Jan
6
Katie Boyle
A great photo – albeit not a Triumph Herald convertible but a coupé – with Katie Boyle.
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Jan
4
Ferry good! Pt2
Here we are going to look at period photos of Fishbourne and Portsmouth. The scene changed very little prior to 1961-62.
Jan
4
Ferry good! Pt1
It seemed our car VDL634 would have travelled a fair distance to the initial dealer. Leaving Canley in August for Munns and Underwood in Southsea/Portsmouth. Catching the Portsmouth to Fishguard (car) ferry then, we assume, […]
Jan
4
New UK 948cc Triumph Herald Convertible
A new find – a Triumph Herald Convertible 948cc. Although looking white on the photo it is actually pale yellow. The car turned up for sale in the TSSC Courier magazine and by the time […]
Jan
4
Rita Mary Elston – Downing and Donovan employee
Isle of Wight County Press. Friday, February 4, 2011 TWO Ryde-born sisters — daughters of well-known former High Street grocers — died within days of each other. Parkinson’s disease sufferer Leonora Josephine Tweedale died at The […]
Dec
18
Downing and Donovan today
The actual road – Victoria Street, in Ryde has changed very little since the 60’s as we can see in modern and period photos. The garage and showrooms for Downing and Donovan – Ryde Garage […]
Dec
4
Production figures – the rarest Triumph Herald convertible
The survival rate of the initial convertible Triumph Herald – the 948cc version is very very low but they were produced in so low numbers to start with. How do they compare to the other Herald […]
Nov
4
Triumph Herald Wedding Car
We have been asked before about a Triumph Herald as a wedding car, in addition to a Prom car – and we wondered how many had been used as a wedding car. A quick search […]
Nov
2
My first car – a Triumph Herald Convertible
Fifty years ago I left school and started a six-year Toolmaking Apprenticeship, I had been brought up during the 1950s with my father being a motor car enthusiast, and then living in Kent, we would […]
Oct
25
Downing and Donovan Names Pt2
This remarkable photograph may feature our car. It was taken by Garry Stretch’s father in Ryde between September and October 1960. The original post was on Facebook so here are some of the 101 comments […]
