Lot details
Registration No: HWK 13L
Chassis No: LD23394BW

- Only 66000 warranted miles

- Factory hard top , soft top and hood cover

- Every MOT since the first in 1976

- Original passport to service book with dealer stamps and all manuals

- Original PVC Stag wallet

- Comprehensive history file from new Main dealer bils from the 1970s

- UK supplied car with factory air conditioning

- Automatic gearbox

- Only four former keepers

- Sienna brown with tan interior

This fabulous unmolested Stag must surely be one of the best surviving examples of a 1973 car as it was when new. Supplied by Standard Triumph Coventry on 22nd June 1973 to a Mr J Agran JP of London NW8. A super rare fitment of airconditioning adds to the appeal of this fine example of an early Stag.

Introduced in June 1970, the Triumph Stag was conceived as a luxury convertible sportscar to rival the likes of the R107-series Mercedes-Benz SL. As such, it came equipped with electric windows, power-assisted rack and pinion steering and servo-backed disc / drum brakes as standard. Based around a two-door monocoque bodyshell (stylist Giovanni Michelotti had physically shortened a pre-production Triumph 2000 saloon in order to fashion the initial prototype), the newcomer featured all-round independent suspension (McPherson strut front / semi-trailing arm rear) and a well laid-out 2+2 cabin. Neatly integrated, the substantial roll-over hoop that joined the B-pillars gained extra strength from a T-bar link to the windscreen frame. With some 145bhp and 167lbft of torque on tap from its bespoke 2997cc SOHC V8 engine, the model was reputedly capable of 120mph. Available with a choice of four-speed manual or three-speed automatic transmission all but the earliest Stags benefited from both hard- and soft-top roofs. Despite being in production for seven years during which time 25,877 cars were made, a mere 9,500 or so are thought to have survived.