[Glove box cover colour?]

Any idea where I can get some, preferably spray can?

 

[how to open glove box]

Ha Ha!

Colin you were right. I examined all over the lock and could not find a number anywhere. however one of my other jobs was to sort out the secret boot lock on my jag that has never worked (common fault as they don’t get used much and get bunged up with all sorts of stuff and kak and seize up) while I was socking it in the cleaner liquid I popped in the glove box lock, it can only help a bit. It came out nice a clean and there it was on the side plane as day, the lock key number. 740 not a key I have or ever had according to my records. So not sure where that can from🤔

So if any one is looking, it is there just keep looking.

 

[Glove box cover colour?]

2 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said:

Wisteria, or Pink Wisteria. Du Pont 84281; probably other codes are available. 

 

 

Thank you Colin 

I should know these things 

To much going on to retain old knowledge 🤪

[Glove box cover colour?]

I know it's on here somewhere but I can't find it anywhere 🤔

I seen to think the club shop use to sale the paint that the glove box on the early 948 herald coupe and cubby hole surround on the saloons were paint. But I just can't find it anywhere. 

Anyone got an idea what it was called?  Pink wisteria  comes to mine.  🙂

[Steering rack]

The rack on my 948 coupe is just slightly narrower then was on the 13/60 I had.  The boots at each end are identical unlike later ones that had one at the rack end with larger inside opening.

[how to open glove box]

bit differance in the early car manual.

 

heres an interesting one from a later 1200 12/50 manual .

worth looking under the washer bottle?

 

[how to open glove box]

Just thinking about it.

what keys that came with a new triumph herald back then.  How many keys and if any were multi use like later cars.

I.e. one for the ignition and one for everything else.

I think my 13/60 and the 12/50 I had only had two keys one for ignition and one for boot doors and glove box. 

But I don't think I ever locked a glove box.  Nothing I had back then was valuable enough to lock it away. Only my car 🚗 

[how to open glove box]

On 23/04/2024 at 12:48, Colin Lindsay said:

I have a drawerful if you need one, what's the chances of having the same number as your boot lock?  In any case let me know if you want one.

oo! that would be good. boot number is 921

that one does work in the boot lock I've checked 😀

 

[how to open glove box]

It's been such a long time I have been restoring this coupe I am not 100% sure if they are the right keys . I can remember that when I bought the car there were two keys, one was stuck in the ignition. And I mean stuck. The other I was told was the boot but never tried it as the day after I drove it home I started stripping it down, and I have been at it ever since. 

COLIN ; I checked all over but key number. Time to search shows, auto jumbles. 

[how to open glove box]

It's been such a long time I have been restoring this one I am not 100% sure if they are the right keys . I can remember that when I bought the car there were two keys, one was stuck in the ignition. And the other I think worked in the boot and glove box, however I can't really remember trying it 

[how to open glove box]

well done Jim....

it worked. had to fiddle around with it a bit but once I made the tounge long enough it work well. push up the top of the dash while inserting the hook card slide it along and twist it a bit... job done. 😀

heres the tool.. old TSSC card did work well

   and the catch to get around 

just need to figure out how to find a key for the lock now, as there are no markings on the lock unlike the ingnition

 

thanks to you all for your help

[how to open glove box]

Hmmmm!

Tried it all 

Nearly had it with a bit of credit card so working along those lines....

Might need a lock smith 🤔 

[how to open glove box]

Thanks everyone for the advice.  I'll give it all a go and let you know how I get on 🙂

[how to open glove box]

Hi hope some one can help. for some reson my glovebox lock on my 1959 herald coupe has decided to lock shut and not respond to the key. I've tried all my keys.

anyone know if there is a way to open it without dismantling the dash?

[The one that started it.......]

For me it was a yellow and white Coupe owned by my an Auntie of mine. probably would have been about 1964 or 5 I was very very young.

This picture is from one of Uncle Barrys home movies I have, so have no Idea of the year but it started me off wanting one. I had the corgi models as you did back then even made a scalextric version ( don't know what happened to that) Mum and Dad had several Triunphs, heralds, vitesses, gt6, PI, 2000, so when I laernt to drive in 1978 my first car was a Herald. bought from my brother because he had bought a Vitesse, it was a vilencia blue convertable. I rebuilt it and painted it Yellow and White (who'd a thought it)

But I still wanted a Coupe, so bought a basket case for £100 and still have it, and am still rebuiling it, it's never been on the road since I bought it in 1980 but I live in hope. It's not going to be Yellow and White  ( i've done that) so It's the origanal colour black and white.

this is when I got it home.

and this is it now 43 years later. I have done everything myself and enjoyed very minute.

[Back seat for a coupe]

The base doesn't fit around the wheel panel like on the saloon. They are just square edged.

There have been several old new stock seat base and some rear parts for sale on flaebay recently. 

[EBay postage]

Agree. Local post office ( if you have one) every time. Consistently cheeper then eBay. 

[South cerney show or Gloucestershire Vintage and Country Extravaganza]

Gloucestershire Vintage and Country Extravaganza 

4th to 6th August

Brilliant show well worth a visit. Wish I could get my coupe there. Maybe next year. (Note to self: must do more in the garage 😁) 

but we'll still enjoy being on the stall  😁

https://www.glosvintageextravaganza.co.uk/

[Brush on car paints for a chassis]

Russbuster's 1_2_1 two pack is really good and over paintable once cured. And is hard as nails. They do other colours even spacial mixes I believe 

https://www.rust.co.uk/product/em121-epoxy-rust-proofing-paint-black/

[Is this the most rotten Stag Ever?]

Bit of t-cut no problem 😁

[Safely securing pet dog.]

As far as I am aware it is a legal requirement to have your dog (pet) tethered in a moving vehicle. And there doesn't seem to be any exceptions for vehicle age.

Having said that a company called Miki used to make dog car harness that had actually been tested... Not sure  how. But they were very strong and fitted really well.

[oldest roadworthy Herald in the world??]

There was a simalar car at one of the local shows a while back.  mum photograph it to show me.

later in a local paper.

so we are the Transport six club.

 

 

[oldest roadworthy Herald in the world??]

I was told many years ago. When I  had G11 that Triumph built 500 Coupés first and then built 500 saloons. Never seen that written anywhere since. Or how true it is?

Still any car that was built back then is pretty amazing if it is still road worthy without much work. My 1959 Coupe (Y798) was a basket case when I got her in 1979, only 20 years later and according to the vendor had been just about scrapping through the MOT for several years before that. It was me or the scrap yard, and it had only done about 35,000 mile's. Not bad for £100 I thought. 🤔

Well done to any one that keeps any old vehicle in a road worthy condition. Don't recycle ... keep using....

[Club museum opening times?]

Thank you for replying. The page doesn't seem to show fully on my phone.

Reinstall Firefox now showing in it's full glory.

I'll pop in Next time I'm up during the week. 

[Club museum opening times?]

Where on the club site is the normal  opening times for the club museum. Each time I am in the area it seems to be closed. 🤔 And I can't find the opening times anywhere. Maybe it's just trying to find it on my phone that's difficult 🤔

Not a problem but it would be nice to know. Like they do on national trust web site