1972 Triumph Stag

Walking for my morning paper one day recently I was passed by this car which then pulled into the local Shell filling station.

It's a 1972 Triumph Stag, over 25,000 of which were produced between 1970 and 1977.

The car is powered by the then new Triumph 2,997cc V8 engine.

All the Triumph Stags were convertibles, and to meet American safety standards they were fitted with a roll-bar behind the seats which was connected to the windscreen frame by a T-bar. There was also a removable hardtop available which became a standard fitment for the later cars.