Earliest Mk 2

[mole42]

The reason I asked about some of the electrical features is because, although it's easy to fit alloys to a Mk1 or stainless sill covers or a black painted rear panel, it's a lot harder to take the wiring loom out and fit to another car.

Is it a private seller?
Does the seller seem okay or not?
Is there any history - I got photos from the rebuild plus all the bills going back to when the car was three years old with mine.
Is the car the right price for what you are looking at?
What does your gut say? Remember - if you don't feel right about the car and walk away, there will be another Stag for you to look at tomorrow. It's getting towards warmer weather and everyone who wants to sell a Stag will be expecting top dollar around Easter.

[Kithmo]

No provenance, no history, a couple photos of the rebuild but no evidence of when it was done, not low miles, some old bills with no dates on, MOTs going back 3-4 years on HPI check, top dollar price tag but a lovely car, just doesn't feel right having a mk2 registered in the mk1 era.

[Guest]

Sounds like you know you want to walk away. How much is top dollar?

[Kithmo]

Sounds like you know you want to walk away. How much is top dollar?

£18K, no hardtop either.

[HersnotHis]

MOTs going back 3-4 years on HPI check,.

A more definitive MOT history with failure reasons advisories etc. is freely accessible on this DVLA website

BTW my Sept 1973 has Mk1 door catches but everything else Mk2. However it has at some time been retrofitted with a 1976 HEA engine and a BW65!

H

[Kithmo]

A more definitive MOT history with failure reasons advisories etc. is freely accessible on this DVLA website

BTW my Sept 1973 has Mk1 door catches but everything else Mk2. However it has at some time been retrofitted with a 1976 HEA engine and a BW65!

H

DVLA site shows the same as my HPi check, 3 MOTs, but it say first used July 1971, which is even more puzzling as the V5 says registered April 1972.

[mike@thenook]

I think you've answered it yourself - it's not what it is being sold as; I'd walk away...

[Guest]

£18K, no hardtop either.

That is up there price wise for sure, but for a fully restored Stag it is alright - if legit!

I suppose only you can know what you want, but bear in mind a restored car is just that - it is not original anymore and years back people made their Stags look newer by retro-fitting newer parts.

As H says, you can check MOT history further back on the DVLA site - 2006 I think. Also you can check on a different part of that site when the car was first registered and stuff like its colour I think......all free.

Edit; I see people have posted during the time it took me to get the last post on-line, so you have more info. at the money and with that discrepancy it is losing attraction I suppose. Post the number plate up.

[Jeff]

For that money I would want to be re assured its all legit as Mike says 'walk away'! I would.

[StagnJag]

I don't know the legalities of these things, but if it turned out to be a ringer and its original identity could be ascertained I guess you would risk losing your investment and the car.
There's restored and 'restored'. If the body, engine and interior are all not correct, then that should ring lots of alarm bells. Especially if there isn't much paperwork to authenticate the changes.

Regards

Dave

[malc4d]

Is the restoration a good one or a shyt one. I can tell you that by the time you have welded new panels, floors, new interior rebuilt or exchanged the engine/gearbox, brakes \pipes, paint etc. there aint much left of any original Stag as it left the factory.

[mole42]

£18K, no hardtop either.

I paid half that two years ago and got all the provenance I need. And a good hardtop.