On Sun, 3 Aug 2003 20:55:17 +0100, "blokedownpub"
wrote:

I'm thinking of buying a Triumph Stag as a practical classic.

I'm not overly bothered about it being original and thus was thinking of
going for a rover engine conversion as it seems to knock down the price a
bit.

The Rover engine is still a better engine, and the "desecration"
brings the price down. So go for it and save some money !

BTW - brakes are lousy too (pads too small and prone to overheating),
so think about some Rover parts there. I'm not sure what (SD1
Vitesse?) but there's a vented disk set that fits.

A Stag is stil unfeasibly large. If your parking is awkward, you might
want to reconsider.