1974 Triumph Stag Convertible

Highlights

Older restoration in fetching silver colour
Engine, gearbox, and rear differential rebuilt
Thick history file with over 50 invoices
Polybushed, Brembo brakes and new Weber carburettor
Manual gearbox with overdrive

The Appeal

The Stag has the name, the burble, the svelte Italian lines and the practical, wood-lined cabin. There are other 70s GTs - most notably a certain car from Germany - but none quite have the character of Britain’s home-grown boulevardier.

Compared to its rival, the Stag is a rarity. Buyers tend to love them and keep them, for obvious reasons. This one has been cherished and is a very usable example of the later Mk2 with its revised styling and pretty alloys.

It is an older restoration in fetching silver that remains well presented. There is a matching hard top and well presented black and wood veneer cabin. Alongside the desirable manual box it benefits from a raft of mechanical improvements including polybushed suspension, new Weber carburettor, a header tank to improve cooling and rebuilt engine, differential and gearbox. There are also Brembo brakes to improve the stopping power.

With over 50 invoices in the history file, this car has clearly been maintained well. In good running order and nicely presentable, it looks ready for summer.

History and Paperwork

First registered 5th July 1974
The file contains over 50 invoices of work and new parts
The last MOT is dated 2007, but the car is now exempt
Car has been in storage for most of the intervening time prior to vendor buying it
Current mileage is 43,630 miles
Last MOT certificate shows mileage of 42,995 and no advisories
Significent expenditure by previous owner covering mechanicals detailed below
This work includes rebuilding the engine, gearbox, and rear differential
Previously painted black which was changed to silver in August 1986
‘A’ chassis suffix indicates this car was originally a factory automatic

The Condition

Older respray in silver metallic which remains in fair condition
Paintwork shows some localised marks and vendor says would benefit from respray
Bodywork appears to be in good order
Underside in fair condition and worth inspecting in photographs
Generally well kept, factory standard interior with black vinyl seats
Front and rear seats are presentable with small split to note to driver’s base
Fitted with front and rear seatbelts
Factory hard top in matching silver and generally well kept
Cabin fittings, switchgear and veneers are very presentable
The bodywork and underside are fair for its age
Sits on stylish factory alloy wheels in good order with Nankang tyres

The Mechanics

2,997cc V8 Triumph engine which has been rebuilt
Converted to 4spd manual gearbox with overdrive and working correctly
We are told that the gearbox and rear differential have been rebuilt
Header tank added to improve cooling
Suspension has been redone and has new nylon bearings fitted
Complete new exhaust system and Brembo brakes
New Weber carburettor which has been tuned by a local garage
Reported to run and drive well with no issues to advise

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