Triumph Herald 1200 saloon.
Regular contributor Les has sent a number of car photos in the last few years, including this one of his Triumph Herald.
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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.
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2. A Herald on a camping trip.
The next photo is one I found in 2009, it shows a pre-prefix Triumph Herald parked on a campsite, with some caravans for company. This is also a 1200 (well, 1147cc) version. The registration, 163 HON, indicates a Birmingham registration, in this case a reg. dating to post-February 1963. The Herald seems to have quite a lean to it, either it is parked on uneven ground, or else a trunnion in the front suspension has given way. Thankfully the owner is a member of the AA.
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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 useful 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 (the Standard MkIII).
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3. A couple with their red Triumph Herald 1200.
This next shot turned up a while back, and shows a classic Triumph Herald in glorious technicolour rather than black and white, which makes a nice change. The couple are stood with their bright red - Signal Red? - Herald 1200, registration number EPF 491B. The location of this photo isn't known, although the EPF registration series was used in Surrey from September 1964 onwards. The Herald is still very shiny at the time of this photo, and shows no sign of either rust or fading paintwork (a common problem with red cars). Despite being a youthful example of the breed, the fit of the bonnet is nothing to write home about.
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Other motor car pics, including some from my own collection and others sent in by visitors to OCC, can be found in the car photographs section, which now runs to many pages. A more detailed write-up on the various Heralds can be found here.
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A factory magazine, dating to 1962 and titled Standard-Triumph Review, can be found in the car magazines section.
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