Radio2 Triumph Herald 50mpg

[Hitler Hadrump]

motco said:

My father bought a brand new Herald 1200 in 1962 (registeration plate 1815 MG) and he was so in love with the thing that he tried to reproduce the 'Autocar' ad that showed one rear wheel standing on a brick. Thanks to the Herald's independent rear suspension the body was supposed to remain totally level. A glass of wine on the roof in the ad was untilted. We did this on level ground and proved that the ad was totally misleading and the car tilted as much as my '55 Standard Ten (the Herald's predecessor) did in the same test with its live rear axle. No advertising standards law in the sixties - "Guinness is good for you" etc.

ETA: the seat blocks used to turn spontaneously and finding the seat dropping a couple of inches on one side while you're driving was a safety feature: no falling asleep at the wheel!

Edited by motco on Saturday 4th June 07:38

"Only a hovercraft has more independent suspension than a Triumph Herald. Watch a Herald go round a corner, and you will know why this car makes a safe driver safer. There is no sensation of roll or sway. .... Follow a Herald through a roundabout and you'll see what we mean"






(I hope no-one thinks I'm rubbishing the Herald, I adore mine and love driving it!)

[zombies]

my dad used to have one in the 80s, bit of a shed
it got nicked once and they did about 60 miles and brought it back, parked it around the corner
wont get that these days