[TR] Vintage cars ripe for electric conversion. Stag mention

[Jeremiah Curry]

I have considered doing the same with my TR3.....especially on days when I contemplate the low compression in one cylinder.

From: Mark Hooper 
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 11:06 PM
To: Triumph List 
Subject: [TR] Vintage cars ripe for electric conversion. Stag mention

Here is an interesting photonote on cars ripe for conversion to electric.  The text specifically mentioned the 1970-78 Triumph Stag. Here's the link: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20150521-vintage-gas-guzzlers-ripe-for-a-battery-powered-reboot 
The text on the Triumph slide reads "There is no list of world’s worst cars that fails to include the Triumph Stag. It’s a shame, really; the Stag’s reputation for reliability, or profound lack thereof, has obscured its aesthetic goodness, which is considerable. The big semi-convertible was created to compete with the vaunted Mercedes SL and, like most Triumphs of the era, arrived with a gorgeous shape penned by Giovanni Michellotti, whose previous efforts included the Ferrari 166 MM and the BMW 2002. It’s handsome from the outside and handsome from the inside, and it drives well, too. When it drives, that is. Unfortunately, the car’s Triumph-designed 3-litre V8 was a bona fide disaster, and as a result, the general public remembers the car in much the same way it remembers New Coke and Microsoft Bob. But there is a solution: excise that woeful engine, transmission and fuel system. What’s left? The good stuff."

I have always like the looks of the Stag. The electric option is an interesting one. What say the massed minds of the list; would it work? I recall that many earlier conversions just  put a single DC motor in place of the gasoline engine. That would leave the original automatic transmission of the Stag still in place.  Sounds like a bad idea. I wonder if they have direct hub motors available now?
Mark Hooper
1972 TR6



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