Curtis1360Barry Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Hello Everyone Me (aged 15) and my dad have been restoring a 1968 Triumph Herald 1360 with a SUNSHINE ROOF :).have got the interior and doors but couldnt find the pictures of when we got it off the trailor. just wondered if anyone has any hints that they dont mind telling me as this is mine and my dads first project. Have took body off and welded the chassis as it was rotten and i mean rotten. moving on to the rear brakes and suspension now. i will be uploading photos of the project tonight.Thanks Curtis :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 Sorry about the HUGE picture!heres a picture of the bottom of the A-Pillar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 28, 2011 Author Share Posted October 28, 2011 here is more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimher Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Quite an undertaking, chaps......great stuff & well done! Will be a lovely car when finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 just a little patch :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 few more pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendervision Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Love seeing old cars being saved! When was it last on the road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarthT Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Zendervision wrote:Love seeing old cars being saved!Me too. It looks like has been treated to Vitesse bumpers so it was loved sometime in it's life.Well done chaps, keep the pictures and progress reports coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Remind's me of when me and my dad restored my Vitesse last year :), i was 18 then and it was a brilliant experience, learning exactley how your car was built and put together! ;)Wedgwood Blue really suits 13/60's i think, Good Luck with the restoration Mate!!!! ::) Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 Zendervision wrote:Love seeing old cars being saved! When was it last on the road?it was last on the road in march 2003 (well thats when the last mot expired)Just thought i would add a pic of me doing work :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarthT Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 So Curtis, will this be the learning-to-drive-car and then your first motor?If you get the resto done at a reasonable rate it'll be ready for your 17th. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 2204 wrote:So Curtis, will this be the learning-to-drive-car and then your first motor?If you get the resto done at a reasonable rate it'll be ready for your 17th. Nice one.Yh thats the plan, but ive seen from previous posts that is is a nightmare to get insurance for learner driver :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 2204 wrote:So Curtis, will this be the learning-to-drive-car and then your first motor?If you get the resto done at a reasonable rate it'll be ready for your 17th. Nice one.money is another factor but yh hopefully, got a year and 6 months before i can drive anyway so plently of time me thinks :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitesse 68 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hi its good to see young blood coming into the classic car world and its aTRIUMPH good luck with the restoration ,this forum is very good for advice ,help etc welcome and all the best Pete :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100+ Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Mate, that was exactly how I started out 20 years ago. Enjoy it, the skills last forever - just helped a mate out by welding up his land rover defender door frames last week. Good luck, and keep working, eventually you will get the desired result! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 already taught myself how to weld :) doing all the metal work myself now i got myself a welder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Hmmm. I used to "borrow" my Herald 1200 when it was owned by my Mother. When my parents went on holiday and I was left in the charge of my sister who was 5 years older and "busy" with her boyfriend, I, aged 14 used to take my mates down the pub in the Herald, get hammered and drive home.Mind you, it was less illegal then it is now! ;DHappy Heralding!Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 1218 wrote:Hmmm. I used to "borrow" my Herald 1200 when it was owned by my Mother. When my parents went on holiday and I was left in the charge of my sister who was 5 years older and "busy" with her boyfriend, I, aged 14 used to take my mates down the pub in the Herald, get hammered and drive home.Mind you, it was less illegal then it is now! ;DHappy Heralding!MarkWouldnt get away with it now haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zendervision Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I wish I'd had the guts to do such a thing! Nearest I got was (with permission) piloting my mum's Mini around the Trafford Centre car park for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 30, 2011 Author Share Posted October 30, 2011 closest ive got so far is driving my dads van round morrisons car park for about 10 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randal Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Good luck Curtis, your Dad and you have made an excellent start and the fact that you've got this forum off and running means you'll never be short of advice from the many Herald enthusiasts here who from experience of my own resto. provide sound and detailed advice. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheherald Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Back in the day...(1966) My Mum used to let me loose on the local disused airfield in her brand new 1200 Herald Estate! (Many thanks, USAF, especially The 100th Bomb Group!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel95 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 That looks like alot of work, but seriously, good on you. Mine is in need of minor resto, but he car we got isnt in bad condition in the first place because me being 16 it needs to now be done within 6 months so i able to start driving it straight away, but, to echo others, it is really nice to see you saving a car and bringing it back to the roads, hope all goes well and your car look the cats pyjamas and the bees knees when you are finnish :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis1360Barry Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 Nice to no i have fellow teenagers (young adults) sharing the same interests in classics, as most teens now are just interested in all this modern crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordon T Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 4535 wrote:Nice to no i have fellow teenagers (young adults) sharing the same interests in classics, as most teens now are just interested in all this modern crap The surprise people get when they see a me (a 19 year old) climbing out of a 1968 Vitesse, is classic! ::)And then they get an even bigger surprise when they ask me a question about the car, and i start rambling on in full blown detail!! haha Having driven modrn cars with power steering, Servo assisted brake, i honestly dont think i could ever go back to them! It's like you dont have any connection to road at all, after driving an old car. ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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