1977 Triumph Stag

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to Dutch import tax on top of the winning bid price (9%).

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to start or drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV.

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds. All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation.

Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection. Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as The Market by Bonhams will receive your payment, The Market by Bonhams accounts service will inform the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored: a release note will be sent to them.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, [email protected].

STORAGE CHARGES

€30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES

€500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

Chassis No: LD40932LO

Odometer: 39,658 km.

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, the car comes with hardly any history and no service records.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to start or drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this 1977 LHD manual Triumph Stag is in need of some restorative work, inside, outside and underneath, but should have enough underlying quality to repay the next owner’s investment of time and effort.

We believe that this car was exported new to Belgium in 1977 and that it’s been living there ever since.

We think it entered the vendor’s collection of static display cars in 2015.

The car comes with a hard top.

From a few metres away, this white Stag presents quite well.

Get closer and a few flaws begin to reveal themselves.

The bodywork, though, is largely free of any significant dents, bumps or creases, and the shut-lines and panel gaps are fairly even.

There are signs of some corrosion around the insides of the wheel arches, in patches of missing paint beneath the widows, on the hardtop above the windscreen, on the bodywork below the windscreen, in places along the tops of the sills, and in various seams and intersections around the car.

In general, most of it looks superficial. For now.

The wheels are mostly good, but there are a few nicks here and there. Most of the chrome work seems to be in reasonable condition, as are the lights and badging.

The interior mirrors the exterior in that there’s some work to be done, but not, we think, a prohibitive amount.

The front seats, which appear to be original, have some damage. There are splits to the material on the driver’s seat and a few scuffs and marks on the passenger seat.

The door cards are in reasonable condition, but there is some rust in evidence at the base of the driver’s door and on the inside of the ‘A’ pillar on the same side.

The carpets and mats are generally good, as are the door cards.

Some of the carpet around the transmission tunnel is coming away.

The roof lining is stained in places.

The wood veneers on the dashboard look decent, but there are cracks in the veneer surrounding the gear lever. The steering wheel, gear selector and instruments all seem to be fine.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t tried to start the vehicle.

There is some rust dust and flaking in places, but most of what we can see appears to have a decent amount of structural integrity, as far as we can tell.

Everything in the engine bay is in its right and proper place and seems to be clean and dry.

The car doesn’t come with any history or service records.

This car must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

Any paperwork shown in the gallery is a facsimile and in no way constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

This Triumph Stag needs a little work to restore its former glory, but it seems to us to be in reasonable overall condition. With under 40,000 km to show for 45 years of life, we think any remedial work could be well worth the effort.

Provided, of course, that the engine and mechanicals are good.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €6,000 - €10,000.