Highlights
- Accompanied by a history file including the original purchase receipt, log book, MOTs and tax discs
- Previously owned by a vehicle mechanic
- Comprehensive mechanical refurbishment including brakes, radiator, alternator and differential
- New body panels and sills fitted where required
- Engine believed to be factory standard
The Appeal
Triumph's compact saloons of the 1960s have long been cherished for their cheerful character, simple mechanicals and genuine usability. With a willing 1,200cc four-cylinder engine and a slick four-speed manual gearbox, the Herald in particular offers an accessible and rewarding entry point into classic ownership - a little different to the Morris Minor and that ilk, and undeniably more fun.
This 1966 example benefits from a reassuring provenance, having been bequeathed to the seller's family by their uncle, a vehicle mechanic by trade. It is accompanied by an A4 folder brimming with documentation, including the original purchase receipt, log book, historic MOTs, tax discs and numerous receipts for parts and labour. Mechanically, the car has been treated to a thorough brake overhaul, a reconditioned differential, a replacement radiator and a new alternator. The bodywork has been attended to with new panels and sills where required, and the vendor reports no apparent rust or rot on the body or underside.
Fitted with four new tyres and a new headliner, and believed to retain its factory-standard engine, this is a straightforward classic that's now ready and waiting for its lucky new keeper.
Fitted with four new tyres and a new headliner, and believed to retain its factory-standard engine, this is a straightforward classic that's now ready and waiting for its lucky new keeper.
Key Information
- Mileage: 44,147 miles indicated
- Country of registration: United Kingdom
- Technical inspection status: MOT exempt
- Technical specs: 1,200cc inline four-cylinder petrol, 4-speed manual
- Paperwork: Original purchase receipt, log book, historic MOTs, tax discs and receipts for parts and labour
The Detail
- Bequeathed to the seller's children by their uncle, who was a vehicle mechanic
- Supplied from new with disc brakes, heater and underseal
- Brake servo fitted
- Brake overhaul carried out including discs, pads and hoses
- Radiator replaced
- Alternator replaced
- Differential reconditioned
- The vendor reports the engine starts easily and runs without apparent fault
- Engine believed to be factory standard
- New headliner fitted
- Four new tyres fitted
- New body panels and sills fitted as required
- The vendor reports the body presents well
- Gentle, age-commensurate patina here and there
- The vendor reports the seats present well; however, the carpet is worn
- Some wear to the door cards and plastics
- The vendor adds that, as far as they are aware, everything works
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