Bumper question

[Bandit1200]

Evening All

I was at the Severn Valley Railway station in Bridgnorth yesterday and there was a tidy Triumph 2500 saloon in the carpark.

We all know that the front end styling is from Stag but my question is - are the bumpers interchangable? The overiderless front bumper on the 2500 made the front look much cleaner than the Stag. Same question for the rear too.

Thanks and a Merry Christmas to you All

Steve

[Bandit1200]

I'll stick with the plan to order s/s bumpers then.... Never had a bump before.

[martin]

Difficult question Steve, as they don't share panels, I would have said no. Martin.

[V Mad]

Nah. Lots of saloon parts look like stag but were subtly changed just to pi88 us off.

[404ROD]

I have had two Triumph saloons and a Stag, which I still have. The cars were designed by Giovanni Michelotti who revamped the 2000 MK1 design in 1969 producing the MK 2. The Stag was a product of the MK 2 saloon design not the other way round. Unfortunately the concept went far beyond just removing the roof and so not much of the body work ended up by being shared by the saloons.

Rod

[jleyton]

The Stag was a product of the MK 2 saloon design not the other way round. Unfortunately the concept went far beyond just removing the roof and so not much of the body work ended up by being shared by the saloons.

Rod

Although I agree that not much of the body work ended up by being shared with the saloons, I beg to disagree that the Stag was a product of the Mk 2 saloon.

If you read in the authoritative sources they agree that the Stag was developed with its front and rear designs but the project was so delayed that, in the meantime, the 2000 & 2.5PI Mk 2s used the Stag design that then appeared later on the car that it was initially designed for.

Cheers

Julian

[martin]

Sorry Rod, but Julian's right. I expect the world will continue turning. Merry Christmas. Martin.

[404ROD]

Sorry Rod, but Julian's right. I expect the world will continue turning. Merry Christmas. Martin.

I bow to your better knowledge. I purchased my MK2 2.5PI in early 1970 and the Stag was not yet on the market, as you say its launch was delayed. Were they still trying to sort the engine out?

Rod

[martin]

In 1970, the 2000 et al had the early narrow slat grill.

[404ROD]

In 1970, the 2000 et al had the early narrow slat grill.

Quite right Martin as the attached image of my car shows. On the bumper question the saloon bumper had a squared configuration(if that is the right description) and later models had a rubber insert around the bumper. The number plate was held by brackets attached to the lower valence as my photo shows. The Stag number plate plinth would therefore not fit the contour of the saloon bumper unless you do a lot of reshaping, if that would be possible. Quite honestly I have no problem with the Stag bumper and its overiders.

Rod