North American Triumph Sports 6, Vitesse 6 & Herald Database

Preserved from the original archived page (Fairpoint Triumph Database, formerly at http://www.fairpoint.net/~herald948/database/) so this technical reference remains accessible.

Your host for the festivities, with his
1962 1200 sedan! 😉

North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6)
and Triumph Herald Database

also includes Triumph Renown, Mayflower, 10, 2000 and Atlas; as well as Standard 8, 10, Pennant, Ensign and Vanguard

February 14, 2022 . Has it really been over a year since the last update? Oh well…a number of new and/or updated listings this time around!

The lists:


Sports 6/Vitesse


Herald


Triumph 10

Triumph 2000

Mayflower

"Renown"

Triumph Atlas

Bond

Standards
NOTE: Please let me know if you spot any broken image or file links or other problems!

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What’s this all about?

This started out almost 20 years ago as an informal effort to gather information on Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Herald-badged (including those later Heralds badged as Sports 1200 in the United States and Sports 12/50 in Canada) cars in the United States and Canada…and beyond! Included are some special "Personal Export Delivery" cars [see note below], as well as Heralds and Vitesses originally built and/or destined for other markets that have found their way to North America.

Over the years, we’ve added Triumph-badged 10s, Standard 8s and 10s and Standard- or Triumph-badged Pennants to the database along with Triumph Mayflowers, especially those officially imported through Fergus Motors in NYC or into Canada, various "Renowns" (including the 1800, "Town and Country" and 2000-badged versions) and the "Michelotti" 2000…not to mention Standard Vanguards, Ensigns and even the Triumph Atlas! We welcome data and other information on those cars as well as any other Standard or Triumph "nonsports" models in North America.

There is no association, real or implied, with any organized club or register, although we certainly encourage all owners and fans of these cars to join clubs such as their local Triumph club and national or international organizations such as The Vintage Triumph Register (among others) in North America and the Triumph Sports Six Club, Club Triumph and/or the Standard Motor Club (among others) in England.

Data on "unique" Heralds such as the Australian KA- and KB-series 948s and the 12/50 models, and Indian-assembled Standard Heralds (and later Gazels and other Herald variants), is especially welcome. Although it is welcomed and will be stored for possible future listing, at this time we’re not actively trying to collect data on every Herald or Vitesse vehicle in the world. But please feel free to send in data on any car, including Triumph-based Bonds. Who knows? Perhaps someday we’ll even track Fairthorpe Electron Minors and other cars based on the SC chassis and/or using Triumph power! Meanwhile….

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Facebook links

    Triumph Herald Database

    Triumph Herald International

    Triumph Herald & Parts For Sale & Wanted

    Heralds Rule

    Triumph Vitesse International

    Small Chassis Triumphs

Clubs (click on the logos to go to their web sites):

The Vintage Triumph Register

Triumph Sports Six Club

Standard Motor Club

Club Triumph




Tracking the early Heralds!

Earliest and latest cars known to the Triumph Sports Six Club

Related pages:

    Pictures of various models now appear in their various listings (more to come when I get the time — someday — and others are always welcomed)!

    For more information on Heralds, Sports 6s and Triumph (Standard) 10s for the North American market, check out VTR’s pages:

      Triumph 10

      Herald, Vitesse and Sports 6

        Australian 12/50 Coupé and Saloon, provided by Dale Hickman of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

    Herald Tips and TricksSome interesting images taken from a Leyland Motor Corporation annual report, 1960 In the UK, Rob documents the restoration of a very early Monaco Blue 948 TC convertible Heralds for sale on eBay in the USA

    Some of my cars (Andrew Mace):

      Herald 1200 "Personal Export Delivery" Coupé

      Herald 948 sedan, originally Targo Purple

      Herald 1200 convertible… a "sign" of the times?

      1958 Standard Pennant

      1967 Sports 1200 convertible (dormant blog!)

      …and one I DIDN’T get: 948TC convertible in Connecticut, 1999

    The 1964 Herald 1200 Convertible (was Scott Roberts)

    Terry and Diane Geiger’s ’63 Herald

    One of the exceedingly rare Herald 948 Twin-Carb Saloons (Jill Kallos)

    A 1967 Herald is restored by the Guild of Automotive Restorers

    Joe Cain of California "rescued" this Sports 1200 sedan awhile back!

    Chad Jester progresses on a Sports 6 restoration (gone?)

    A Herald 1200 modified to look like a 1957 Chevrolet…and then abandoned. Does it still exist? (This ad is some years old and simply marked "SOLD"!)

    A great compilation of various Herald brochures (and links to other Triumph models) from Germany

    Another great compilation of various Herald and other Triumph brochures, this one from Belgium

    A Canadian "Sports 12/50" about to be restored

    US-specification, "Puerto Rican" Herald 13/60

    Dan Parslow’s 1965 Vitesse 6

    [formerly] Charlie Plock’s 1964 Sports 6 in California

    Javier Vidaurre’s Heralds in Peru (gone, but hopefully they will return….)

    A 1969 13/60 convertible for sale in Japan (how many can there be there?); from the Triumph Register Club of Japan

    Work on Mary Spadaro’s Herald at a tech session of the British Car Club of Hawaii, May 2004 (link is gone?)

    Standard Triumph Hardware Catalogue; from Canley Classics

    "Roger’s Herald," from the Miami Valley Triumphs web site

    Ian Lovi’s Heralds in Australia:

      1959 Coupé

      1965 12/50 Coupé

    Vanguard Cadet information (a Standard 8 "renamed" for the American market, although Standard Motor Company decided NOT to market the car in the United States. Note that the "Cadet" name was also used in Australia.)

    Rocky’s Triumphs (from New Zealand)

    A Triumph 10 somewhere in Washington state; may it "rust in peace")

    Joshua Blick’s two Heralds

    Phil Hetherington’s web site devoted to restoration of two Standard 10s and other interests

    1200 sedan being restored


This site created by me, Andrew Mace, on February 20, 2002; last revised February 14, 2022

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