Roverdrive Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 and in bits and pieces. A few years ago I acquired an unfinished resto project. It was a 1960 Herald 948 Coupe,delivered to St .Helier Garages, Jersey. Having collected it from Jersey on a trailer I figured out that I had invested more pounds in fuel/shipping that I had paid for the car. After sitting around in my garage time has come to go ahead with it. Originally the Coupe was Alpine Mauve /Sebring white, but the last owner had sprayed the chassis in Lichfield green. I have not yet decided which color combination to choose from.Any suggestions? To start with, I would like to collect as much information as possible. Does anybody know anything about the history of the car? Chassis Nr. Y17855 Reg.Nr. 15017 ex Guernsey with previous Reg.Nr. J 30006 and J 53224 Furthermore I would like to collect as many Coupe pictures as possible, being them exterior or interior ones . Could you point me to photos of the recent Coupe Sunday at TriumFest or provide me with useful blogs /websites which concentrate on Coupes. All information very much appreciated! regards Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted September 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 ..sorry, lost my picture during first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 There are lots of coupe devotees on the tssc facebook page. Try joining up woth them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hammond Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Colourwise, I'd go back to Alpine Mauve/Sebring White as it is a rare combination on a rare car. Enginewise, how about Coventry Climax? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Colourwise, I'd go back to Alpine Mauve/Sebring White as it is a rare combination on a rare car. Enginewise, how about Coventry Climax? Mark Hi Mark, are they still around,those engines? No ideas , what to look for? regards Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mishmosh Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I would be impressed if you found one. Why not pop a standard 1200 engine in and see what you can find later. It will look fairly standard. Regarding colour. Why not use the scheme at time of build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roverdrive Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I would be impressed if you found one. Why not pop a standard 1200 engine in and see what you can find later. It will look fairly standard. Regarding colour. Why not use the scheme at time of build. The only shortcut is that the vendor had still restored the Chassis and running gear and painted it Lichfield Green, his favorite colour. Should I stick to alpine mauve what I ' ll tend to I had to repaint chassis and underside of floor. By the Way. Did they paint the chassis on those early cars in black or body colour? Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Stag Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Originality is always best when dealing with the rarer cars, within reason of course, some sensible mods for driveability etc Personally if I owned a rare car I would go with the original colour and in this case it also suits the Herald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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