"Behind the Garage Door" S4 Ep6: Steve's Purple Stag

Today we are checking in with the boss and taking a look at his awesome Stag! You won't want to skip this episode.
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[@jameshicks954]

What a cool car those Stags are…I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about it..a friend had one when I was at USF in the early 70s and yes it did overheat a few times but it was a very nice ride…I love Stingray Chevrolet we have bought at last count 8 vehicles there

[@tonieveritt7045]

these stags are wicked i had a 1973 v8 i still miss that carshould never have sold

[@chriskilroy540]

Cool Car!

[@MrDodgedollar]

English Stag owning guy here and I concur with all you say and have the same sentiments. I am 58 yo and remember these new as a child and they were on first impressions, totally sensational! I lived through the horrors and reputation ( very bad) and at 54yo I came across the best cleanest low mileage Stag ( 28000 miles from new) and paid £24000, Top money. I was scared that the engine had never been touched or updated ( timing chains) etc, etc but, and as you eluded to.. The cooling system must be clean and in tip top condition. I realised that when built ( October 1971) , just as the first USA specs were being built ( it has a USA emission air filter interestingly,factory fitted) and must have been built by the right right people in the right mood on a good day because it works and behaves perfectly- Which makes me realise that 99% of the problems were Quality control and poor management, not interested in getting it right and irradicating the weaknesses- Such a shame . I will upload a video link for you!

[@stevesalvage1089]

Nice stag , yep we had them in the garages, in the early eighties , never had a problem because they are in for servicing , another thing many people who worked on them now own one , it was the only car I took the long way back to the owner, out of thousands we drove , this was the best ,

[@MyJon64]

I believe the original wood dashboard was made from Teak wood! Back in the day my father had couple of the big Triumph 2.5pi saloons they looked similar from the front and performed outstanding good when the fuel injection was in tune!

[@edwardkendall3905]

I have a early MK 1 Stag, and I can attest that it is a great drive. Re the overheating, that’s a thing of the past, down to original Q/A issues and/ or poor maintenance . I’ve driven mine in traffic at 30C without a problem. And on the highway it effortlessly cruises along. It’s a pretty good design for a GT. Prices are modest in NA, less so in UK.

[@toucan221]

I never thought having the Triumph Stag in the USA. got to say, the little Stag definitely suits American roads.

[@MonicaandMervyn]

As mentioned, Stag's had a terrible reputation for overheating (even in the UK) and warping the aluminum heads. Many people swapped out the engine. Purists said that the engines were not cleaned out well enough at factory after sand-casting, and if you could tear one down, remove the core plugs, and really blast it out; then it would be good from there on. Don't know if that is true or not. Lots of labor relations problems around that time also, so quality suffered. However, the way the convertible top stowed, under a hinged trim panel - was market leading at the time, and was a forerunner to the self-stowing mechanisms of the last 20 years. Much better than Jaguar was doing it at the time. Shame you did not show the car top-down - that is by far its best "look" in my humble opinion.

[@karlk.5668]

I had a bright red ‘72 with the black interior and the hard top back in the mid ‘80’s. It had the true 72 spoke center knock off lug. Loved the car but knew the engine overheated easily so I was careful. Sold it a few years later for $3000 to a young guy and warned him about the engine cooling system issues. Tow weeks later he calls to complain it over heated and warped the heads. Oh well.

[@mariankniess8444]

That is a car I am not familiar with at all. When you get past 350 engines or flat head engines you definitely lose me. I still enjoyed the story behind it and it's unique sound. Good episode!!!

[@user-eq4vd4tw1k]

@tiptopmotors-That's a lovely car. I have always liked Stags and its nice to see one in The US. Not everyone likes the colour but i like it and it looks as you say like it would in 1973. They are popular cars here in the UK and i was thinking of buying one last year but ended up with a V12 XJS.Great to hear the story from its owner who obviously loves it.

[@timothyrogstad5577]

Looks great with the hard top but you really should have shown the folks the car without it too. Beautiful sound also.

[@caribbeangtr8077]

They say the Stag engine is awfully bad and unreliable.

[@emilefouquet9005]

This junk had the honor of having the worst Engine for all production cars. The rest is insignificant. To evaluate any Sports Car, the following criteria must be used as follows: Styling/Design, Engine Type i.e. OHV, OHC, 4 Cyl. to 12 Cyl., Performance, Suspension, Quality, Longevity, Ease of Service, Fuel Economy, Cabin Noise Level, Spare Parts Availability Initial Vehicle Cost, and Cost of Ownership for 100 Thousand Miles. 90% of most junks will never see 100K Miles without major overhauls. Especially so, if you drive them hard at close to their Power Output.