Fantastic review and Herald! Changing the gears is usually quite nice, perhaps this example needed the nylon bushes replaced in the gear stick shaft - they wear overtime replacing these is an easy fix for smooth changing. Fantastic review! Back when cars were actually fun to drive.
Lovely little cars , Heralds. And what a nice guy doing that review. It's the first car I remember my dad having onec in the 70's, I was about 5 or 6. It was a B reg I think (1963 or 64?), somebody may correct me on that. Probably one of the most charismatic English cars ever
Plenty of space for me to sit in the back when I was a child. There could have been more space if the backseat wasn't taken up by the rear wheel arches.
Had a 13/60 myself in early 90s. Great shape...lots of your comments on the ride, steering and vibration brought it all back to me! No syncro on first was a special feature as was the rattling sound from the gear lever I could hear on your video as you accelerated. Great fun cars, with real style, loved the 13/60 scowl over 12/50 Noddy look!
I had a convertible vitesse until a very ex girlfriend decided to hide in the back when it was dark (hood was down I was in the pub) and thought it would be great to jump up and scare me by saying boo, the resulting crash at 60 into the woods scared her as well, and finished both the relationship with her and the car, I never brought a shiny car again and got a spitfire instead that spat it's crank out on the m25, the good old days
To Paul Stone. Somehow, the white bumper covering I'd missing. But I think it suits it! The very first ones didn't actually have the white rubber on the bumpers.
A Triumph of a video👍! There is no mistaking a Herald either by sight or sound. I believe 13/60 was the last model, built until the early 70s. A friend of mine had a Spitfire which shared underpinnings with the Herald, including the amazing bonnet opening! Herald was also available as a convertible - with the roof down, I always thought they looked quite a lot like a speedboat! The Herald's shiny finish revealed the PN steady-cam trolley in action for some of the closing moments, cunningly disguised as a bicycle!😃
To Dick Dastardly. Speedboat? Have you heard of the German amphibious car, th AMPHICAR 770? That was powered by a Triumph Herald engine - because the makers didn't want an engine that would stall when it was in the water!: And they insisted on using the Triumph Herald engine because it was the most reliable! Lots of videos on the internet about the fascinating Amphicar 770. Speed boat? Speed? Not in the (also convertible) Amphicar 770's case. 7 because it could do 7 mph ( or knots?) On water, and 70 mph on land!
A five band graphic equalizer stereo is dated to the 80's, not the 60's. Would love own one, or a Vitesse mk2 convertible. Heralds were always known to need a bag of cement in the boot to hold them down. A gentleman would always have a bottle opener for a bottle wine 🍷 in his glovebox. Sounds like good advice between father & daughter 😮 Thanks for a trip down memory lane, had an uncle whom had one out in the colonies of New Zealand. The Vitesse was popular too, along with the 2500cc conversion with the convertible. ❤😊
When I was 15/16 a bought a 64 herald convertible for £15 ! Fitted with the 1147 cc engine was hardly boy racer material. So then bought a Vitesse. Really annoyed the boy racers at the time as the must have boy racer car was the mk 2 cortical 1600 e. They would try and burn me off the line thinking it was a herald. To see their faces in the rear view mirror was priceless 😅
I have a 13:60 that had very bad vibration at around 55mph and eventually it got worse and was impossible to drive above 40mph. It turned out to be worn UJ's on the prop and now it's a lovely smooth drive.
There's still a lot of these old 'eralds and other Triumphs over here. Would someone/anyone please come and take them away? Neighbor has a pair of 52's:-A Mayflower & a Renown.
@@ProjectNigel ok, I thought I've heard you've said that in some of previous videos, but was just checking.... I'm no expert, but I think you don't have strong northern accent like some people from there have.
@@ProjectNigel What I love about Triumph Heralds, is the great access to all engine & front suspension components, as the wings are really part of the bonnet & come away when you open it up. I also love the brake & clutch fluid reservoirs, which are wide & transparent, so you can easily see if the fluid level is topped up. Also, it must be easy to pour fluid in, without spilling it (since it's terrible for the paintwork)!
