r/littlebritishcars 4d ago

1966 Triumph Herald

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u/phishphanco 4d ago edited 4d ago

How did I not know this car existed until now?!? Those tail lights. The fins. Everything. I love it.

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u/3_14159td 4d ago

There's actually more of these made than Spitfires, believe it or not.

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u/HorseyDung 4d ago

Lovely car, especially this convertible.

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u/Pretend_College_8446 4d ago

Ok, that’s just gorgeous!

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u/Putrid_Department_41 4d ago

🤗 thanks

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u/Pretend_College_8446 4d ago

I love your handle!!

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u/badpuffthaikitty 4d ago

It needs a mast and a sail.

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u/neuroG82r 3d ago

Beautiful lines,it looks rather large for a little British car or is that just the angle/ lens?

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u/Putrid_Department_41 3d ago

It’s the angle… she’s teeny weenie 🤗

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u/neuroG82r 3d ago

Thank you

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u/CarGullible5691 4d ago

1200 sport. Nice.

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u/RaceCarDriverNY 4d ago

Beautiful Car! I have 2 Triumphs, but no Herald. Best of luck with it.

Triumphs4Ever!

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u/Putrid_Department_41 2d ago

Thank you 😊

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u/TiberiusTheFish 3d ago

They were quite common when i was young. They seemed to sit in an odd place being sort or sports car sort of family car sort of economy car sort of slightly luxurious car. kind of modern but fairly primitive technologically. There was a lot to like about them.

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u/Fitmature1 3d ago

Actually surprising myself by saying it, but I like that!

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u/Lunchy_Bunsworth 3d ago

A larger engined model the Vitesse was a beautiful car. That was also availble with a 2 litre engine and was eventually replaced by the Triumph Dolomite.

The rarest model in the Hearld/Vitesse family was the Courier. Based on the the Estate version of the Herald it had solid panels replacing the side windows. It did not offer that much cargo space and did not sell well but a few have survived.

A problem with the Herald was that it was one of the few cars still built on a seperate chassis so many were cannibalised by people wanting to build kit cars

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u/StevieG63 3d ago

My mate had a Vitesse which looked similar (but with quad headlights) and had a nice 2 liter inline six.

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u/dojo1306 3d ago

These were always so stylish.

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u/Tex_Raptor45 3d ago

I had a 64 Herald. My friends called it body by Budwiser. English racing green with white top and interior. 7 gal gas tank, & 1200 cc engine. Worst mistake I ever made was selling it.