Triumph Herald 13/60 test drive review

You're so right about how solid the 1950's syyle boot stay is! I always DID think all cars should have that!

Music perfectly suited the vehicle, strong, rhythmic and solid to the touch.

My grandpa used to talk about this vehicle a lot. Now I see what’s it’s like. Thank you.

The Triumph Vitesse had a 6 cylinder engine and twin headlights, was the more sporty version even had a rev counter.

Lovely little cars , Heralds. And what a nice guy doing that review. It's the first car I remember my dad having onec in the 70's, I was about 5 or 6. It was a B reg I think (1963 or 64?), somebody may correct me on that. Probably one of the most charismatic English cars ever

Fantastic review and Herald! Changing the gears is usually quite nice, perhaps this example needed the nylon bushes replaced in the gear stick shaft - they wear overtime replacing these is an easy fix for smooth changing. Fantastic review! Back when cars were actually fun to drive.

Great review, great looking triumph. 👍

Plenty of space for me to sit in the back when I was a child. There could have been more space if the backseat wasn't taken up by the rear wheel arches.

The steering wheel can be adjusted for reach - using a spanner, so set it up for yourself and leave it.

Had a 13/60 myself in early 90s. Great shape...lots of your comments on the ride, steering and vibration brought it all back to me! No syncro on first was a special feature as was the rattling sound from the gear lever I could hear on your video as you accelerated. Great fun cars, with real style, loved the 13/60 scowl over 12/50 Noddy look!

Lol, I used to sing nearly the same carol, in my case "Hark the Triumph Herald angels sing." 😆

A five band graphic equalizer stereo is dated to the 80's, not the 60's. Would love own one, or a Vitesse mk2 convertible. Heralds were always known to need a bag of cement in the boot to hold them down. A gentleman would always have a bottle opener for a bottle wine 🍷 in his glovebox. Sounds like good advice between father & daughter 😮 Thanks for a trip down memory lane, had an uncle whom had one out in the colonies of New Zealand. The Vitesse was popular too, along with the 2500cc conversion with the convertible. ❤😊

I had a convertible vitesse until a very ex girlfriend decided to hide in the back when it was dark (hood was down I was in the pub) and thought it would be great to jump up and scare me by saying boo, the resulting crash at 60 into the woods scared her as well, and finished both the relationship with her and the car, I never brought a shiny car again and got a spitfire instead that spat it's crank out on the m25, the good old days

I heard that it was ‘Hark the Herald axles swing (or swung)’. M.

I had a spitfire mark 6 years ago. Same chassis as the herald. Real bone shaker of a ride too. A car of character. Good videos. Keep it up.

When I was 15/16 a bought a 64 herald convertible for £15 ! Fitted with the 1147 cc engine was hardly boy racer material. So then bought a Vitesse. Really annoyed the boy racers at the time as the must have boy racer car was the mk 2 cortical 1600 e. They would try and burn me off the line thinking it was a herald. To see their faces in the rear view mirror was priceless 😅

A Triumph of a video👍! There is no mistaking a Herald either by sight or sound. I believe 13/60 was the last model, built until the early 70s. A friend of mine had a Spitfire which shared underpinnings with the Herald, including the amazing bonnet opening! Herald was also available as a convertible - with the roof down, I always thought they looked quite a lot like a speedboat! The Herald's shiny finish revealed the PN steady-cam trolley in action for some of the closing moments, cunningly disguised as a bicycle!😃

The roof unbolts fully, so cool. Also around the bumpers used to be a white rubber protection.

That steering wheel is fab!

I freind had a bad experience with one of these car's. So it has been called the Bob a job car lol. Nice review on the Herald. 👍