JohnD Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Neil R is in Melbourne, NSW, and has been posting on The Triumph Experience, the US message board. This is his project, which he thinks is a one-off, but clearly was made by a skilled GRP worker, to go onto a Herald chassis. He's been looking for body parts to fit to it - Herald windscreen, tick, rear window from Peugeot 203, tick, but MGB tail lights don't really fit! See: https://www.triumphexp.com/forum/herald-and-vitesse-forum.23/fibreglass-sports-car-body-for-a-herald.1717618/ To me, the body has an Jag E-type influence. Can anyone identify it, to help him? JOhn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 It could be based on the JPR Wildcat replica, most of which were based on Ford running gear with a tubular chassis; it all depends on how much modification or construction the GRP worker actually did. I know there were both Challenger and Wildcat replicas but they've folded for some years now due to lack of demand. The bonnet looks very Vincent Hurricane, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixasStandard Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Let's hope he doesn't put a Herald engine in it........no offence to Herald owners........but in a car looking like that you wouldn't want to be topping out at between 80 to 85mph would you? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlubikey Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 It's deffo. not a Challenger. The first Challenger was Ford based and the second was XJ6. I clearly remember the first & still have brochure for second - I was young and had delusions of ... something or other. Cheers, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted June 30, 2020 Report Share Posted June 30, 2020 Given a speed limit of 70mph over here... that's more than adequate. Anyway most drivers who reach 70mph do it in the 30s.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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