Seven of them were Triumphs, although you could be forgiven for not recognising one of them, described as a ‘Midge Special.’ Details were sketchy, but the car was built in 1986 from a T & J Sportscars kit. Underneath the pre-war style body lurked a 1971 Herald 13/60. Some kit cars and modern specials have fetched good prices recently as long as they’re properly put together, so the £4500£5500 estimate seemed reasonable, and no surprise at the £4725 result.
GT6s have also been gaining value after years in the wilderness when noone seemed to appreciate them. Lot 2 was a 1971 Mk3 carrying a £13k lower estimate. That proved to be wildly pessimistic, as £17,437 was required from the new owner. A glimpse under the immaculate bonnet showed why the bidders were twitching.
Only one Triumph failed to sell, a 53,000-mile 1970 Herald 13/60 saloon. £5000 was the expectation, but that was more than the crowd wanted to pay on the day. A 1977 Spitfire 1500 with mods fared better, reaching a few quid short of its £8000 top estimate. Although the Kermit the Frog paintwork and go-faster additions might not have been everyone’s preference, the USP here was 20,000 miles from new, with supporting history. MoTs prove that it had covered only 700 miles in 20 years!
Bu hikaye Triumph World dergisinin February - March 2020 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye Triumph World dergisinin February - March 2020 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
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.