Well, as per the subject line and after a lot of searching I've finally found and bought a half-decent Triumph Stag at a reasonable price!
1973 (early, so tax-free), Manual with Overdrive, in Mimosa yellow (IMO, the nicest colour they ever painted them in) and with the original 3.0 V8 engine. It was apparently subjected to a major restoration in the 80's, with a lot of new panels, and dry-stored for the last 14 years or so but most of what I'm seeing looks original. There's a few rust blisters here and there on the outside, all the interior trim is good so far, but I've yet to remove the hardtop and raise the soft-top as it's devoid of a handbook or any instructions how to do this! Anyone any clues? The floorpans and underside are solid, but have had a few little repair patches over the years and the original pathetically thin BL underseal has dried out and is flaking off all over the place to expose bare unpainted steel (!) with thankfully only a very light dusty oxidation coating, so it'll be out with the wire brushes and then plenty of waxoyl-type underseal unless anyone can suggest anything better? The engine seems sound (it was allegedly rebuilt at the same time as the resto job) with no camchain rattles and no overheating issues, although there is a tell-tale blue anti-freeze stain along the lower edges of both heads, maybe time for a torque check of the head bolts? Looking at the history that came with it, it's had 2 sets of "routine" head gasket replacements, a cam chain job, and a further complete top-end rebuild all between 1977 and 1984, so either it was a friday afternoon car or it was extremely pampered, I hope the latter but fear the former! I'd be grateful for any little hints/tips regarding stag ownership that anyone could pass on to me. Thanks in advance, Badger.Discovery II 4.0 V8, on gas. Landrover 110 4.6 V8, on steroids? TR7 3.9 V8, on axle stands! Stag 3.0 V8, on the ramps at present.