Pimp my Vit Posted February 8, 2023 Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 A Triumph Herald that has had more than £60,000 lavished on its renovation is going under the hammer next month – for what is likely to be a tiny fraction of that amount. Hampson Auctions is selling the 1967 12/50 saloon in its 11 March sale at Mavericks in Flintshire and comes with more than 1000 photographs chronicling its five-year restoration between 1998 and 2003. The fully re-built Triumph also comes with 37 separate multiple-page documents detailing every expense undertaken by its former owner, adding up to a total of £60,512 – or more than £96,000 in today’s money. Hampson’s managing director, Zach Hamilton, told Classic Car Weekly: ‘The quality of this car is unbelievable – I don’t know if it’s the best Herald out there but it’s certainly the best example that I’ve ever come across. It has been restored meticulously with every nut and bolt accounted for and with photographs covering absolutely everything. ‘It’s a real labour of love, especially when you consider that you could have bought two Jaguar E-types at the time for the amount that the restoration cost. ‘I can see that whoever gets this Herald is really going to enjoy it – I can just picture them rolling back the Webasto roof and having a blast in it on their way to a show.’ The restoration included a bare metal re-spray, a process that involved the shell being sandblasted, the chassis fully refurbished and powder-coated and the engine re-built. Since then the Herald – which the restorer sold due to ill health – has been kept in dry storage and MoT records indicate that it has only covered 600 miles since 2005. The Petrol Blue classic will also be given a voluntary MoT ahead of the auction. Classic Car Weekly’s markets editor, Richard Barnett, reckons that the unique Herald will sell for more than its £6-8k pre-sale estimate, given the market’s current appetite for classics with big-money restorations behind them, including a 1959 Ford Consul that made £31,700 last October, a 1961 Vauxhall Cresta that sold for £29,250 and a Triumph GT6 auctioned away for £40,500. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Well, if you have that kind of money... personally I greet over having to fork out £84 for an overrider.... Whoever buys it will do so at a more realistic price, and probably get a great car. Lucky sod!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: Whoever buys it will do so at a more realistic price, and probably get a great car. Lucky sod!! Quite true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I keep thinking we ought to operate a sweepstake. £1 a pop, nearest guess takes 75%, rest to a nominated charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Bu it's grey! Who on Earth want's a grey Triumph? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 33 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Bu it's grey! Who on Earth want's a grey Triumph? Doug Very classy I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 anyone who spends £60k on restoring a herald is obviously going to paint it grey Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I thought it was blue.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 16 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said: I thought it was blue.... It's a blue-grey or is it a grey-blue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Looks like Gunmetal (same as my Vit). Classed in the grey section of Triumph colours. Appear to look more grey in sunlight and more bluey when overcast I've noticed. It was a rarer (maybe unpopular?) colour at the time. I do think it looks classy and so far is my favourite colour for Vit/Herald, though I do think the lighter colours sort of suit the model better generally, though I'm not keen on them (maybe that doesn't make sense? Anyway, anything apart from bright red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTV8 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 If you need some more pics it is listed here: https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1523771 don’t forget the 12.5% buyers fee to be levied on the hammer price - I smiled at the description of recent restoration - 20 years ago I’m sure someone will become the proud owner of a very nice car though. …….. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 33 minutes ago, daverclasper said: Anyway, anything apart from bright red Dave! Heralds look their best BRIGHT red with a white stripe. 6 hours ago, clive said: Very classy I reckon. Heralds, classy? I love Heralds but classy?!! DVLA says this car is grey. i saw a grey Ferrari last summer. Why?!! What sadness in your life convinces you grey is a good colour for ANYTHING?! I did once have a grey suit, but that was when I was blighted by WORK. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: Dave! Heralds look their best BRIGHT red with a white stripe. Doug, you may be joking about the stripe?. I do think the stripe is a bit gimmicky and detracts from the stylish, gracefull, contained elegant proportions (steady on), esp when it goes onto the front lamp surrounds on Vitesse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, daverclasper said: I do think the stripe is a bit gimmicky and detracts from the stylish, gracefull, contained elegant proportions Dave, it's a Herald. My ex-brother-in-law had a red one with a white stripe, the girls he pulled in that!!! I've always liked them. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 minute ago, dougbgt6 said: Dave, it's a Herald. But can still be classy, Mr Gt6 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Dave. iI I had the space I'd have a Herald, just not a grey one, a red one with a white stripe for preference. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Wrong, wegewood blue with a white stripe including light srrounds is the best combo on a vitesse. So much so that is teh colour scheme I painted mine. The one I have coming is plain white, and as I am only custodian, it will stay that way. It does have red seats though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daverclasper Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, dougbgt6 said: just not a grey one, It's blue under a cloudy sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 I'm not going to comment about red with a stripe.😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 French onions, red and white stripes, what's not to like? Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: French onions, red and white stripes, what's not to like? Doug Is that a recent pic of Pete? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTV8 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 3 hours ago, dougbgt6 said: i saw a grey Ferrari last summer. Why?!! What sadness in your life convinces you grey is a good colour for ANYTHING?! There are plenty who disagree - grey has been the most popular new car colour for the last 5 years in the UK. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/business/these-were-10-most-popular-car-colours-uk-2022 Slightly less popular in the United States - I think it is no.3 there …….. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkel Kunkel Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 Grey ! - Surely there must be more than just “fifty shades”. It will go out of fashion as surely as 1970s Avocado bathroom suites, but for now grey still seems the reflex decision for those who wish to “modernise” their home- for floors, carpets,curtains, furniture, garden furniture , fences snd sheds ,kitchen cabinets,- even for.. “white goods “. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 have to admit we painted our hardwood kitchen cupboards GREY a £7 tin transformed the many units and lightend the room Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 43 minutes ago, Unkel Kunkel said: Surely there must be more than just “fifty shades”. I did a summer job at a computer manufacturer back in the early 1980s. They had decided to update their systems image by ditching the beige-and-black colour scheme... for grey. To that end they had a local powder coating company produce a selection of available shades or grey to compare. The selection included both full black and full white. On that basis, my first Vitesse was "grey", as is my GT6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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