[Tech1] Car restored

[John Nottage]

Ah Tony! I too began with an A30, then moved to a rusty Triumph Herald 
12/50. My A30 took me to & from Evesham. Flat out I think it got to 
about 65mph: the speedo needle used to flap about so much at that end of 
the scale, it was difficult to be sure. Dave Plowman should recognise 
it: he rebuilt the engine for me in 1967. As you can see from the photo, 
the semaphore indicators were still in place: I think I replaced them 
with the flashers quite early on. The worst aspect was the brakes - 
cable operated & nearly useless - no hydraulics. The clutch was rod 
operated. It broke once & I had to drive home in 1st gear. The Herald 
was better. Great turning circle, but it rusted away. The Triumph 
Vitesse 6 Convertable that followed it was most fun, but rusted even 
quicker.

John Nottage

On 04/08/2021 20:29, techtone via Tech1 wrote:
> Gosh, late getting to this thread (again - I don't live on 
> computers/email) but I simply loved my Triumph Herald, which of course 
> rusted away after I'd had t about a year -can't remember who sold it to 
> me, but someone at TVC did, if the guilty party is here, you broke my heart!
> 
> My first car was an A30, which ran its big end on the M1, and took me 
> and Dave Jorgensen quite some time to restore to working order. However, 
> it took Heather and myself, after we were married, to many exotic 
> locations such as the Tally Ho in Kentish Town at the weekends to listen 
> to Phil Seamen, and down several pints of Guinness, just as well that 
> the drink/drive laws hadn't been enacted at the time.
> 
> Whilst on the subject, my all-time favourite car was the Ford Granada, 
> when I was earning a reasonable amount I had the 2.8i Ghia, and that 
> really grieved me when I had to part with it, but I had nowhere to keep 
> it, not to mention not enough money to run two cars. The Herald ran it a 
> close second, but the Granny lasted a lot longer.
> 
> TeaTeaFN - Tony
> 

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