Adrian Girling

It depends where you live, but I've found that ebay is a reasonable place to look, but I'd certainly not bid without having seen the car. If I was in the market for a project spitfire I'd be looking at https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166706064301 in Basildon (Essex). 10 day auction, 5 days left, £400, 7 bidders, reserve not met. Looks like a fair amount of work but worh rescuing. If the reserve is not met it's maybe time to barter. I bought an alfa romeo that way (agreeing a 'buy it now' price to keep it on ebay) after meeting the seller after the auction ended. At your age, you are certainly likely to find a sympathetic seller! Good luck, and please let us know what you buy and keep us informed of your progress. Lots of helpful experts on this forum.

That’s a Maidenhead number in case anyone is interested

Many local authorities have garages to rent for around £15 to £20 per week, sadly without power, but battery power tools make a big difference. When we moved to a house without a garage 12 years ago I spent 8 years looking on Rightmove every week for something bigger. I eventually found a small industrial unit to buy, about 600 sq ft plus 400 sq ft mezzanine where I can work on my Triumph Herald project and store my rare Alfa 145 boxer. Good luck, keep looking, never give up 👍

Transparent roof to let the light in, and no windows so nobody can see what you are actually doing! The perfect man shed 👍😂

At a steady speed on a straight road a satnav will give you a speed reading which is probably more accurate than your speedometer. Typically speedometers over estimate the speed to keep within the law.

An interesting view as to why BMW has chosen not to revive the Triumph brand. Unilever owns most of the washing powder brands and they are careful not to make that obvious. As a consequence, they dominate the market. BMW could get a slice of the sports car market currently satisfied by Porsche and Mazda, even Jaguar. Brands have value. I was actually visiting the Triumph factory when Lord Stokes announced the cancellation of the Triumph Lynx which was under development. The workforce simply walked out. His reasoning was that it would compete with the Rover 2000. He also renamed the Jaguar Browns Lane factory "Large Car Assembly Plant No2" He was assisted by the asset stripper Jim Slater. He was knighted for his efforts in 1965 - doing more than anyone else to destroy the British motor industry by undermining the pride and dedication of those who worked in the industry. In summary, BMW should learn from history and revive the Triumph brand

Wow, that's a really kind offer and I'd really like to take you up on it! My carb is a bit of a mess and part of my thinking is that I could buy a repair kit and still not get it working! So a second one, in any condition, is bound to give me a better chance of sorting at least one out. I'll DM you my address and if you let me have your bank details and the post and packing cost I'll tranfer immediately.

I'm about to dismantle and rebuild my Herald carburettor which hasn't been used in years. I'll certainly need a repair kit with all the gaskets etc, but I'm wondering if buying a more recent CD150 would be a better option? I'm not bothered about originality and the cable arrangement to the accelerator and choke are missing anyway. I've seen "old new stock" for more recent vehicles available online for less than the cost of a repair kit. I'm aware, the Herald Stromberg has no piston spring, presumably relying on gravity, and I have a new spare needle so maybe taking out the spring and fitting the Herald needle would work? Any thoughts/advice on the feasibilty of this would be welcome. And in case this gets the thumbs down, where best to buy a repair kit?

Looking at the Mathewsons auction results, most of the lots didn't sell, including it seems the Herald 13/60. JLR, if you are still out there, maybe give them a call?

There is a 13/60 rag top up for auction at Mathewsons (of Bangers and Cash fame), Lot 95 ending on 11th September at 15:39 so not much time left. Starting price £4,000 plus 7.5% (plus VAT) buyer's commision. For some reason their starting prices for this sale are mostly far more than I think they should be so it may be that nobody bids for this and most of the other lots at all. They are a selection of lots that didn't sell in the previous auction, so it's odd they haven't dropped the syarting prices... https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-95---1970-triumph-herald-1360/?lot=17913&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=56&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=96&pn=1&g=1 Probably too late to call them today - maybe you can get to inspect it on Monday?

Hi Raymond, sorry I can’t help, all the body parts have been sold or given away

How about finding enough members to pitch in £200 each to a pot? Each contributor would be entitled to maybe one week and up to 500 miles each year and it could be hired out to pay upkeep, insurance and maintenance

If this is the 2 litre Standard Vanguard engine, I'm thinking that engine was used on several other vehicles including tractors and I believe an early Land Rover. Again, not sure if they all used the same Solex but maybe check out https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334621096803 The listing has ended, but it doesn't mean it sold - maybe contact the seller?

Ah, I should have made it clear, the squared paper is 5mm squares. I made sure the 4 sheets were taped together with their respective horizontal and vertical lines aligned so the overall length should be right to within 1mm. Sheet 4 is hard to see the lines, I could scan again if needed. Hopefully you can post your CAD file?

The instrument holes are 100mm diameter - I hope you can see this from the 20 x 5mm squares on the traces I sent? The hole near the "letterbox" is 21mm and the ignition switch hole is 24mm in diameter. The glove box door is a snug fit in the hole, with chamfered edge. I don't have any glove box internals. Hope this helps. Some photos attached. I am still happy to post you the whole dash if it makes it easier.

I joined four A4 sheets together, 1 - 4 from left to right and drew around to get the outline. This should be fairly accurate. Scan of page 4 is not great - hope you can see the lines. I've shrunk the picture size of each to 20% so could send the higher resolution is you prefer. It's actually concave with the middle about an inch lower than the ends so I pressed down on the middle to trace around. But in keeping with "nothing worthwhile is easy" there are areas on the back which have been routed out to a depth of around 4.5mm leaving about 6.5mm of the 11mm thickness. And most of the outline (but not the cutouts) is chamfered. I took some photos. If not clear please ask.

Will do 👍

Happy to do that. I've just been by my 'shed', found it and took a photo. I'll check, but I think the line along the bottom is straight so if I place the ends over squared paper and trace around the edge with the end to end dimension, I think this should be pretty accurate - more so than if I just mark dimensions. I'll try to get to this at the weekend. It's about 108cm long so I can probably trace the whole thing on four A4 sheets. When you do the CAD it might be helpful for other members 😀

I do have a 13/60 dashboard somewhere (which I don't need) and although I think the switch and instrument layout is different I'm guessing the outline is the same, unless there were bodyshell changes between the models, maybe someone knows the answer? My postcode is TW20 in case you are close, you are welcome to have it. Could probably send it to you. Or I can sketch it with dimensions if that helps.

I have grey seats from a 13/60 - no idea if they are the same. Also a windscreen. Let’s hope the new owner pops up on this forum, such a great story, great provenance!

Are the TR7 and TR8 called "tow TRs" because this is how you mostly get them home? Sorry, but couldn't resist... Personally, I favour the TR2 through TR4. The 3 improves on the original 2 but they all use the brilliant Standard Vanguard 4 pot engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_wet_liner_inline-four_engine also used on tractors and my Renown and Roadster which I owned 50 years ago. So reliable, so easy to maintain - and I do like the old fashioned dip at the back of the TR2 and 3 over the modern 4 through 6 design, although there is still a vestigial dip at the back of the doors on the 4 through 6. I may get intro trouble again, but when I was working for Lockheed as an apprentice a Triumph engineer told me that the "styling" swage line on the TR7 sweeoing down from the rear wing was actually put in to solve a drumming resonance of the bodyshell at around 60mph.

Wikipedia says it was launched at the Albert Hall on 22nd April 1959 which suggests it really is an early one!

I’ve seen worse! AA and RAC badges suggest the owner cared for it when it was being driven. Don’t know if the windscreen is the same as the 13/60 but I have one free to collector at TW20 post code not a million miles from Ewell

I'm not sure what brake fluid has in it these days but in the 1970s when many Triumph cars were on the road the main ingedient was sunflower oil. During my appenticeship with Lockheed brakes I recall being told that the biggest difference between brake fluid and margarine was the water content.