FOUR-SEATER OPEN GTs

TRIUMPH STAG

Launched in 1970, the Triumph Stag’s reputation for unreliability didn’t stop it from being seen as a classic within its own lifetime – and for the reasons it was loved in period, it’s still loved today. The Stag Owners’ Club is the world’s biggest single-model club, with several thousand surviving Stags on the roads of Britain; and once you get to know about the simple fixes, there’s nothing complicated about Stag ownership. You get a 3.0-litre V8 that brings new meaning to the word mellifluous, you get comfy seats, and you get the wind in your hair.

What you don’t get is much in the way of handling prowess. Many might consider the Stag a sports car – it isn’t – but what it is under the skin is a cut-down Triumph 2000 with a big engine. It rides well and is easy to drive, but