, I discovered the original white paint underneath.
If she hasn't done it yet do the Triumph GT6 my first car when I was 18 years old.. That was in 1978 mine was an 8 year old used car but for a teenager first car it was a dream car almost like dating a super model just a lot less expensive..
I've always loved the Triumph Stag, sure they had their issues back in the day but that's can all be sorted now, if I could afford one I'd have one. Oh and Steph you look amazing! Love that outfit.
At last you tested a Stag ! I've been waiting ages for that ! 😊 Glad you liked it, they're utterly fab. I have one with triumph 2500s 6 cyl engine, manual + overdrive, which for me is the best combination: Smooth, reliable and good economy. I also gave a moggy traveller, and switching between the two .. well the novelty has never worn off 🙂
@idriveaclassic Steph, if you get a chance, take a manual-overdrive Stag out in the summer with the roof down What you had here was one branch of Stag motoring (having had an auto, I found it a bit slushy) but a manual O/D, and roof off cruising really is something else again 🥰
Great review as always Steph. That V8 sounds superb. From the comments there seems to be a lot of people who are just parroting b.s from other people/keyboard warriors/pub bores who never actually owned a Stag.
Agree with you, that V8 is 🌫️, so much so a decade ago i joined the SOC with view to buying one. Sadly realised after couple of years i didn't have the skills, indoor space to look after one and do it justice it deserves😢. Still get pangs when i hear or see one.
Very good review glad you like it. i absolutely love mine. it turns heads people waving and flashing there lights and the sound of the tv8 awesome.mine was registered the same year and month i was born both 50 this year 😂
I worked for an electronics company in the 1970's and the new marketing manager chose a Triumph Stag over the usual Rover 3 Ltr and caused a bit of a stir from the old hands.
Thanks for another wonderful balanced review Steph, of a car I have never especially rated. However, that engine roar is glorious and wonderful, what an elegant and refined car! I was wrong to underestimate the Stag. Sadly it's extremely unlike I'll see one, and I'll never get to drive one, as we have nothing like the Great British Car Journey here on the Canadian West Coast. I am so envious that you have such an amazing museum in the UK, that also includes a chance to drive such wonderfully interesting and exciting vehicles!
I knew of a few transplants with the P76 engine (269) here in NZ, went very well, unsurprisingly. Always hankered after a hardtop model but they were beyond me cost wise. Thanks Steph.
Yes it was also common to put the 4.4 Litre V8 from the P76 in them in Australia, The factory stag engine couldn't tolerate Australian heat and generally died early with warped heads and blown head gaskets.
Looking as gorgeous as ever! And the Stag ain’t too bad either! 😉 Don’t let the buggers grind you down! I know it’s easy to say.. However, you’ve got fifty thousands peeps on here who signed up for your content 😊 So don’t let those sad few haters bring you down.. Positivity and beyond 🚀💫 Keep strong 💪🏻😊
Amazing, looking car, I remembered I knew unfortunately most people ran for the wind when they seen it was a British Leyland product .. back axles are allegros being glued on because the factory run out of bolts . Those of you who are old enough will remember what I’m talking about
Just watching this steph made me sad because i sold my beloved mk1 back in 2016. Had it for 12 years and its a lovley car, easy to drive and as you say for a 70s car, there was quite alot of equipment, power steering and electric windows all independent suspension etc. 😊
Love the style of these and that noise. It's a car that deserved to sell so much more but the fact that so many survive shows how loved they remain. I think you're a bit smitten Steph. Are you going to be upgrading Valerie soon?
You said something about the first convertible since 1930 something, but what about the herald/vittesse? And is it a sports car or a GT? Nice car though!👍
I had one of the last mk1 Vitesse 2.0 saloons back in 1979. It was a 1967 model on an E reg, and I've worked on, or driven most 60s and 70s Triumphs. The Vitesse 2.0 was a great car, but not in the same refined category as a Stag. A Dolomite Sprint might be a closer comparison for the Vitesse saloon. The separate chassis and bolt together build on the Vitesse, always gave them the raw sports car feel, just a little less so in the saloon. The Vitesse convertible was really a step up from a TR, or GT6, when you had a family, but still needed similar performance with 4 seats. People chopped and changed the Vitesse/Herald body, you could take the roof off a saloon by removing a few bolts and make it in to a convertible, with a bit of work. You could even create a Vitesse estate, or van if you got a good rear body tub off a Herald estate or courier model.
Had a Stag (SNAG) back in the day, “SFL 536N” Emerald Green, Hard & Soft Top with Steel Wheels for winter & Alloys for Summer. Usual overheating issues & spent many an hour in the garage being repaired. Even bought a engine block from S.N.G Barratt (now Jag specialist) who gave me a great warranty with a grin on his face…..”10,000 miles or the end of he drive, which ever comes 1st Sir” ? But I still loved & it was a great head turner for a young show off….. I chopped it in for a drop head Merc 350SL that looked mint, but in reality wasn’t a patch on the Stag, a mistake on my part looking back. Great Days & a timeless classic7 Great review Cheers
I can vouch that this was THE car that many boys in the early 1970s wanted their father to leave them off to school in, just as all their friends were arriving. And as much as I liked the later TR7, I still think that Purdey should have been given one of these to drive instead... much classier.
Exactly what my dad did! I was 12 when dad bought his one year old Stag in 1976. Dad has gone now but the car came to me and still with me. A car with many family memories.
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Love the outfit........Reminds me of what my mum wore back then.
A beautiful car and a beautiful lady wearing a stunning dress.
Steph is very watchable. Nice work, informed and entertaining.
Yes the. V8 engine has one of the best exhaust notes ever. Nice video
Just looks so classy, the UK made some great looking cars in the past.
I also drove this Triumph stag at Drive Dad's car and it's a joy to drive.
Glad you enjoyed your drive 🙂
Lovely the father of my high school sweetheart drove a red one . That was in 1983 when I was 15.
One of my favourite cars😊 great video
A friend of mine ones one (here in Southern Germany). He's a professional mechanic who is running a garage for all brands. Even he had the well known issues with the (rebuilt) V8 engine. Thanks for this Stag feature, Steph. See you soon --- Martin
This museum is THE place to see !!! We visited it in july 2022 with our British friends. What a souvenir ! I really enjoyed that moment and we even spoke to the owner 🙏👍😊
Thank you for your kind words - so pleased to hear you enjoyed your visit!
Enjoyed the video Steph. Had my manual overdrive Stag seven years now. I don’t think you mentioned it but the steering wheel does adjust up and down, plus in and out.
Inca Yellow 💛 I recently had a Maxi in this colour. When I was at secondary school in the 2000s my teacher had a Triumph Stag, I thought she was the coolest person ever!
Lovely review of a fabulous car, thanks for avoiding any temptation to recycle bar-room nonsensical misinformation. I have owned mine since 1994, every time that i thought about selling it just one drive changed my mind
Always loved the Stag; to me, it's one of the most beautiful cars Triumph ever made, and yes, a lot more driving time on a long open road is what you would need to make the most of it.
I've only seen one American-spec here in Hawai'i about 50 years ago. Saw quite a few British-spec examples when I lived in Suffolk, though. Always liked these cars for their distinctive styling and rarity.
I love every video you make and I absolutely love the Triumph Staaag. Maybe because it has a few flaws. The Stag, not you! You are just perfect 🙂. Your tasteful outfit complements the car color perfectly. And you present all the facts and driving emotions so well. Very enjoyable to watch. If I win the lottery, I will buy you a Stag. Pinky promise!
What a beautiful and stunning sample. Thank you for the reviev Steph and you suit it so good. Despite the lacking built quality, it is still one of the british classic cars I would love to have for the sunday journeys. ☺☺
Oh same!
I am rebuilding my Stag engine at the moment having blown it up accidentally due to a coolant leak. Being a retired engineer I should have known better, but that's life, I guess.
I also volunteer at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon which I really enjoy & meet lots of interesting people.
I find it rewarding to show people all the cars and share the quirky and unusual stories attached to many of the exhibits.
A nice feature of the cars we have is that the majority of them are driven regularly and get proper use to preserve them for the future generations.
BL could always be relied on to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. The correct fuel consumption on a good V8 should be smiles per gallon. Good review Steph.
I can assure you Steph that the cute little leather tab on the glove box is what somebody has added themselves, because the glove box is so ineptly designed that you push on a button to release it, with nothing to pull on, so you’re pressing the door up when you want it to drop down. Stupid. Apart from the glove box on the 1977 2500S I owned for two years kept dropping open over bumps in the road when I first got it. I used to love 2000 and 2500 saloons as my uncle owned five or six in the 70s, Mk1 and Mk2, PI, automatics and overdrive models. I got a manual overdrive 2500S in the 2000s which turned out to be cosmetically restored but a bit of a rot box underneath. It probably had the best engine of any classic I owned once I’d had a few faults and oil leaks fixed, though the diff had some backlash and you could feel driveline shunt at low speeds. The build quality was pure BL though. And that’s pretty much what killed the Stag’s chances in America. A Mercedes-Benz SL it was not.
Jerry Seinfeld mentioned this channel on Spike's Car Radio.
That’s how I found this channel too. It was Jerry Seinfeld who mentioned it on the podcast. Nice to know you also have such a well known following.
Great Video as always. I drive a yellow Triumph Herald 13/60 convertible. All the boogie best. Terry Miles 🤠
Lovely! Great choice
Nice to see you here Terry. Loved the Triumph christmas Tree collection caper. All the boogie best back to you and yours !
@@philiptidmarsh Thank You Philip. I really like this channel. I’m live-streaming today ( Sunday 7th ) on my TH-cam Channel at 5:15pm - UK Time. Hope you can join us. All the Boogie Best. Terry 🤠🙏
It is a gorgeous looking car. I would have one in a heartbeat...
There was a white one in Auckley Doncaster and everyone loved that car 🤠🙏🤟 90s
It really suits you Steph 😍 My uncle had a Mk1 Triumph 2000 when I was a kid in the 70's and that over heated regularly too.
Is it arrogant to say ‘I know, so why don’t I have one?!’
@@idriveaclassic Not at all, perfect match. I think you should go for one Flower 😉
I had a 2000 Mk1 in the 70s too. I was young then, and a bit of a boy racer, so it was often driven hard, and the temperature never rose above medium. A few years before that, a friend in high school used to borrow his mother's 2000 a lot, and with a car full of classmates he would bait other motorists into racing on country roads. He REALLY thrashed it, but the motor never overheated. Incidentally, he was seldom beaten, even by much more powerful cars. (probably due more to his recklessness and willingness to over-rev his mum's car, than to the ability of the Triumph).
This was in NZ, where summer temperatures rarely exceed 40 C, so I wonder if overheating maybe occurs in hotter climates?
@@jaygee5693 That's interesting 🤔, This was an auto and UK so I think the temp is just as cool if not cooler.
Great review. Always a fantastic sound from a Stag. Thanks Steph.
What an awesome sound. Nicely reviewed😃thank you
Loved seeing these cars about as a kid in the 70's...the sound of the engine as they went by as a kid...also Hope Tina is doing ok?
Steph has a dress for every occasion and all in combining compatible colours ! Hehehe.
Thanks for sharing Steph, a lovely bright colour.😊👍
It really is!
A geeky fact about the Stag in the video is that the oil pressure gauge is an aftermarket fitment. Even though the gauge was made by Smiths, it doesn't quite match. It took the place of the Smiths clock that would have originally been in that position.
True- although if you want to be really geeky most of the clocks (as in tell the time clocks) we’re not Smiths but Kienzil- which I have probably spelt wrongly as I’m too lazy to out to my Stag in the garage to check 😉
Absolutely stunning , and the car as well 😉
CREEPY.....
I do so enjoy your videos, always full of details, always wanted a Stag, but with a Rover V8, yes, I will be driving Dads car later this year
Excellent! Look forward to welcoming you soon 🙂
That leather pull tab was homemade by someone. The oil pressure gauge obviously doesn’t match. There was originally a clock in that position. A late TR6 oil gauge would have been an exact match. My first 1973 Stag was on its third engine before 20,000 miles, and that was in 1982.
Hi Steph, thanks for the video. Have a great 2024.
Happy New Year Steph. You clearly enjoyed that one very much - I think you need one!
I dooooo. I also need the funds to run it
Nice one Steph, a great quick review of a true classic that really should have sold brilliantly. The style was nigh on perfect as where 'most' of the mechanicals that were carried over from the 2000 I guess. I'll not go into the troubles with the engine cooling or build quality as the web is a wash with that. That sound is epic though. If I recall correctly (probably not) but the decision to go for a V8 was for the US. Personally I would love one but I don't have the space to store it safely or afford to run it. This car really does suite you though, this was even before the throttle blip. This must now be one of your dream cars. Many thanks for sharing and a happy new year to you.
Best reaction ever Steph ! I would trade my TR6 for a Stag in a heartbeat, if there was a willing taker !
Sell your tr6 then the values are similar 😂
Thanks for a good review. It was like my test drive of a Stag here in the States. The low fuel light was on for me also. I did not buy it, but the salesman said come back when i win the lottery! The safety in the braking system was in thanks to the USA. We dropped out of the soft top market when we thought the feature was going to be taken away by the government. It never happened. Hopefully, this Triumph will find a good home.
You certainly appear at one with the Stag, Steph! . . .🙏
Absolutely!
Finally, after 54 years, I find someone who has noticed that delicious little Ambla tab on the glovebox door. Thanks, Steph!
Engineer here with a Stag since 2019; Of all the stupid things that didn’t work and baffled me was the sequence of pushing the glovebox door release button and it staying closed on release!!? The tab you have is something to get over this problem and not standard!
In the end there were two issues.
1) there is a little circular foam washer glued around the glovebox light switch- These get lost and discarded but help release the lid!
2) The chrome plate lock plate was profiled badly ( Triumph/BL quality control 🤣) so a little clobbering in a vice!
.. and voila; An opening box lid on one push ❤️
Great video Steph; listening to it as I'm doing some boring data entry...the sound of that engine is glorious. I will play the lottery this weekend methinks.
WHATA LOVELY CAR THANKYOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH US
I don't think the leather tag on the glove box is original but it is needed when you haven't the key to aid you.
Where the oil pressure gauge sits, there would of once been an 12 hour clock.
Great video,! It is probably the UK's most loved classic car. ❤ This was well presented, and described. A joy to watch. Such detail and pointers. I had my Stag for 29 years and I still learnt lots from this video. Brilliant. Share this with friends and family. It's a Triumph💜 😊
This brings back a lot of memories, my Dad had an M reg automatic one in red, must try and get up to the Great British Car journey and have a go as I never drove his (i was just a child at the time though!!) Thanks Steph. :)
Engine sounds wonderful
Great review - love your enthusiasm for the car. Worth noting that there was an option to also have a removable hard roof.
Hi Steph, That was a great review, almost stop-on. I have owned my Stag a 1976 Mk2 (named The Red Devil) because it has a triple 666 number plate). I have owned this fantastic car for 43 years now and I can tell you everything has been sorted, for the engine, body panel etc the club is fantastic with lots of history and support, you can't go wrong, get one, (You only live once). And that beautiful engine sound track will be your reward every time you go out, You may have seen my car it was in the Triumph area at the Bicester scramble 8th October 23 just up from the Lancaster Insurance stand. Happy New Year Bob
My Dad's Rover had the letters BZB in the number so we called it Beelzebub.
Has your car got the original Triumph 3 litre V8?
@@paulchenery8013 yes, it has had one full rebuild after I laid it up for a few year which it didn’t like. It is running beautifully now. Thanks for asking Bob
Ours share a similar story, dad bought it in '76. Dad has gone now and the car is with me.
It's just a bit stuck in my garage at the moment. The new auto box inhibit switch is either out of adjustment or failed. Won't start and the passenger door is up against the garage wall.
I'm waiting for warmer weather when I'll cast a spell of "gymnastic contortionism" and wiggle into the right pose to tackle it.
@@djtaylorutube Hi David, that a lovely history you have with that Stag, Did your Dad buy it new in 1976? If you are a member of the Stag Owners Club I’m sure there would be someone in your area that would help you and may have other idea’s, good luck with the work, let’s us know how you get on. Bob
That car suits you down to the ground!
Brilliant top car ,good review , people ignored maintenance, Yep in the garages we never had any trouble with them , mainly because they were in for service , the only car we drove the long way back to its owner , most stags have been well sorted years ago ,
As a used car dealer for a time in the 80s, my dad would sometimes take cars off the forecourt and run them himself for a while, especially if they weren't selling. I think the Stag made him feel like the business especially for the golf club run. Which is probably where he sold it as he didn't have it for very long. But a fond memory is seeing him in it beaming away. Probably his favourite car ever.
A stylish beauty...
I always liked the Stag, very nice lines. Good video. My first car was a Herald 1200 that I inherited and I loved it. I thought it made much more sense to have the indicator lever on the right and was disappointed when all my future cars had them on the left.
Great review and still one of my dream cars to have in my imaginary 10 car garage. A local garage in Lampton (Hounslow), maybe Peak Performance Cars, used to always have a great selection of them which made me drool as I filled my Toledo. They keep popping up here in the States, but they are all in a terrible shape and/or have the horrors of a Chevy V8 conversion. One day...
Great video Steph, always enjoy your comments. I am a TR250 owner, would love to see you drive one.
What happened to your road tests? I feel I could drive the compound you use in my sleep now.
Take care, Jim
Yes, driving a car around an industrial estate at 20 mph isn't particularly exciting to me.
Hi Jim, anything filmed borrowed from the GBCJ is filmed on the estate. Other road tests have actual road footage. Hope this helps.
An "All Systems Go" wheel, huh?! I think I might have seen this Triumph vehicle at a local classic car show here in America months back.
When I was a boy, dad had a Mk2 2.5 PI auto (gorgeous dark blue with light grey trim) - a very handsome car, which I loved, and shared many of the Michelotti design features (front and rear, wood dash instrument layout). The engine sounded good too. But the Stag took it to another level…
Haha wiper action for Ian . . . Bit of a triangle of doom there.
nice, love the colour
I thought Stef was going to pee her pants when she put her foot down 😂 nice to hear the V8 👍🏻
Hahahahah. Gotta get those kicks in.
She was very excited, which is fun to see
I loved my Triumph Vitesse and, later on my Chicane (2500TC), also, my grandfather owned a Gloria - all of which makes me a bit of a Triumph fan. Two extra points of interest: 1. the Stag (as I recall) pioneered the innovative and practical T-top roof; 2. the V8 was actually two Triumph Dolomite/SAAB 99 slant-fours mated to a common crankcase.
Thanks and best regards, Colin.
My favourite car ever ❤ & I'm pleased you looked after it cos thanks to xmas I get to have a go in that soon 😂
Clearly, you were smitten 😍.
Thanks for an interesting video.
Jesus ! Hearing you exclaim that when you accelerated really made me laugh. Excellent review of an underrated car. Typical '70's BL sadly, snatch defeat from the jaws of success.
Thank you
Beautiful car for sure, many thanks Steph 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇬🇧🇮🇪
Have you reviewed the Jaguar XJ-S ? For it would seem real competitors! Everything you said about the ST-T-A-A-AGG Would ring true with this one XJ-S!
Jolly nice review here
Brilliant! Love the "deep dive" as we say across the pond
One of my dream cars but it must be a purple one and convertible. Great video Steph.
The purple colour is called magenta. Lovely British Leyland colour.
@@jamescourt4703 I have a recollection that 70% of them were sold in white. Certainly when I bought a blue one, I discovered the original white paint underneath.
They are all convertibles. The hardtop is removable.
If she hasn't done it yet do the Triumph GT6 my first car when I was 18 years old.. That was in 1978 mine was an 8 year old used car but for a teenager first car it was a dream car almost like dating a super model just a lot less expensive..
Interesting.....you seemed to love it before you appeared to drive it 😊
I've always loved the Triumph Stag, sure they had their issues back in the day but that's can all be sorted now, if I could afford one I'd have one.
Oh and Steph you look amazing! Love that outfit.
At last you tested a Stag ! I've been waiting ages for that ! 😊
Glad you liked it, they're utterly fab. I have one with triumph 2500s 6 cyl engine, manual + overdrive, which for me is the best combination: Smooth, reliable and good economy.
I also gave a moggy traveller, and switching between the two .. well the novelty has never worn off 🙂
@idriveaclassic Steph, if you get a chance, take a manual-overdrive Stag out in the summer with the roof down What you had here was one branch of Stag motoring (having had an auto, I found it a bit slushy) but a manual O/D, and roof off cruising really is something else again 🥰
One of the best looking and sounding cars ever made! I believe that if someone made them now, with good quality control, they would sell😎
Great review as always Steph. That V8 sounds superb.
From the comments there seems to be a lot of people who are just parroting b.s from other people/keyboard warriors/pub bores who never actually owned a Stag.
A well sorted Stag is a wonderful thing!
Agree with you, that V8 is 🌫️, so much so a decade ago i joined the SOC with view to buying one. Sadly realised after couple of years i didn't have the skills, indoor space to look after one and do it justice it deserves😢. Still get pangs when i hear or see one.
Great driving review, "I haven't felt that alive in ages", LOL...
Yeah that fuel warning light... Any time below half full.
Beautiful outfit as always Steph! ❤ x
We need to get her a black hat. Or white top for the Stag.
Very good review glad you like it. i absolutely love mine. it turns heads people waving and flashing there lights and the sound of the tv8 awesome.mine was registered the same year and month i was born both 50 this year 😂
I worked for an electronics company in the 1970's and the new marketing manager chose a Triumph Stag over the usual Rover 3 Ltr and caused a bit of a stir from the old hands.
Stunning vedeo, as usual.
Thank you
Thanks for another wonderful balanced review Steph, of a car I have never especially rated. However, that engine roar is glorious and wonderful, what an elegant and refined car! I was wrong to underestimate the Stag. Sadly it's extremely unlike I'll see one, and I'll never get to drive one, as we have nothing like the Great British Car Journey here on the Canadian West Coast. I am so envious that you have such an amazing museum in the UK, that also includes a chance to drive such wonderfully interesting and exciting vehicles!
Timeless styling, it still looks good today!
Great style let down by the build quality as in so many Brit cars of the day ,,
I knew of a few transplants with the P76 engine (269) here in NZ, went very well, unsurprisingly. Always hankered after a hardtop model but they were beyond me cost wise. Thanks Steph.
Yes it was also common to put the 4.4 Litre V8 from the P76 in them in Australia, The factory stag engine couldn't tolerate Australian heat and generally died early with warped heads and blown head gaskets.
The vast majority have hardtops but many owners take them off and leave them off.
Fun Fact. The term 'all systems go' was coined by Harry Webster
Looking as gorgeous as ever! And the Stag ain’t too bad either! 😉 Don’t let the buggers grind you down! I know it’s easy to say.. However, you’ve got fifty thousands peeps on here who signed up for your content 😊 So don’t let those sad few haters bring you down.. Positivity and beyond 🚀💫 Keep strong 💪🏻😊
Amazing, looking car, I remembered I knew unfortunately most people ran for the wind when they seen it was a British Leyland product .. back axles are allegros being glued on because the factory run out of bolts . Those of you who are old enough will remember what I’m talking about
FYI -
Volt gauge is different from an Amp gauge , with a different purpose!
Almost 5000 cars made it stateside. That's a lot more than I thought, if I'm honest.
Just watching this steph made me sad because i sold my beloved mk1 back in 2016. Had it for 12 years and its a lovley car, easy to drive and as you say for a 70s car, there was quite alot of equipment, power steering and electric windows all independent suspension etc. 😊
Love the style of these and that noise. It's a car that deserved to sell so much more but the fact that so many survive shows how loved they remain.
I think you're a bit smitten Steph. Are you going to be upgrading Valerie soon?
nice video keep em coming💓❣
The traction control light comes on even at slow speeds
You said something about the first convertible since 1930 something, but what about the herald/vittesse? And is it a sports car or a GT?
Nice car though!👍
That’s convertible saloon. I said convertible tourer ☺️
@@idriveaclassic sorry, I wasn't paying attention. Too busy admiring the stag! 🤣
I had one of the last mk1 Vitesse 2.0 saloons back in 1979. It was a 1967 model on an E reg, and I've worked on, or driven most 60s and 70s Triumphs. The Vitesse 2.0 was a great car, but not in the same refined category as a Stag. A Dolomite Sprint might be a closer comparison for the Vitesse saloon. The separate chassis and bolt together build on the Vitesse, always gave them the raw sports car feel, just a little less so in the saloon. The Vitesse convertible was really a step up from a TR, or GT6, when you had a family, but still needed similar performance with 4 seats. People chopped and changed the Vitesse/Herald body, you could take the roof off a saloon by removing a few bolts and make it in to a convertible, with a bit of work. You could even create a Vitesse estate, or van if you got a good rear body tub off a Herald estate or courier model.
Very nice paint job, a bit disappointing that the seat etc is tatty!
Had a Stag (SNAG) back in the day, “SFL 536N” Emerald Green, Hard & Soft Top with Steel Wheels for winter & Alloys for Summer.
Usual overheating issues & spent many an hour in the garage being repaired. Even bought a engine block from S.N.G Barratt (now Jag specialist) who gave me a great warranty with a grin on his face…..”10,000 miles or the end of he drive, which ever comes 1st Sir” ?
But I still loved & it was a great head turner for a young show off…..
I chopped it in for a drop head Merc 350SL that looked mint, but in reality wasn’t a patch on the Stag, a mistake on my part looking back.
Great Days & a timeless classic7
Great review
Cheers
I can vouch that this was THE car that many boys in the early 1970s wanted their father to leave them off to school in, just as all their friends were arriving. And as much as I liked the later TR7, I still think that Purdey should have been given one of these to drive instead... much classier.
Exactly what my dad did! I was 12 when dad bought his one year old Stag in 1976.
Dad has gone now but the car came to me and still with me. A car with many family memories.