{"id":495836,"date":"2016-09-01T00:46:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T07:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=34852"},"modified":"2024-07-07T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T17:51:00","slug":"flawed-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/flawed-diamond\/","title":{"rendered":"1977 Triumph Stag &#8211; A Flawed Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><strong>1977 Triumph Stag<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When the new Triumph Stag was announced in the UK it was welcomed as a significant addition to the current range of sports and GT cars produced by British manufacturers, including Jaguar, MG and Lotus to mention but three. The design of the Triumph Stag provided something a little different to most of its competitors in that it provided that \u201cwind in the hair\u201d sports car experience, as well as seating for four adults with relative comfort. More usually, two-door, 2+2 designed cars were restricted to the driver and a front-seated passenger\u2014the two rear seats with very little, if any, leg room were usually only able to accommodate two small children, a sideways seated adult or just a space for luggage. However, the Stag wasn\u2019t just for the UK. Triumph\u2014or rather British Leyland\u2014aimed this car directly at the U.S. market to spearhead its export fleet for American customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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