Incredibly interesting facts about a classic British icon.
The Stag was completely styled by the legendary Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti. It was originally intended merely as a styling exercise, but Triumph loved the prototype so much they drove it straight into mass production.
That distinctive structural T-bar roof wasn't just a design choice! It was quickly integrated to meet strict, upcoming American rollover safety standards, ensuring the car could safely penetrate the lucrative US export market.
Instead of using the readily available Rover V8 engine, Triumph ambitious engineered their own unique 3.0-litre overhead cam V8 engine from scratch specifically to give the Stag its signature exhaust growl.