how sad am i

[Fortyfiver]

Just watched the new series of mcdonald and dodds, saw a red stag and pointed out to the wife the stag was leaping backwards on the badge, she wasn’t impressed
Alan

[mole42]

I examined the many Stags at the Silverstone meeting last year and photgraphed all of those that had backwards stags - including mine. I don't remember how many but there were probably a dozen.

[SaphireSpud]

Haynes museum the same!

[trunt]

There’s a wrong way?

which way should mine leap?

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[Fortyfiver]

Rear side badges the stag should leap forwards
Alan

[trunt]

Yes I know… I think you missed the point of my attempt to make a bit of a funny!

[mole42]

Yes I know… I think you missed the point of my attempt to make a bit of a funny!

[staginmacc]

depends what gear you are in!

[Fortyfiver]

70s flair’s

[richardthestag]

i expect somone will be along shortly to explain a "Different theory" about why the badges must be the other way around

[stag8manod]

The L/hand facing Stag was meant to be fitted to L/hand drive Stags, simple.
Cheers Ian A

[Ukpooky]

I think the direction of one of the leaping Stags depends on the age of the car. Mine was one of the last built and registered in 78 - one Stag leaps backwards. I buy in to the theory they were using up the parts bin and must have run out of one type!

[Lingen]

Ukpooky
You may well be right. The last Stag off the production line in the Gaydon museum also has one stag going backwards. Perhaps they did run out at the factory towards the end, but I can't believe there wasn't one Leyland dealer in the whole of the UK that hadn't got both in stock had they wanted to fit the proper one.. I think they had just lost interest by then. I wonder what else was bodged on the last few cars?
The Club did offer to give the correct one to Gaydon to fit to their Stag, but they said they preferred to leave it "Original"!
Mike.

[singapore stag]

I have even noticed the centre stripe put on upside down, yes! on several cars.

[gbb483]

Awhile back a mate had his Subaru tailgate fixed in a body shop. It came back labelled Suabru. He also had it left that way, made it unique.