Triumph Stag, 1974 information

The Triumph Stag was presented in the year 1970. The Stag was not the successor of the famous TR range but an entirely new development for the important American market. In the late 1960'ies the safety of convertible models was questioned. For a while it seemed that convertibles and roadster would be banned. The Triumph Stag was designed with a sturdy, T-shape, roll over bar and the Triumph TR 7 was presented as a closed coupe for this reason. Like the TR 4, the Spitfire and many other Triumph models, the Stag was designed by the Italian Michelotti. De Stag was designed as a spacious and luxurious 2+2 touring convertible with a comfortable interior and safety seats. That was not all, Triumph even developed a brand new 3 Litre V8 engine for the Stag! This was quite strange because their British Leyland 'partner' Rover had the ideal V8 engine which was used for the Rover P5B since 1967. The Triumph Stag featured independent suspension and disc brakes all round. Power steering was a standard item. In the USA most Stags were ordered with an automatic gearbox.
The story goes that designer Michelotti was 'not very happy' with the safety roll over bar. In his opinion the Stag would have been much better looking without this item. For that Michelotti invested in the design of the steel hard top which compliments the design of the Stag for sure!

Technical data

Triumph V8 engine
2 Stromberg 175 CDS carburettors
cylinder capacity: 2997 cc.
capacity: 146 DIN bhp. at 5700 rpm.
torque: 226 Nm. at 3500 rpm.
top-speed: 193 km/h.
gearbox: 4-speed, manual + overdrive
weight: 1197 kg.

Information

Triumph Stag, year 1974. Colour red with a cognac (New Tan) leatherette interior. Black soft window and rooftop. This Stag features the fantastic manual gearbox with overdrive option. The car sports additional gauges, Lucas driving lamps, luggage rack and chrome wire wheels.