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I have considered doing the same with my TR3.....especially on days when =
I contemplate the low compression in one cylinder.
From: Mark Hooper=20
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 11:06 PM
To: Triumph List=20
Subject: [TR] Vintage cars ripe for electric conversion. Stag mention
Here is an interesting photonote on cars ripe for conversion to =
electric. The text specifically mentioned the 1970-78 Triumph Stag. =
Here's the link: =
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20150521-vintage-gas-guzzlers-ripe-for-a-b=
attery-powered-reboot=20
The text on the Triumph slide reads "There is no list of world=E2=80=99s =
worst cars that fails to include the Triumph Stag. It=E2=80=99s a shame, =
really; the Stag=E2=80=99s reputation for reliability, or profound lack =
thereof, has obscured its aesthetic goodness, which is considerable. The =
big semi-convertible was created to compete with the vaunted Mercedes SL =
and, like most Triumphs of the era, arrived with a gorgeous shape penned =
by Giovanni Michellotti, whose previous efforts included the Ferrari 166 =
MM and the BMW 2002. It=E2=80=99s handsome from the outside and handsome =
from the inside, and it drives well, too. When it drives, that is. =
Unfortunately, the car=E2=80=99s Triumph-designed 3-litre V8 was a bona =
fide disaster, and as a result, the general public remembers the car in =
much the same way it remembers New Coke and Microsoft Bob. But there is =
a solution: excise that woeful engine, transmission and fuel system. =
What=E2=80=99s left? The good stuff."
I have always like the looks of the Stag. The electric option is an =
interesting one. What say the massed minds of the list; would it work? I =
recall that many earlier conversions just put a single DC motor in =
place of the gasoline engine. That would leave the original automatic =
transmission of the Stag still in place. Sounds like a bad idea. I =
wonder if they have direct hub motors available now?
Mark Hooper
1972 TR6
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mentioned the </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN=20
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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman', times, serif; =
COLOR: rgb(102,102,102)">The=20
text on the Triumph slide reads "There is no list of world=E2=80=99s =
worst cars that=20
fails to include the Triumph Stag. It=E2=80=99s a shame, really; the =
Stag=E2=80=99s reputation=20
for reliability, or profound lack thereof, has obscured its aesthetic =
goodness,=20
which is considerable. The big semi-convertible was created to compete =
with the=20
vaunted Mercedes SL and, like most Triumphs of the era, arrived with a =
gorgeous=20
shape penned by Giovanni Michellotti, whose previous efforts included =
the=20
Ferrari 166 MM and the BMW 2002. It=E2=80=99s handsome from the outside =
and handsome=20
from the inside, and it drives well, too. When it drives, that is.=20
Unfortunately, the car=E2=80=99s Triumph-designed 3-litre V8 was a bona =
fide disaster,=20
and as a result, the general public remembers the car in much the same =
way it=20
remembers New Coke and Microsoft Bob. But there is a solution: excise =
that=20
woeful engine, transmission and fuel system. What=E2=80=99s left? The =
good=20
stuff."</SPAN></DIV>
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have always like the looks of the Stag. The electric option is an =
interesting=20
one. What say the massed minds of the list; would it work? I recall that =
many=20
earlier conversions just put a single DC motor in place of the =
gasoline=20
engine. That would leave the original automatic transmission of the Stag =
still=20
in place. Sounds like a bad idea. I wonder if they have direct hub =
motors=20
available now?</SPAN></DIV>
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