It's actually a Vitesse. Visually very similar to the Herald apart from the twin headlamps at the front end. The first ones had a 1600 straight six engine which was later increased to 2L making them mechanically identical to Mk1 GT6. The Mk2 was introduced at the same time as the GT6 Mk2 /plus and again shares the same running gear. Available in 2 door saloon or convertible form with a just a very few special order estates also.
I think a few of the early 1600 ones made it to the US along with a few Herald 948 and 1200s but I don't think the 2L was ever imported.
It's a fun and fairly practical car with a reasonable size rear seat(suitable for children under 12 and double amputees) and large boot/trunk.
Cheers
Nick
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: Thanks Glen. I was quite surprised it
: worked. I was sure the hub was trash.
: Nick love your Herald, pretty sure only
: a few made it here in US. I never saw
: one in person. I lived in Dullingham
: south of New Market when I was a little
: boy. My mom never let him get a TC so
: he is living his dream through my GT6
: which I am building for my son.
: Triumphs are great fun.
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: Parts from TR7 4 speed are
: interchangeable as a set and a bit
: stronger. There are possible mainshaft
: complications dependent on whether you
: have overdrive or not. It needs the
: fine spline TR7 clutch. Ratios are the
: same.
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: Another alternative is the W57/W58 from
: the Toyota Supra or the late 80s and
: early 90s. This initially looks too
: big but does in fact fit quite nicely.
: It has better ratios than most
: alternatives but not as good as
: original. HVDA does a kit to suit the
: TR6, some of which (bell housing,
: clutch release) will translate to a GT6
: with some TR6 parts. I suspect it's
: not cheap so may be overkill for a
: standard, street driven GT6.
: A link to my DIY conversion in a
: Vitesse 2L (mostly UK market "GT6
: Saloon")
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: http://www.triumphowners.com/registry.cgi?section=triumph&vehicleID=574&i=3
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: Not the easy way to do it but quite
: cheap!
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: Cheers
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: Nick
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: Guess I am a throwback and date myself
: but.....I have most of the Triumph
: tools for gbx repairs and
: inspect/rebuild very carefully every
: one I do. I treat each one like it is a
: race car transmission.....Haven't had
: problems...knock on wood. Everyone has
: opinions, just voicing mine.
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: The few TR6 gearboxes I have seen are
: quite a bit larger than the 3-rain and
: single-rail boxes. I imagine a lot of
: tweaking and fabricating would be
: required to make a TR6 gearbox fit. I
: expect a new tunnel cover would be
: required and that it would encroach a
: lot into the cabin.
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: Doug L.
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: Sorry for bit of confusion, my car is a
: Mark 3 GT6. Transmission has had a hard
: life. Suzuki in Bugeye looked great fun
: but any alternate trans would have to
: be adapted by someonelse. I can
: assemble but I can't design. Thought
: about a TR6 trans but you never hear of
: anyone doing it so there must be some
: problem.
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