The UK launch of the Triumph Herald convertible was originally planned for the UK Motor Show, at Earls Court in October with all early cars destined (from the launch in March 1960) for overseas. Due […]
Average mileage these days is seen as 10,000 per year, yet back in 1961 our car VDL634 seemed to cover 12,262 miles in nine months (28-9-1961) – on the tiny piece of land called the […]
The site of Ryde Garage is now a car park. It is a particular shame as all the other houses seem to be exactly the same. The Methodist Church can be seen at the end of […]
Since the scrappage of the UK tax disc – displaying them as opposed to paying the tax – there has been a whole host of companies set up reproducing the car tax disc for classic […]
Registration: 695 XUP Commission Number: Y16573CV Build Date : 1960 Source: Ebay Date: January 2009 Info: The original numberplate for this car was 2192BY, the car lost it’s original plate in December 2008 and was then put on ebay […]
Commission Number: Y15660CV Engine Number : Y18955HE Colour : Red Source: Mike Costigan Info: Convertible, originally Lichfield Green since painted red. Owned by Mike Costigan and sold in 1985 to Mr Bailey in Lincolnshire in 1985. May 2002, a new […]
Commission Number: Y16588CV Build Date : Registered Wednesday 11th of January 1961 near Caithness Engine Number : Y19704HE Colour : Signal Red. Records indicate this car was originally Coffee. VSK 502 Info: This photograph was taken a long time […]
This fabulous 948cc Triumph Herald Convertible has been in our database for a few years and here it is photographed (by me) at the TSSC annual show at the Stafford County Showground. Commission No : […]
It’s always great to find elements on a car that refer to the manufacture date – with a dated part you can tell if it’s likely to be original. Although there were no doubts the […]
Of course, here in the UK ‘summer’ is always a bit of a mixed bag, you certainly can never plan an event, expecting glorious weather as the weather is so unpredictable. So with sunny, warm […]
