Triumph Herald 948 Saloon+Coupe Spare Parts Catalogue

 The Triumph Herald 948 Saloon and Coupe Spare Parts Catalogue was published by the factory. 

 The Triumph Herald 948 Saloon and Coupe USA Spare Parts Catalogue was published by the factory. 

 

College Motors Ltd Wiltshire Special - Triumph Car dealers 11 part2

The building of the Wiltshire Special for a director of College Motors Ltd of Bristol was described in the Standard Triumph Review November1964

Ingenuity, skill and the quality of Triumph workmanship and design have produced a vehicle the likes of which can be seen at only one place in the British Isles - at Timsbury, near Bath. Here, at Kingwell Hall, the beautiful home of Mr A V T Wiltshire, is the Wiltshire Special, but a useful "special" built to
earn its keep and perhaps more accurately described as a refinement
of the go-kart design.

The story of the Wiltshire Special is one of reincarnation, for its "life" began after two crashed Triumph Heralds had been written-off by the assessors.

Mr. Wiltshire is Managing Director of Standard-Triumph distributors, College Motors Limited, Bristol, and following a spell of particularly bad weather - fog, ice and snow conditions he and his service manager and co-director, were faced with the problem of finding more space at their Bristol premises.

Much of it seemed to be monopolised by, as Mr Wiltshire described them, "a couple of dozen assorted makes of badly battered cars in the process of being written off".

However, it was obvious that the Heralds had fared much better than other vehicles without a chassis. 

This gave me an idea", says Mr. Wiltshire. "Why not an estate 'special'? Although I keep a Ferguson 35 at home it has to have working tyres and not lawn tyres to do the rough work, and although used with a set of gang mowers on the lawn, in damp conditions the tyres badly marked the grass surfaces".

During the winter the best parts of the two smashed Heralds were sorted out, and, adds Mr. Wiltshire, "the components were so good that they were in a suitable condition to be used again". 

 

End product was the Wiltshire Special, a most useful run-about which now adequately copes with a 10 foot lawn roller, a trailer or a set of gang mowers, in spite of the gradients it has often to negotiate.

Cutting the 3t acres of lawns takes roughly an hour with the gang mowers in tow, and the Special has carried heavy loads of soil around the 19 acre estate as well as doing yeoman service in carting away heaps of autumn leaves deposited on the 550 yard drive to the house. 

It was found necessary to get the front lyres skimmed as though ready for re-treading, following which the outstanding steering lock of the Herald has proved invaluable in making it possible to negotiate various corners without marking the lawns. 

There is no springing at the rear end of the Special, but it is equipped with a set of over-sized van tyres and wheels. The hydraulic brakes and handbrake are retained, and the only modification which has been made is the scrapping of the ordinary push-and-pull ignition switch and the provision of a key. The
reason? The ability to hide the key to prevent joy-riding around the lawns and up and down the drive by visitors of every age group. 

So it is that two Heralds, which seemed destined to end their days on the scrap heap, have found a new purpose in the midst of the beautiful Somerset countryside.

Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Read more about College Motors Ltd in my earlier blog post.

Link to face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

Picture credits:

Triumph Herald Front Suspension and Steering training film strip

 

A video I have made from a Standard Triumph training film strip. Thanks to Adrian Hebron for scanning the original film strip.

These film strip were made by the technical department at Standard Triumph.  I have uploaded several to YouTube which you can see here. Film strip play list

I have made PDF copies of the booklets handed after the film strips which you can see on my website. Service Training Notes. 

 

Triumph Herald 948 + 1200 disc brake conversion

Triumph Herald 948 + 1200 disc brake conversion - part 511045 fitting instructions

I have recently been sent a scanned copy of  - Triumph Herald 948 + 1200 disc brake conversion - part 511045 fitting instructions.  Here is start from the booklet.  The booklet was originally published by Standard Triumph and was scanned by Paul Cattrell.

DISC BRAKE CONVERSION KIT
FITTING INSTRUCTIONS
PRELIMINARIES
Disconnect the battery, jack up the car and place supporting stands under the chassis frame. Remove
all road wheels.
Attach a length of rubber tubing to one of the front brake bleed nipples and suspend the opposite
end of the tube in a clean container.
Unscrew one front bleed nipple one turn and by operating the brake pedal, pump the hydraulic system
dry.
Front Brake Assemblies
Disconnect and remove both bundy pipes which connect the flexible hoses to the 5 way connector.
Release the outer ends of the flexible pipes and unscrew them from the wheel cylinders.
Remove the brake drums, hubs, brake backing plates and stub axles.

The whole document is available to view and download from my box.com account at: https://app.box.com/s/zirocqe8bkutddf4qe5qkmpu3jkjddix

Triumph Herald 1200 Twin Carb conversion

I have recently been sent a scanned copy of  - Triumph Herald 1200 Twin Carb conversion - part 511037 fitting instructions.  Here is a paragraph from the booklet.  The booklet was originally published by Standard Triumph and was scanned by Paul Cattrell.

TWIN CARBURETTOR CONVERSION KIT
Part No. 511037
Introduction
A twin carburettor conversion kit contains all necessary components
for converting a Herald "1200" engine of, 8,0:1 compression ratio, from
the single to the twin carburettor condition.
To achieve maximum performance conducive with safe operation of the
engine, when twin carburettors are fitted, existing main bearings, valves,
valve springs, ignition distributor and camshaft must be changed.
Existing cylinder heads must be machined to raise the compression
ratio to 8,5:1. Polishing the ports is unnecessary, but if undertaken care
must be exercised not to destroy the abutment faces for the manifold
locating sleeves.

The whole document is available to view and download from my box.com account at:  https://app.box.com/s/o3hq8rip7n2eo6wh6kgb54w145s6h5s6

Triumph Herald Spitfire Tuning & Modification

The Triumph Herald Spitfire Tuning & Modification book is the next item from the batch of books and manuals rescued by Colin Wake. It includes lots of period tuning information.  The Tecalemit Jackson fuel injection system is described

You can read or download the book from here:



If you like this may also like the Triumph Spitfire 4 Stage Tuning and Competition Preparation

Copyright Notice
I am sharing this book and not seeking to profit from its distribution. If you have any claim to the book or its contents please let me know.

Triumph USA car accessories

Period accessories can were added to Triumph cars. If you want ensure that the extras were authentic how do you tell. One source is to look in the original sales brochure or parts books for the car in question. Another rarer source is an accessories brochure. Here are a few pages from the USA.

Triumph 2000 USA accessories

Triumph TR4A USA accessories

Triumph 1200 USA accessories

Triumph Spitfire Mk2 USA accessories

Plea for information

If you have any more information such brochures or pricelists which detail the accessories fitted to Triumph cars please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin

Further information and sources

Picture credits: If these images belong to you please let me know as I have forgotten where I got them.

Triumph Herald Owners Repair Manual

I have recently added to my collection of Herald and Vitesse literature.  To start here is the Triumph Herald Owners Repair Manual for early 1959-1962 models.

I will be adding a download link etc to my website.

Donations to help me with the costs of running my websites would be welcome. 

Here is a preview of the Triumph Herald Owners Repair Manual .

Triumph Herald 13/60 Spares Parts Catalogue

Some friends on the TSSC forum recently pointed out that a copy of the Triumph Herald 13/60 Spares Parts Catalogue had been found online.  I have added it to my collection that you can download from website. 

Donations to help me with the costs of running my websites would be welcome. 

Here is a preview.

Triumph Herald 1200 - Motor Trader 1963

Triumph Herald 1200 series - Motor Trader 1963 front page

Originally published in the trade paper Motor Trader during 1963, this article is about the Triumph Herald 1200 series of cars. This 8 page guide to the service data includes diagrams of the engine, suspension and gearbox.  I was given scans of this article by Dion a friend on the Club Triumph forum - he has several bound volumes of the Motor Trader lucky chap.




You can download the article from here.

You can see my existing collection of Motor Trader articles at http://vitessesteve.co.uk/MotorTrader

Triumph Car Dealers 7 - flying Heralds

Parkgate Garage Ltd - Coventry

This is my seventh blog post about Triumph car dealers.  Garages used to try to attract interest by placing cars on the roof of their showrooms and I have found two Triumph car dealers who did so.

Parkgate Garages Ltd - Coventry

Parkgate Garages Ltd, Parkgate Road, Holbrooks are listed as a Coventry Triumph car dealer in 1955, 1965, 1968 and 1974.  I understand that the buildings were knocked down and that a block of flats now stands on the site.

In 1968 the Coventry area distributor was Newsome, S.H. and Co. Ltd., with their
Sales, Service and Spares: Highway Garage, Kenpas Highway.
Repair Dept.: Quinton Road, Coventry.

Other Triumph dealers listed as at 1968 in Coventry.
Blamire, P., Queen's Road Garage. 
Cheylesmore Garage (Coventry) Ltd., Daventry Road. 
R.E.S. Motors (Coventry) Ltd., Paynes Lane. 
Ryton Motors Ltd., London Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore. 

North Road Garages - Grantham

North Road Garages - Grantham

North Road Garages (Grantham) Ltd., 56 London Road are listed as a Grantham dealer in 1968 and 1974. The garage premises were known as "The Old Brewery."

Several Grantham based firms were involved the lifting of the Triumph Herald on to the roof of North Road Garage. The crane was supplied by British Cranes and Excavators of Dysart Road whilst the slings came from Barrett Packing of Alma Park - the traffic was directed by the local police assisted by North Road Garage employees. This garage has since been demolished and replaced by a retail park.

Site of North Road Garages, Grantham now

Another garage in Grantham - Sellers Service Station, Barrowby High Road. were also listed in February 1965 and September 1968.

North Road Garages (Grantham) Ltd address stamped on the back of a Triumph 2.5PI brochure.

North Road Garages (Grantham) Ltd advert 1981

North Road Garages key fob.

North Road Garages Grantham key fob

Sources and links

If you have any more information about these garages, photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know.

Link to my article about  Sellers Service Station.

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to facebook page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

This is the seventh in an occasional series about Triumph car dealers.  You can download a copy of the Triumph Sales and Service Directory 1968-69 which started me off on the search for info about Triumph car dealers.

Picture credits:  North Road Garage Grantham picture from Grantham 1951-2000 a book by John R. Pinchbeck.  Parkgate Garages image originally posted on: http://forum.historiccoventry.co.uk; North Road Garages (Grantham) Ltd advert 1981 posted by John on flickr.

Fitting a Vitesse body to the chassis

When trying to refit the body to the chassis after some work it is very likely that it will seem to be a difference shape. The number of packaging pieces between the body and chassis may not be the same as when the body was taken off. If any parts of the chassis have been replaced or repaired the shape of the chassis may have changed.

This factory produced guide contains lots of useful pictures and instructions.

You can get a copy from my website at http://vitessesteve.co.uk/ServiceTrainingNotes
The workshop manual has details of what shape the chassis should be again copy available from my website..

Another source of info about the size and shape of the chassis is the Bodywork Repair Data supplement to the Motor Trader service data for the Triumph Vitesse MkII.