1978 Triumph Stag Mk II project, 2997cc. Registration number...

Hammer

£1,000

1978 Triumph Stag Mk II project, 2997cc. Registration number UWA 131S. Chassis number LD439810. Engine number LFHE.
July 1970 Stylish, fast and practical, the Stag began life as a Triumph 2000-based styling exercise by Italian carrossier Giovanni Michelotti. A 2+2 convertible, Michelotti’s design featured a quad-lamp grille and sculpted front and rear ends, the latter destined to appear on many future Triumphs. By the time production commenced in 1970, the 2000’s six-cylinder engine had been replaced by a 3-litre V8 based on an overhead-camshaft four - later to power the Dolomite range - already being produced by Triumph for SAAB. A padded, ‘T’-shaped roll bar bracing the door pillars and windscreen was one of the Stag’s most distinctive features, and the model could be had in soft-top, hardtop, or soft-with-hardtop forms. Motor Sport described the Stag’s interior as, ‘well appointed, having all the usual instrumentation one would expect in a high performance car.’
UWA, in Java Green with its original Triumph engine, was owned by Byron Long of Mexborough between 1983 and 1987 when John Blacker, again of Mexborough bought it with an MOT mileage of 61,462 after which it would appear it was off the road with a restoration started but not completed. There is no DVLA MOT history. In 2016 our vendor bought it for £1,800 with the intention of restoring it. In 2017 there are receipts for engine consumables including a clutch master cylinder rebuild kit. Stored in a dry garage it appears to in overall reasonable condition with most parts present including a stainless steel exhaust system and soft top.
Sold with the V5C, cancelled V5, 1987 MOT and a quantity of spare parts. Buyers should satisfy themselves as to the completeness of this project that comes with a desirable hardtop.