Mike Taylor catches up with the father and son owners of the only Stag Fastback in captivity
My father (always referred to as TE) was very interested in cars all his life,’ recalls Alan Hart, father of Tim Hart who is the current owner of the sleek looking Stag Fastback featured here. ‘After WW1 TE decided not to go into coal mining (which was the major employer in Nottinghamshire), but to try Coventry and was one of a very few young men to be given a grant from a wealthy lady to attend technical college. He then applied to join the Triumph Motor Cycle Company, working up to become transport manager and chauffeur to the company owner, Siegfried Bettmann. During this period my father met Donald Healey (who was working for Riley (Coventry) Limited) over buying a motorbike and side car. Healey of course later became Triumph’s Experimental Engineer.’
In the 1930s the Hart family moved from Warwickshire to Shropshire. By then the name of the company had changed to the Triumph Motor Company and they were manufacturing a range of motor cars. ‘My father would often bring home a different car from the works,’ continues Alan, ‘including entrants for the Monte Carlo Rally to put miles on the clock before they were taken to the start in Glasgow. I think this was where my interest in cars, especially in rallying, came from.’
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ZIGGY'S NO BANGER!
Good friends Paul Herbert and Chris Harding bought this Mk2 Spitfire in 2014 to use on a Banger Rally. Six years on theyâve still got the Triumph, and it is running better than ever.
The right choice
In 1978 a Triumph Stag would have been a brave choice as your only car, but after 41 years and getting on for 200,000 miles together, it was clearly the perfect fit for Malcolm and Vera Whitehouse.
THE GREY LADY
In the mid-1930s the New Avon Coachbuilding Co started to build luxury saloons and no longer concentrated on building smaller open sports cars. Phil Homer introduces a luxury product of the era, a six-cylinder Avon on the Standard Flying 16 chassis, and explains why it wasnât a success.
HAROLD THE HERALD
Over the last 20 years, Harold the Herald has been through five distinct phases of development. Now though, with owner Dale Barker going soft and transferring his favours to a big and comfortable saloon, Harold is looking for a new home.
APPRENTICE TR2
History repeats itself as RHP 552 is handed over to apprentices â 64 years after the last time!
A LASTING PASSION
Lee Godfrey has featured in these pages before, but his enthusiasm for the big Triumphs remains undiminished. Mike Taylor talks to him about the model, his latest example and how the passion started.
A flurry of activity ends 2019 season
H&Hâs last sale of 2019 was at the Buxton Pavilion and offered 127 lots.
Herald Suspension Overhaul
Thorough investigation turns into a major overhaul and a future-proofed Triumph
Hotter Rockets Launched For 2020
The worldâs largest-capacity volume production motorcycle just got bigger.
SPECIAL EDITION DOLOMITE 1500
Andrew Burford reckons that a 1500SE represents the epitome of Dolomite design. Mike Taylor meets the man who likes to champion the underdog, and his ultra-rare example of Triumphâs evergreen Dolomite saloon.