The real Triumph Vitesse was developed out of the Herald, so it was perhaps inevitable that Dinky Toys would do the same thing with their miniature version.
Meccano Limited, the makers of Dinky Toys, had always enjoyed a close relationship with Standard-Triumph and this had enabled a model of the Herald to be launched on the same day as the real car in 1959 – an undertaking which must have depended on confidential plans being supplied to the toy company in advance. When it came to the Vitesse, Dinky weren’t so quick off the mark: the real car was introduced in May 1962, but the Dinky wasn’t announced in the Meccano Magazine until February 1964. The Dinky Herald had been quite innovative, as it was one of the very first Dinky Toys to be fitted with spring suspension, following on from the Rolls Royce Silver Wraith two months earlier. From a marketing point of view, too, the Dinky was notable for being made available in some special promotional colour schemes to be given away in Triumph showrooms, and these items can now fetch huge sums at auction.
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ZIGGY'S NO BANGER!
Good friends Paul Herbert and Chris Harding bought this Mk2 Spitfire in 2014 to use on a Banger Rally. Six years on they’ve still got the Triumph, and it is running better than ever.
The right choice
In 1978 a Triumph Stag would have been a brave choice as your only car, but after 41 years and getting on for 200,000 miles together, it was clearly the perfect fit for Malcolm and Vera Whitehouse.
THE GREY LADY
In the mid-1930s the New Avon Coachbuilding Co started to build luxury saloons and no longer concentrated on building smaller open sports cars. Phil Homer introduces a luxury product of the era, a six-cylinder Avon on the Standard Flying 16 chassis, and explains why it wasn’t a success.
HAROLD THE HERALD
Over the last 20 years, Harold the Herald has been through five distinct phases of development. Now though, with owner Dale Barker going soft and transferring his favours to a big and comfortable saloon, Harold is looking for a new home.
APPRENTICE TR2
History repeats itself as RHP 552 is handed over to apprentices – 64 years after the last time!
A LASTING PASSION
Lee Godfrey has featured in these pages before, but his enthusiasm for the big Triumphs remains undiminished. Mike Taylor talks to him about the model, his latest example and how the passion started.
A flurry of activity ends 2019 season
H&H’s last sale of 2019 was at the Buxton Pavilion and offered 127 lots.
Herald Suspension Overhaul
Thorough investigation turns into a major overhaul and a future-proofed Triumph
Hotter Rockets Launched For 2020
The world’s largest-capacity volume production motorcycle just got bigger.
SPECIAL EDITION DOLOMITE 1500
Andrew Burford reckons that a 1500SE represents the epitome of Dolomite design. Mike Taylor meets the man who likes to champion the underdog, and his ultra-rare example of Triumph’s evergreen Dolomite saloon.
