Triumph hearld

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afer_daily, Jan 29, 12:38pm
they are a good basic car/ spares are easy to get / and yes some of the others are over priced / having seen the pictures of this one i wantit .
skippy33, Jan 29, 12:40pm
haha,you going to go buy it arent you
duke250, Jan 29, 12:59pm
Its a very nice car, might cost a couple of Gs to get it back into shape, but its worth it as the car is very nice.
richardmayes, Jan 29, 1:33pm
I would be worried that the insides are probably as rusty as the outside.

On the plus side, all the panels unbolt on those, and judging by their numbers at car club shows they appear to be easier-restored than almost anything else of a similar age.

I wouldn't want to go out on the motorway in one of these things!Reportedly they are a fun drive though.

[Edit: and it will cost a lot more than (1500 - 850 = $650 to make the white one look like the grey one, so get the grey one!]
thejazzpianoma, Jan 29, 1:47pm
Not an expert on those but quite sure its not a genuine convertible (rear seat sticks up too much and the hood looks wrong). So just be aware that what you are buying is a hard top with the roof unbolted, that is likely the reason for the low price too.
duke250, Jan 29, 1:47pm
+ its probably less hassle if its not a convertible.
modie61, Jan 29, 1:53pm
I agree with jazz,is it a genuine convertible !
socram, Jan 29, 2:59pm
Looks like a genuine hood shape.When the Herald was introduced at the 1959 UK MotorShow, for TV, they wheeled out a rolling chassis, then showed how you could have the saloon, coupe, convertible or Herald Van, as stated above, all through the bolt on panels.Simple to restore and the front suspension was used on the Lotus Seven, Marcos and most Lotus Seven copies, though the left side particularly, probably needs crack testing, as they tend to getkerbed.

Just as a bit of useless information, at the same motorshow they also showed the Ford Anglia, which was the first UK Ford to have a 4 speed gearbox (wow!), and the Mini, which to us 13 year old schoolboys, was a real hoot, but we vowed we'd never own one, as having all the gubbins in one unit sounded mighty complicated.Having said that at 13, come the time to buy my first car at 21, it was a Mini and I have owned Minis ever since!

Which car influenced the future of everyday motoring from that 1959 show!
saffa2, Jan 29, 3:09pm
I always understood that the convertible was based on the coupe body, not the saloon.most convertibles in NZ seem to be saloons with the roof taken off.
richardmayes, Jan 29, 3:19pm
Ah yes the Mini - the blueprint for sensible, uniform global mediocrity, with a legacy half a century long.

(Hyundai Accents, Toyota Echos, Mazda Familias, Ford Kas, Peugeot 306s.Where would we be without the Mini, eh!)
rocky0169, Jan 29, 3:26pm
Man my late great grandfather had one for many years drove all over nz in it.was his pride and joy.
bellky, Jan 29, 3:27pm
pos.

sorry just honest opinion
pebbles61, Jan 29, 3:43pm
That one there looks like a bit of work, but Heralds look like a bit of fun. Not quite my cup of tea. I'd go for a ADO16 1100/1300 myself. Good luck whatever you do and keep in mind the rust work can cost a bit if you can't do it yourself.
michelle322, Jan 29, 3:44pm
Not a genuine convertible,was a sedan.coupe/convert have door windows that slope backwards,sedan back seat sits higher than boot panel and panel from boot edge to seat is longer on coupe,coupe hard top roof wont fit, sedan roof will bolt straight on.great car,easy to work on everything bolts or screws on.
pge, Jan 29, 3:49pm
OP, the first is not a genuine convertible, but neither is the one in post #5 a coupe, it is a stock-standard two-door saloon.

The boot-hinge panel is a different length between where the hood sits on the convertible and the saloon roof sits.
On the convert., the hood locks to the windscreen top-panel by two over-centre toggles, not a bunch of press-studs.

Personally, I'd recommend the second -- less work, and cheaper, to give a practical, fun toy.

Not trying to sabotage, either, just an honest opinion.

Good luck.
dave653, Jan 30, 7:05pm
We had one, not factory soft top, missus is 5'1", seat couldn't move forward far enough for her to drive it. I restored ours, and found rust underneath around the rear suspension mounts. the body wasn't as bad as this one.
Real fun to drive, watch out for sunburn on nice days!
Have a REAL good look inside and out first.
luxy, Jan 30, 9:10pm
I am sure it it not a genuine convertable
The soft top had a different shaped door glass. This seems to have had the roof unbolted and a soft top made to fit. All heralds unbolted. They did this so that the unions in england could not hold the factory to ransom, they just got the part made elsewhere
woody1946, Jan 30, 10:48pm
Gee, that brings back memories for me. Had a hardtop coupe , one of the early 998cc one back in the late 60s. Great little car,used to unbolt the roof on a good fine day and head for the beach looking for chicks
jezz43, Jan 30, 11:11pm
Theres one of the heralds ingrass next door to me. needs a fair amount of rust work but could pick it up for a song. tis a hardtop tho
tractor9, Jan 31, 1:26am
Hi, that is definitely not a factory convertable, it is a saloon with the roof taken off. Original Heralds also have rubber bumpers, these are not on this car which could indicate that she may have been bogged up at some stage. I own and drive one of these as a daily commute. You would be better off spending a little more and getting a tidier example.
tractor9, Jan 31, 1:26am
Hi, that is definitely not a factory convertable, it is a saloon with the roof taken off. Original Heralds also have rubber bumpers, these are not on this car which could indicate that she may have been bogged up at some stage. I own and drive one of these as a daily commute. You would be better off spending a little more and getting a tidier example. The second one suggested in this message board would be a better bet. A starter motor would not be hard to find.
mark.52, Jan 31, 1:42am
Possibly because most of them have been rolled at some stage.

Seriously consider fitting a sway bar if you do one of these up.
tractor9, Jan 31, 1:49am
Most of the problem is in the rear suspension. Handling can be rectified considerably simply by driving the car like an older car rather than a modern one, or fitting Mk1V Spitfire swing axle.
mark.52, Jan 31, 2:12am
True, tractor9, but even when the cars were new, peeps still rolled them.
skull, Jan 31, 2:25am
I'd definately get the car in #5 over the first one. You'll find enough odds and sods to sort out without having to deal with rust and an old rag top.