----- Original Message -----
From: <LaJoMor@aol.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 12:27 PM
Subject: Stag.....ering
> Ran across this in the August 16, 2004 "AUTOWEEK" magazine....
>
>
> <<Bonhams Auction at Goodwood
> Chichester, England
> June 25
>
> 1974 Triumph Stag 2+2 roadster
> Sold at $10,430
>
> White with black interior. 3.0-liter ohc V8: automatic. Aftermarket
electric
> fan to address inherent cooling problems. Both a canvas top and matching
> hardtop, rear child's seat. In decent driving condition and "emitting no
wrong
> noises," according to the seller.
> The Stag is a perfect example of why the British sports car manufacturers
> went the way of dinosaurs in the '70s. Their products were rushed to
market
> before they were ready, at the same time Japan offered the bulletproof
240Z. It's
> estimated that nearly every single Stag has been to the shop under
warranty for
> either an overhaul or engine replacement due to temperature and oiling
> problems.
> Today you see many of them fitted with aluminum Buick v8s (think Rand
Rover),
> a vast improvement over the original engines.
> They are pleasant cars to drive, but will probably never overcome their
> build-quality stigma. This was a fair price. -Keith Martin>>
>
> see www.sportscarmarket.com
>
> Hmmmm.....240Z--bulletproof maybe, but not to rust and you can't lower the
> top!
> FYI only...
> LM
>
> If the top don't go down, what kind of sports car is it really. Wouldn't
pay $2,000 for any kind of 240Z today.
Al
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