LD 138 for sale on eBay - £30K

[72BLUE]

H plate Stag for sale at 30K, if it sells at this price, I was wondering if this would be the most expensive 'standard production' one ever sold?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-St...-/252410501277?

Cheers, Keith.

[Guest]

Wow.

[nib]

When you see how prices drop for moderns after 3 or 4 years this might be a good investment.

[milothedog]

H plate Stag for sale at 30K, if it sells at this price, I was wondering if this would be the most expensive 'standard production' one ever sold?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-St...-/252410501277?

Cheers, Keith.

I know where LD 92 (or it could be 97, not quite 100% sure) is hiding and in very good original condition. I also have it on good authority that it may well be coming up for sale in the future as it's been off the road for a couple years and the owner has no future plans to use it because of the other toys he has.

I would be happy to help anyone seriously interested in buying it to get in touch with Mark the owner

Ian

[mjheathcote]

Its not original, having a quote 'ground up restoration' with loads of new or refurbished parts, non original leather and veneer dash.
So why the high price? just because it has an early chassis number?
Would a later chassis number having the same restoration by worth half the value?

[simontink]

Its not original, having a quote 'ground up restoration' with loads of new or refurbished parts, non original leather and veneer dash.
So why the high price? just because it has an early chassis number?
Would a later chassis number having the same restoration by worth half the value?

It does look very "correct" though, other than the leather.

[Rubce]

Why such a high price? What's so special about it?

Bruce

[MandM]

Why such a high price? What's so special about it?

Bruce

It,s Tomato Soup Red

[nib]

Its not original, having a quote 'ground up restoration' with loads of new or refurbished parts, non original leather and veneer dash.
So why the high price? just because it has an early chassis number?
Would a later chassis number having the same restoration by worth half the value?

H reg stags have always had a certain amount of kudos towards them being some of the earliest off the line, appearing in a lot of early publicity shots and appearing in films and there was only a short period when stags could be registered with a 'H' reg as it entered the market in 1970.
I think I'm right in saying Chris Liles area coordinator for Norfolk has now got his H reg stag restored and on the road.

[nib]

It,s Tomato Soup Red

I'm guessing it's Signal Red and if it is and that was the colour it left the factory with that would be another rarity as that colour was only available on the very early cars.

[mike@thenook]

I love my Stag but £30,000 for one whatever it's originality or perfection of restoration (and I've yet to see such perfection and originality mixed) would be bordering on lunacy, you'd have to keep it and not use it for at least 20 years to get a decent return imho....

[Another Peter]

I notice that the sale on eBay has now ended.

A look through the classifieds or online sites show a lot of optimistic pricing for numerous marques. People are told that classic cars are better than money in a bank account. The owner of this Stag is just chancing his luck hoping that some mug will come along.

You think the Stag is being offered for crazy money, we'll look at this:

http://www.vintagerollsroycecars.com/sales/821/1982-triumph-tr7-v8-roadster/

[mike@thenook]

Oh good lord!
Now that really is good for a laugh

Saw the chap that's selling it on TV a while back, doing a deal on a container shipment of exotics he'd bought from auction slightly blind (or that's the way the programme told it)
£40,000 for a TR8 even if it was unused would be plain daft!

Need to lie down for a bit, my sides are splitting....

[DJT]

£40,000 for a TR8 even if it was unused would be plain daft!

Let alone for a TR7 V8 conversion job with a yank lump in it........