More than 50 years after its introduction, the oh-so-stylish Triumph Stag is still being enjoyed by large numbers of enthusiasts. Here's the story, as told by the Stag Owners Club, 'in their own words'... Kim adds, "Grateful thanks to the Club for enthusiastically putting together this feature for Wheels-Alive". In the beginning … In the late 1950s Triumph began consulting Giovanni Michelotti … [Read more...]
Michelotti (and the Triumph Stag) – ‘A free pencil…’
2015 marks the 45th anniversary of the launch of the Triumph Stag. Dave Moss looks back at the car and its talented instigator, Giovanni Michelotti... In 1968, the Triumph Stag - and various other shadowy prototypes - were oddball survivors in the new BLMC stable. At the time marque plans were being fiercely guarded and nurtured by previously-independent operations then recently joined in an … [Read more...]