09/08/2026
Two of our sales team. Two very different takes on classic Triumph ownership.
First up is Will C and his Triumph Herald 13/60 Estate, registered in 1971.
"I have owned the car for ten years. For most of this time it was fitted with a tuned 1300 engine making around 100hp, larger Vitesse brakes all round and a Spitfire 1500 limited-slip differential.
Earlier this year I decided to build and install a fast-road Vitesse-spec two-litre straight-six engine and GT6 gearbox.
The condition of the vehicle when I bought it was much the same as it is now, other than being completely standard. The first modifications were lowering the suspension and fitting more performance-oriented wheels and tyres.
The fact that it's an estate model already makes it rare. Converting it to Vitesse specification makes it even rarer, as Triumph never produced a Vitesse estate themselves, aside from around 20 examples built under licence by Park Royal.
In the last three months alone, it has covered almost 3,000 miles with trips across the UK, to the Isle of Wight, and even Spa Classic in Belgium, performing faultlessly throughout."
Meanwhile, Will J's Mk4 Triumph Spitfire is a very different story.
"I have a Mk4 Triumph Spitfire fitted with a Dolomite 1500 engine and a three-rail gearbox with J-type overdrive from an 1850 Dolomite.
It's largely standard, although it now runs a 45 DCOE Weber carburettor and 15-inch MGF wheels. The next jobs on the list are to fully Polybush the suspension, overhaul the brakes and finish installing the interior."
One's already covering serious miles on a six-cylinder Vitesse-spec build, the other's mid-project with a Dolomite-powered Spitfire and a parts list as long as your arm.
Different cars. Different approaches. Same Triumph obsession.
