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more about #triumphstag more comments → Zeusnemesis: One last story on the subject of "The Stag." We had a group of my wife's girlfriends over one night. One of whom hailed from the deep farming area ... more » Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Some say its curves are so alluring that it draws blondes to it like a magnet... and that its original engine was so unreliable that the only way it c... more » Joe-Btfsplk: The Stag's got a 12 point rack as a hood ornament. Woot! more » smalleyxb122: Very nice. I'm a big fan of Triumphs, both cars and bikes, and I'm enough of a non-purist to appreciate the swap. Even though the Stag was never my ... more » tonyola: Closer to what the Stag should have been, though I would have opted for a 215 V8 as originally intended, because of less weight on the front end. The ... more » Zeusnemesis: Shit! What if my wife sees this???? (She's a brunette, you see.) more » JoeHardrock: Somebody find me a commercial for the Sunbeam Rapier fastback (Sunbeam Alpine GT in the US.) Sexiest British hardtop ever made. more » Armand: Damn... I was going to feign outrage at the relative lack of Rootes Group stuff (actually, both of these ads were made after Rootes had been bought ou... more » Novaload: The audio on the first one reminded me of why everybody wanted one of these--and launches a Sunday of introspective life review. Maybe I will go whitt... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: The freeze-frame from the Triumph TR-6 shows just how good the English got at electrical fires. more » smalleyxb122: With all of that Leyland awesomeness, I'm saddened that I've only owned 2 of the cars shown, and the XJ-S only had a brief cameo in the 1977 BL ad. F... more » layabout: All this BL shite has made this a depressing sunday,where's the dodgy swinging Stag ad? just hope Top Gear picks up tonight. more » UDMan: Sorry for the late posting, but I actually had the pleasure of driving one of these rare and wonderful beasts. It was a rather fetching bright red, bl... more » Murilee Martin: Is it just me, or does the stag on the hood ornament have that "deer in the headlightss" facial expression? more » Mobius: Nice vanity plate, btw. But if the owner has to fix everything himself, he'll probably want a different plate. more » -
#engineswap
Here's Why They Invented Engine Swaps: Buick-ized Triumph Stag
Remember this DOTSBE '72 Stag? It turns out that the execrable, 8,000-miles-between-rebuilds Triumph V8 has been replaced with the engine British Leyland should have installed in the first place: the Buick/Rover V8. More » -
#classicadwatch
Jalopnik's 16 Favorite British Leyland and Rootes Group TV Commercials
Some of you observant types might notice that British Leyland and the Rootes Group were totally separate corporations, but welike to fill up tablesthink their ads go together quite well! More » -
#downonthestreet
1972 Triumph Stag
Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Here's a really rare one! More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
San Diego Serenade: Triumph Stag and Buick LeSabre
The Bonus Edition DOTS cars just keep coming in. Today we're heading down to San Diego, where Brian B captured a very Jalopnik-centric pair of vintage cars: a 1968 Buick LeSabre and a 1972 Triumph Stag. One is a vast sedan with styling that may have been aimed at old people, but at least they were hip old people (like retired mobsters, etc). The other is a sporty British V8 machine with a reputation for unreliability so awe-inspiring that you can't help but admire its owner. Good finds! Make the jump to read Brian's descriptions. More »
