Adrianb Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hi All, I was wondering what colour Heralds were that had white soft tops the 13/60 I’m working on originally had a black one on a white body! I have acquired a white hood so I can confuse my mates when the car finally leaves the garage ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPearce Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 I'm sure one of the actual experts will be along to correct me but I don't think the factory fitted white hoods on Heralds, at least not as standard. It may have been a "special order" option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimher Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I've got a (shrunken) white hood on my 1200 convertible of late '64. No clue there, sadly, as I bought it 2nd-hand attached to a hoodframe, quite a few years ago, now. The windscreen crosspiece of the hoodframe had disintegrated, together with the hood, & the replacements, individually, were/are rather expensive...so getting the two together already fitted to each other, was the ideal cost-effective solution. But vinyl hoods certainly do shrink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) My Mk4 Spitfire still has its original hood, and it has the manufacturer info on the rear window, I wonder if Herald ones were the same. Looks an orangy colour text embossed into the vinyl It is a black one but I do have on the shelf a frame with a white hood on that I think is also an original one, so Triumph may have fitted white hoods to 1973 Spitfires. Edited May 7, 2021 by thescrapman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldhabitat Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 My 62 herald restoration project has its original hood with the cleaning/care instructions stamped into the back window, I'm hoping to save it, but if I can't I would be tempted to order a red one to match the matador red interior, factory black paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Chris, when did you get that....I thought you told me that you would only have the 2000 from now ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldhabitat Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 08:50, Tim Bancroft said: Chris, when did you get that....I thought you told me that you would only have the 2000 from now ????? Yeah, right that's going to happen lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteStupps Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Bit late to this but in answer to the original question: according to the 1968 Triumph colour range brochure, you could choose either black or white for the hood whatever colour paint / trim you went for. See small print at the bottom of attached pic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianb Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 Thank you Pete, I love the small print it’s as black and white cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianb Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 It’s great there’s some paperwork to back up my choice of having a white hood on a white car! Not everyone’s choice I know but people won’t be second guessing who’s coming down the road! It will be “oh it’s him he should have got a black hood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I wonder how many buyers specified white when ordering. It would have been a tempting choice for style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimher Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Following on from my above post about my old 2nd-hand white vinyl hood/frame, that was fitted a couple of years ago, I have now found that it will not clamp to the top of the windscreen. This is strange as during last winter it was all fine. It should be easier during the summer months, if anything, as the air temps. are higher which should allow a little more stretch. i haven't yet tried to slacken the frame mounting bolts to take up any slight adjustment that might be there but am wondering whether anyone else has come across this? She lives outside & is used all the year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimher Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 PS. Sorry if this is a 'thread hijack' - I thought I was posting under 'new topic'.....(haven't been on here for a while & not used to the new site....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Has the car been parked up for a while with the hood down? Even in summer if I leave the hood folded for a while the first time I put it up it does need a bit more effort to get it to fit. I soon stretches back though. Try to get it to fit before slackening off anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimher Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Thanks for your reply........no it hasn't - the odd night if the weather has been fine, but that's all. Given it's an old hood & I had it several years before it was fitted I would have thought that any shrinkage would have already happened. I would worry about really forcing it as the pressure on top of the windscreen would be huge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 So, it is way too short then not just 'tight'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimher Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 It does appear to be a little too short, yes - I think the little madam might be growing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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