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< Herald owner looking for Dolly part. I hope that someone here buys this car. 1300 TC (FWD) heater valve >
"timbancroft61"
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 		posted Fri 16th Aug 2013

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C415423

I cannot remember the name of the owner of this car, but its a beaut!

Club Triumph Round Britain Reliability Run: Part of the organising team, and honoured to be associated
RBRR is the best car event in the UK, not probably, it is!

1970 GT6 Mk.2: Royal Blue 6 RBRRs (98, 00,02,04,06 & 10, one failure 14), 2 10CRs (03 & 07). 2 HCRs 1 LCC, lots of Autosolos and numerous track days. Bought in 1983, crikey where did the time go! Lots of modifications, now fitted with a revvy 2000cc engine and she is going very well. GT6 are fantastic little cars that are very under-rated, mainly by people who have not driven one, its slow in and fast out!

1969 2.5Pi Mk.1: Slate Grey 4 10CRs (05, 09, 15 & 17), 4 RBRRs (08, 12, 16 and 187), 3 HCRs, 2 LCCs. A few alloy panels, does need the pi kit fitting. Bought April '04. Needs paint! Just fitted some new 7J Minilites-not copies! The car goes like a train on SUs, so why change! The car just sits and waits and waits and when needed is brilliant fun to drive. Triumph's best design? Impending engine and body work this (2019) Autumn and Winter.

1967 Spitfire mk2: Wedgewood Blue. Bought November 2010. Almost seems civilised. Car has done a RBRR (Dave Picton 2010). Back on the road since March 2017. Raw little car, but fun. Has lots of modifications, nothing too outlandish!

1970 TR6 Maroon. Bought May 2018. Since pruchase: Full suspension re-build, new clutch and propshaft plus re-built driveshafts. Goes well. Blimey, lots more done now, gearbox replaced (Canley Classics unit), 7J black minilites c/w Uniroyal tyres (Crikey, un-stickable), Revington's Targa springs. Now needs some engine work and some brakes. Otherwise, well on its way to becoming a Club Triumph type car, i.e. one that is actually used!

Previously owned:

Triumph Dolomite Sprint (Now owned by Paul Hughes)

Herald 1200 Coupe on mk2 chassis (Now owned by Jess Cook and being properly used)

Vitesse mk2 Conv: Sold in 1983, still on the road!

Various Citroens and Pugs

DD: Focus ST Diesel...torquey!
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"Beans"
posts: 5732
Netherlands
joined on Sun 5th Mar 2006
 posted Fri 16th Aug 2013 reply 1 of 4

That looks quite nice indeed  8)
Shame about the location of the steering wheel  :X

1976 TR7 FHC (currently undergoing some TLC ...)
1980 TR7 DHC (a.k.a. Kermette, my first car bought in 1988 )
1981 TR7 FHC (Sprint engined, a.k.a. 't Kreng)
http://tr7beans.blogspot.com/
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"partsaver"
posts: 1266
non member
 posted Sat 17th Aug 2013 reply 2 of 4

The car did belong to Martin Bellinger who is one of the chairmen (or similar) in the TDC, he sold it a couple of years ago to another TDC member.

It is a very well built car and gets a lot of attention wherever it goes.
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"Nick Jones"
posts: 8769
Wessex (Bristol & Bath) group
joined on Sat 19th Nov 2005
 posted Sat 17th Aug 2013 reply 3 of 4

Yes, it is very nicely done.  Price will limit the market a bit I'd say.

Nick

 Nick Jones
Somerset UK

Vitesse Mk 1.5 Convertible EFI, Survivor of RBRR 2008, HCR & 10CR 2009, HCR 2010, 10CR2011, HCR 2012, 10CR2013, 10CR2015, HCR 2016 & HCR 2017.
GT6 Mk3 Roto - project in progress
Spitfire MKIV son's project now on the road as a daily driver
2.5 PI Saloon now EFI (PIe?), Engine rebuilt and running sweet.  Diff howling...... Survivor of HCR 2013 & 2014 Gone to live in Swansea

http://www.tengaston.plus.com
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"Russell"
posts: 513
Herald 948 Saloon
joined on Mon 11th Mar 2002
 posted Sun 18th Aug 2013 reply 4 of 4

I love that car. When it was for sale 2 years ago I procrastinated for ages on whether to go and make an offer. If I hadn't bought the GT6 last year I would certainly go and look now. It makes such a fantastic alternative to the Zetec and RedTop engined Escorts and Cortinas.

Yes it's pricey, but it seems well engineered and there's the old adage of 'try and build another one for the price'

One thing does concern me though, a DVLA check shows it's still registered as 1296cc. Could it be a minefield to get the correct engine size on the V5, especially as it would mean going up a tax bracket? (and show the previous owners have been under paying?   :o )

 Location : Ipswich, Suffolk, UK

-- on the road --
1970 GT6 MKII - Valencia Blue : Bought November 2012 : HCR'13
1971 Stag - Sapphire Blue : Bought August 2010 : HCR'12,'17, IAC'12, LMC'16 : LD748 (first one built in '71). Rover V8+LT77, Hard-top.
1972 2000 MKII Estate - Sapphire Blue : Bought November 2003. RBRR04, RBRR06, RBRR10, HCR09, LCC'09,'11, LMC'06,'08.'12
1973 2.5pi MKII Estate - Sienna Brown : Bought January 2015, returned to the road July 2015.
1975 TR6 - Carmine Red : Bought March 2009 : 10CR'09,'11,'13 LMC'10,HCR'11 . 10CR Done!
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