Triumph Herald Resurrection - Flipping Bangers - S03 EP03 - Car Show 

if i was back home in England i would buy a car from these two blokes, they do make sure you get a good safe reliable banger. love these shows.... hi from Australia.

As a Triumph mechanic who did my apprenticeship with the Triumph dealership in Gloucester in the late 60’s. I found this a memory refresh. There is one thing that stands out like a sore thumb that’s the black rocker cover should have been the original bronze. A tip about the cover they tended to be over tightened crushing the cover easy fix with piece of wood and a hammer to straighten it out. For those that don’t know the engine as an 803cc was derived from the Standard 8 the 948cc was fitted to the Standard 10. I did learn something I didn’t know why there was a loop in the clutch Hydraulic pipe.

I had one of these. Brilliant car. Lift the lid, sit on the wheel and work. Every anyone went in it we were in hysterics. Such a fun car. I miss it.

If I'd sat in the I'd be wiping tears away. The latter half of the 60's and through to 1977 my grandmother and grandad would take me for trips to the lake district in a similar Herald, a lovely shade of green. And two of the sweetest people in my life, if not the sweetest (what grandparents are for). Grandad had two, one runner, one for parts.

We love All the Flippin Bangers. We have sat here and basically in 2 months watched every show I Could find for my Husband on Flippin Bangers. Im just now going through all the shows giving them some LOVE. ❤❤God Bless 👍👋

Love this car..I grew up with one...green and white...Learned to wash it...polish it..drive on it..work on it...and even went on a 3 month road trip with 4 of us..kids, my parents..a roof rack and trunk full of stuff ...plus a jerry can of petrol .. I later(18 year mark) oversaw the rebuild of the engine...new floorboards..new carpets..re upholstered seats..dent and paint..Oh the memories.. what a car..

Having owned 4 Vitesse's over the years that is one solid, Original Herald bodyshell, The lady got a bargain, Rust proof it annually and maintain it well and it will just go on and on. Nice reg number as well 👍

My dad had around 1970 when i was around 5 years of age. The reserve petrol setting on the petrol tank used to fascinate me. There was a lever to move on the tank that switched it to the reserve setting.

More please .... love this series and the two guys 😊 cheers 😊

I learnt to drive on one of these back in 1971, and back then the floors were almost see through. What a nice survivor.

Thank you so much for uploading this series 👍🏼

Learned and passed my test in one of these - Lichfield Green and Sebring White. Don't know how many times I had the thing in bits, gearbox out, the head off. Never let me down though. Loved it!

Lovely to watch a beautiful old Herald get renovated to a good level. Well done lads.

You guys are a breath of fresh air. Outstanding

Well done! I have a soft spot for Triumph Heralds. Firstly I had a blue and white Dinky Toy model of one when I was 11 years old. Then I luckily passed my driving test first attempt in a grey and white one, registered 4MDV, at the age of 17 years and 7 weeks. Thanks for shining a light on such a relatively simple, clever, and versatile car design. It was attractive too. The one that you found was so original and incredibly well preserved. Really enjoyable thanks.

Great video. I was a Marina owner, several, and even an Ital owner. Brilliant days, 1960s/70s. Thanks fellows, and peace be unto you.

It’s very obvious reading the comments that the car brings back memories for a lot of people. I’ve been away from the UK for forty years, but I still remember seeing them on the road in the 70’s. Light blue seems to be the most popular color and it’s what I remember. An expat in Florida.

I owned a 1962 Herald with the 1148 cc engine. I blew the head gasket and warped the head trying to maintain highway speed of 60mph. Luckily I had a 1960 parts car that had a rebuilt 948cc. I did the engine swap and proceeded to only drive the car in the city. It had a 5 imperial gallon fuel tank and that would last approximately a month. It got over 50 mpg puttering around town.

Classic beauty. I got it mint with box by Gorgy Toys, made in England, of course.

Excellent, thanks for uploading this. Great motoring programme

Nice video. Oh Boy! You guys took me down memory lane. As a teenager, I used to drive a convertable one (55 years ago) my dad used do simple repairs and services on it....changing brake liners... Master cilinder rubbers and pistons...points.... bleeding...etc.

My dad had a 12/50 I remember him fitting a vacuum guage to it and he repainted it by hand with hammerite paint gold with a black stripe down the sides it looked pretty smart.

Memory s,1973 i work in the Champagne in France with such a car in white. Greetings from the Netherlands

A very good original car -you did a great job. Giovanni Michelotti did a stand out styling job and was Triumphs designer of choice . I once worked at Rose Cottage in the old Standard (Triumph) Building at Canley Coventry. Nice memories .Thanks

I love the optimism, releasing the handbrake and hoping it will roll out.

Right, very nice, good job. I loved the part where you're just trailering it back to the workshop, reminded me of doing that with mine a couple of years ago. People would pass me, honk, smile and wave. Whenever I'd stop, someone would come up with a big smile and say "Ooh, a Herald! You know, my Father / Uncle / Grandad had one of those..." I've never had a car that created so many smiles.

Makes me want to get going on my 60 Vauxhall. It was parked when i bought it in 79 so its been a long time since it has run. Almost rust free which is very rare. Drove one for years in the 70s and loved it.

Always plan to do paint jobs in May/June. Perfect weather. July and August tends to be too humid and muggy and often usually rainy, these days.

I had the same color Herald when I was a kid. Popped the clutch and thought I'd destroyed the 3rd member. Turned out it broke the axel bolts. I replaced the bolts. I swapped in a hot rodded spitfire engine and later sold it. Bought a Lotus Cortina for $140 at the dealer's auction in Tyler Texas in 75' (they weren't worth anything back then) and regret ever selling the Cortina. Cooler than my Europa or my Esprit S2. However, I think the Herald Coupe is one of Triumphs best looking cars. Love it!

Having owned one, I'd have suggested looking at the sub frame and its mountings before getting too excited. Interesting how you put the flywheel in the freezer and used a blow lamp on the starter ring. I'd have waited until mum was out and popped it into the oven!😂 With regard to the main/ reserve fuel tank switch. Don't forget to switch it back when you fill up as they are really just one tank. If you run on reserve and run out of fuel, then you have run out of fuel period!

Great episode, my first car was a Triumph Hearld 12/50 and the same colour with a canvas sunroof and I can still remember the reg SUU151F year 1968 I bought it in 1974 for £250 when I was 19 years old. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

Triumph Heralds have such good access to the engine & front suspension. They are great cars to work on.

Hi Banijay, thanks for bringing this 👍 I really love the little Herald, the Flipping Bangers guys/crew and the whole series. This is from back in the day, when cars weren't all about maximum speed and mileage. They had character and a unique personality, very unlike today's cars, which are all the same: "Just another average new CAD/CAM, computer and wind tunnel design" ☮️❤️🚘

What a fantastic couple of guys, and I loved this wee project, Thank You

In the intro i love the way Wil knock into the Disco mirror but walks on as though nothing happens, but I'm sure he went back and fixed it up.....

Brilliant episode great to see you doing all the correct things when it comes to Recommissioning. Budgie from Bognor Regis

Thank you for this and so many happy memories of childhood and into young adulthood when I acquired a Spitfire. My Dad bought his first Herald with the 948cc engine (but no bonnet handle) and it was clearly so very different from unibody cars and the Vauxhall Victor our neighbour had. Neighbours were more car savvy than Dad and marveled at engine access and the all important "proper chassis", which allowed damaged panels to be bolted on. Panel beaters especially liked that they could totally finish items off the car and because the steel was better than on GM, Rootes and Ford cars. Michelotti's ingenious design meant that the Herald chassis could fit future iterations and Dad's next was a brand new 1200 with single SU carb. Suspension and turning circle were not much affected by bigger engines. Dad's last was a 13/60 coupe and he only parted with that when Mum needed a car with a seat set higher than Heralds could accommodate, so they changed to Toledo fitted with mods which was very quick and more like a Dolomite. Herald familiarity came in handy for me because, as a career education man which was quite stressing so my way of un-stressing was to restore old sports cars. A Spitfire was my first and Dad often drove it because it was like a Herald to drive except for speed and oomph elements but it had the brakes to cope. A GT-6 came and went (same Herald chassis) because it was overpowered for the structure whereas TR 4s and MGBs colleagues and I co-owned felt more integrated as sports cars. The Vitesse had avoided unsteadiness. Without a doubt, the Herald (and derivatives) was unlike anything else on the road at the time and you gents have the expertise to not only revive the 948 in this video but to have demonstrated the many virtues and very few vices of the design series. Clearly you had a whale of a time working on it, tinged with almost reverence for a classic and the joy of young lads riding in it.

these two guys are a really great team.

I passed my driving test in 1975 after 5 lessons in a Triumph Herald. It was a great little car.

The bodywork is not the big worry on Heralds, it is the separate Chassis and Chassis Outriggers - they are very prone to rot. I owned one of these way back - a convertible - Reg No. PEE 66 and removed the Engine, stripped it down and had a Rebore - New Pistons & Rings etc. A New Hood was made to order and the whole car Resprayed a Metallic Blue. The only major worry was the Chassis and Chassis Outriggers - they were rotten which required major re-work. To replace the whole Chassis, complete, would have required the body being lifted off so the Repairs and fabrication and welding in the replacement parts was undertaken in-situ. I loved that little car and sold it to a neighbour some years later.

It was the first car of my family bought in the 1977. Perfect car for the 70’s!!

My late Mum had one of these brand new, in Damson Red, XDH 916G. It was the family's second car, and it was garaged and really well looked after. When it was sold in 1976, it went to a student. It only had 36,000 miles on the clock and the student managed to blow it up on the M6. I don't know if people remember the parking lights that you could hook over your window at night, but the Herald had one of these, and I still have it to t his day. I use it on my 1956 Minor Tourer, or on my 1959 Traveller.

I purchased a 1962 Herald 1200 in 1970, At the time I had two children, and I am 6' 3"tall and with the seat in a comfortable driving position there was no leg room left behind me. The interiors are a littleon the small side compared to modern cars. Great fuel consumption and the petrol tank, which was in the boot, had a lever on it and should you run out of petrol you slid the lever across and it gave you three quarters of a gallon to get home. But you had to remember to put the lever back the next time you filled up otherwise you could find oneself stranded. I sold it after 12 months and purchased a 1963 Ford Corsair 1500 which was much bigger and more room for a family.

Ha ha, our first car was a 1960 948cc Triumph Herald in Sebring White. Only problem we had with it was the gear lever tunnel used to wear due to the nylon ball on the lever picking up grit and scouring the tunnel. This caused, eventually, when trying to select first gear it would bypass the small gate and select reverse which was quite "interesting" at times. If the one here is a 1960 model it surely shouldn't have rubber bumpers. Mine was just plain metal,The rubber bumpers didn't come out until the model with the bigger engine. Having said all that when we got it we felt like king and queen as previously we had been using my mums 1938 Ford 8 which was a bloody wreck. Driving from St.Pauls Cray Kent to Alton in Hampshire was taking your life into your hands. Keep up the good work lads and many thanks for the memories.

In India this was known as Standard Herald. Some 51 or 52 years ago Herald car stood first in Tehran (Iran) Dhaka (Bangladesh) car rally. The rally cars came via Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and then Bangladesh. Nice work done and car came back to live by you gentlemen.

best job yet that I've seen Lads , well done .

I like the workshop constructed using containers as outer walls with a roof over the enclosed concrete floored workspace. Two secure storage units built in!

These were great. lovely free revving engine - and separate chassis!

The Herald/Vitesse/spitfire/GT6 range are very desireable and very easy to work on, however, to find one in this condition is extremely rare! Count yourselves lucky!

I chopped my Dads old mot failure 1250 Herald up with a cold chisel. He used to take a couple of pieces in to work each week to put them inthe factory skip!

In the 1970s, I was flipping little British cars in California. But, then, you could buy one for $100, and parts were cheap. I never had a Herald, but I did have a 1959 Standard 10 (Triumph 10, here). Like your Herald, it was a decent little car that just needed a mechanical overhaul. So, I did that. I drove it for a year, and sold it on for $600. A good result. During my time, many little British cars passed through my life, from a 1959 Sprite to a 1964 Hillman Super Minx. Each was unique, and found a new owner who loved that uniqueness after I reconditioned it. I'm enjoying the channel.

Brits do these shows so much better than the Americans. On a different note, there is a sky blue blue Standard Herald sitting in the garage of an apt building where an Aunt lives in Hyderabad, India. Everytime I walk by it I feel like putting an offer on it. Clearly hasent run but, interiors look mint and the dry climate keeps the rust at bay. Always loved the Heralds.

Nice video guys ! You saw him with that big grin on the first drive ? Great !!! 👍

So true, as a kid we went up to the top of Scotland on holiday in a Herald convertible. Easy cars to work on, with the bonnet position. Turning circle better than a taxi.❤

Super lovely nostalgic video. I took my Driving Test on precisely this model in 1960. Passed 1st time in W2. Great team of guys did a great job in 5 days. Thanks for showing.

I owned several Heralds. My favourites were the convertible ones. So easy to work on the engine once the bonnet is open or better still removed. Similar to this was the Frogeye Sprite. These days I drive an electric car!

Brillian restoration as it should be & not overboard, followed a Herald last month from Guildford to Reigate all the way and loved it, well done guys 👏👏

The Herald was my first car after passing my Test. It was 1959 948cc and cost £130 in 1969. I adored my car it was so simple to work on especially for an 18 year old. I learnt so much about cars from my Herald.

Guys What a lovely car my late grandad had one in 1967 in green they are a classic car you guys made a great job you should feel proud of your selves well done love this chanel😂 Phil in stoke

My first car was a Herald. Loved how accessible the engine was. I could remove the engine in 1 1/2 hours, by myself with just basic tools. I learned a lot with this car.

Lovely video, my Mum had a red and white one back in the 60's, I've always liked how easy they are to work on. Everything under the bonnet is very accessible when opened, you've even got a seat on the tyres!

I had one of these in the late 60's. Restored it myself and drove it for 3 years. Then left the country and the continent. Still in my mind often. Today my daily driver is a Porsche Cayman S limited edition. But will never forget my Herald.

Just found this, what a great show!

My first car in 1974 a 1200cc in the same colour I loved it, great job guys.

Great video lads! My Mum had a grey and white Vitesse and we did indeed pile into it to be driven al over Scotland.! Great memories.

very good stuff , if the starter ring comes off ok , reverse it and put back on , the worn edge will not be on the starter gear !

Yay, my first car was a Triumph Herald. 3 minutes down the road the gear stick came out in my hand , just 10 minutes after it passed a roadworthy test, And i crashed it. We fixed it. Loved that car. The accelerator cable came through the firewall and was held onto the pedal with a coke can ring pull. Most of the time. Came off every now and then in the middle of heavy traffic. Bliss

My family had a Herald. It was Green rather than the beautiful powder blue, but I do remember it as a kid very fondly. I can’t believe how elated I was when they found a home for this car. I really hope it is loved and cherished in its new family.

Great restoration. Enjoyed the video immensely. I thinkchoosing British classics is the way to go, the cars themselves must be interesting/nostalgic, cars we want to see running again. Well done. Hope you made a quid.

Just come across this channel love Triumph Herald my teacher had one when I was at junior school loved looking at it when it was in car park. When I started work as a windscreen fitter in the 80s fitted quite a few windscreens

24:00 doing the points. Takes me back to the 70s when I serviced my Mini 850! Excellent! Wow these guys know what they are doing. I would love to help them.

What a beautiful car. I remember my Dad had one of them and my Grandad another. They used to like working on them as the engine was so an accessible!

Great show lads. Vital information.

Im busy with a 59 coupe same colour ......great car....inherited from my brother

I have a soft spot for the Herald. I passed my driving test in a Herald back in 1967. I was 17 years old, and it was my second test on my first provisional license.

I was quite intrigued when I started watching this.The first car I bought was when I was 15,and it was advertised as a 1959 Herald.I live in the U.S.in a small town where there was limited knowledge of such cars.Many years later,with having the internet as a resource,I researched my car I had all of those years ago.From what I came up with it was a Triumph 900?It was a 4 door sedan.Quite small.I wish I had a picture of it.

My dad had one reg no 9221NA 948 cc with twin su's in a very rare colour coffee and white loved it then i had an f reg 13/60 convertible

I bought a Herald for £10 !!!! Spent about £2 on it, sold for £25. Many years (35 odd) later. The car is till running , was owned by an ex girlfriend The other selling point of the Herald, tighter turning circle than a London Taxi

£4250?! Is that all? Beautiful car, well done chaps.

Do you know what guys? I know nothing about cars or mechanics but I loved this video. Thank you for sharing!

Helped my dad as a kid on his Ford Classic, Corsair and Hillman Imps before getting my first car, Ford Cortina 1600L Mk II basic but fun and then my Datsun 120Y Coupe.

Put a few starter rings on in my time. Love this video

my brother had a herald about 15 years ago !! it was mechanically fine he offered it me for £1400 ! i was an idiot i didnt buy it and totally regret not having it now !!!! i love them

Wow! Brings back memories because before my Dad had his first Herald in 1964, he had a coffee and cream 1961 Standard Companion registered 8945VW - close !!!

so many memories of working on my old ford Anglia 1967 i even rebuilt the engine in my moms kitchen !

I had a white 998 Herald in 1963 and before i took delivery i had a red flash sprayed down each side. It looked fantastic. I also put a small steering wheel on it. The Herald was a very fine motor. I part exed it after 3 years for a much newer Viva. I felt like i had gone backwards. Loved that Herald.

This brings back memories ! 45 years ago I had a 1963 Herald driver and a 1962 (?) Vitesse (6-cyl Herald) parts car. Wish i had those back now when I have the $$$ and the knowledge to be able to fix them..regrets !

23:52 oh I love this… takes me back to my youth when we all used to work on our cars. I remember setting the points with my RAF F1250 (ID Card) as I didn’t have a set of feeler gauges to hand. The ID card was the same size and thickness of a modern credit card and gave just about the right gap for the points.

Excellent , I had the Triumph Spitfire 1300, NKT977M in inca yellow colour, what I would say , is that it is an absolute must that all 4 trunnions must be replaced as they will break , the bolt snaps that holds the trunnion to the swinging arm , fortunately the trunnion bolt always snaps at very low speed & never at high speed.

What a beautiful car so original, if I had the space I'd love to own it. My brother had one and as a kid I thought it was a sports car. She got a bargain...

Had one of those back in the day - bored the 948 block out to take the 1300 pistons and put a small twin throat weber on it. Went great. Had a half axle break and watched a wheel bounce away ahead of me once.

My older brother,when i was about 13 or so, had a convertible Vitesse, I too young to drive it, but i always admired it.

My first car 50 years ago. A white 13/60. Very fond memories. I could service it sat on the front wheel! However a typical rot box of the period. Loved it though.

We used to have a Triumph Herald, probably one of the only ones in the USA. Still had the plastic on the door panels. Eventually sold it to one of those few other Herald owners. Probably 30 years ago at this point.

Well done guys both for the lovely little herald and the very enjoyable and entertaining video of your work, only thing I was kinda hoping was the lady who sold it to you could have seen what you achieved😊

Hope they checked underneath the car, because one of the first things you must check with a Herald is the state of the chassis outriggers. They tend to rot and crumble after 5 to 10 years from new, especially if not treated.

My father had a dark blue Triumph Herald estate 1275. At some point my father took it to a local welder who also had a passion for Heralds who removed the body, cut out any rust, welded everything up, repainted the chassis, reassembled it and returned what was practically a new car. My father once a year checked the points, timing and tappet gaps and she ran like a top. Growing up I was aware of cars struggling to start on cold wet mornings but our old Herald practically only needed to be shown the keys and she would start without needing a full rotation of the engine and after about twenty seconds would idle with the choke off.

I loved mine, KDM386D, 12/50 with the sunroof in burgundy. Fantastic to work on, I wish I had kept it as it was in brilliant condition, but when you're young.......

If I remember correctly, the transmission tunnel comes out from inside the car to give you access to the bell housing bolts of which there are many. And also, to make it harder, it’s nuts and bolts and not set screws.

See how he's being PC calling the clutch cylinders primary and secondary rather than what it really is called which is a master cylinder and slave. Bloody hell what's the world coming to.