Triumph Herald 1200 saloon.
Regular contributor Les has sent a number of car photos lately, including this one of his Triumph Herald.
Other motor car pics, sent in by Les and other site visitors, can be found in the car photographs section.
The Herald was a popular little car in the 1960s, and this example dates to early in the decade, when they still had the nice big chrome headlamp surrounds. Later Heralds, known as the 13/60 and fitted with the 1296cc 4 pot engine, adopted a different style of grille, along the lines of the 6 cylinder Vitesse model, itself based on the Herald underpinnings. The Herald was unusual in that it had a separate chassis, when most manufacturers had long since switched to monocoque construction. Triumph went down this route due to problems getting reliable supplies of a complete monocoque from outside body manufacturers. The separate chassis option gave Triumph a usable platform onto which different models could be based. The Spitfire, GT6 coupe, Bond Equipe, and Vitesse can all trace their running gear to the original Herald. The Herald was available as a 2 door saloon, a convertible, estate car, and as a light commercial in the shape of the Courier van. A 4 door version was available locally-assembled in India (I think!).
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