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Triumph Herald 1200 Cabriolet in the (historic) test - the uncomplicated shellfish

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Created on November 20, 1961

Reading time 12min

Written by:

Olaf von Fersen

Photos:

Archiv Reinhard / Max Pichler

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Stämmiges und zugleich elegantes Cabriolet mit originellen Eigenheiten – der Triumph Herald.

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Triumph Herald (1960) - Debüt, Neuheit, günstiges Cabriolet in der Preisklasse bis 10'000 Franken - Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Dank der Schalenbauweise konnte für das Cabrio einfach das Blechdach weggelassen werden.

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Der Motor ist laufruhig und auf Zuverlässigkeit ausgerichtet. Sportliche Naturen können die Leistung ihres Herald per Frisiersatz um über 40 % erhöhen.

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Die Handhabung des PVC-Verdecks ist simpel, allerdings macht sich die Konstruktion durch Klapperlaute bemerkbar.

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Triumph Herald (1960) - die Cabriolet-Variante

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Das Armaturenbrett präsentiert sich aufgeräumt, die Lenksäule schiebt sich bei einem Frontalaufprall teleskopartig zusammen.

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Ein Blick auf das massive Chassis des kompakten Mittelklassewagens.

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Der Herald weist kaum gravierende Schwächen auf, bietet durchdachte Detaillösungen und muss nur selten in die Werkstatt.

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Triumph Herald (1960) - herrliche Strandszene mit dem Coupé

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Derartige Lenkeinschäge sind mit dem Herald möglich und erleichtet das Manövrieren in urbanen Gefilden.

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Triumph Herald (1961) - das neue Modell 1200 Saloon

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Triumph Herald (1960) - die Karosserie wurde von Michelotti entworfen - Genfer Autosalon 1960

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Triumph Herald (1961) - Promotionsaufnahme des Kombis

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Die Triumph-Präsenz am Genfer Autosalon 1961, Herald-Limousine und TR3 schauen in die Kamera.

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Triumph Herald (1960) - Abbildung aus einem Verkaufsprospekt von 1960

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Summary

After the Second World War, the British automotive industry was regarded as rather unimaginative and technologically backward, at least as far as utility cars for the middle class were concerned. By the end of the 1950s, however, this image was quickly shed, and not only the Mini but also the Triumph Herald contributed to this. The practical and cultivated car could be produced in different versions with few adaptations thanks to its shell construction and impressed with balanced handling, well thought-out safety features and an almost unbelievable turning circle. This article reproduces an original test report from November 1961 and shows the Herald in historical images and sales material.

This article contains the following chapters

Bodywork from the kit
Cultivated engine
Independent front and rear suspension
How it drives
Safety not always visible
Positives and negatives

Estimated reading time: 12min

Preview (beginning of the article)

For years, British car designers were accused, not without justification, of a certain lack of ideas when it came to mid-range passenger cars in terms of price and performance. This not only applied to the exterior design of these cars, but also to their "internal conception" in the post-war years up to 1959 - the time when the situation on the export markets began to become increasingly difficult. In 1959, there was a noticeable technical "leap" in the history of British automobile construction. This mainly affected the utility cars. In the extra class and in pure sports cars, the island has always built remarkable vehicles.

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