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Standard
Herald Mk III Model in California.
Dear Standard Motor Club:
As a prolific 1:43 scale modeler I Goolged
my way into your website and found pictures of a Standard
Herald III, a car I did not know existed and did not have in
my 1300 item model vehicle collection. I figured I could
make a custom model of one of the cars pictured and with the aid
of the picture and the brochure copy. I came up with the
modification of a Corgi Vanguards Triumph Herald. My story for
the UK based Model Auto Review magazine follows. I'm
now the proud owner of a model of a rare Indian car. It
goes along well with my model of a Hindustan Ambassador which is ex
1956 Morris Oxford.
John F. Quilter
Brisbane, California USA
----- Original Message -----
From: John Quilter
To: Rod Ward
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 9:08 PM
Subject: Mystery Triumph saloon?
Rod,
Here's an article on my latest chop.
OK all you Triumph fans what is
this, a Triumph Herald four door saloon? No such
animal right? Well, no. The real car is not a
chop of a two door but an actual production car! My model
chop is of a Vanguards Triumph Herald two door saloon
into a four door with some modifications to replicate the
real four door car made in the 70s and 80s. The front
bonnet was that of the later Heralds but the grill, and strange
large inboard headlamps are correct for the car. At the
rear the inset panel on the boot lid is gone and the bumpers
front and rear are chrome rather than light colored rubber.
This model chop comprised cutting the later style front
"clip" off one of the Vanguards Herald convertibles
and grafting it on to the earlier first series Herald saloons.
The B pillar was moved and new rear door opening seams were
created. So what is this strange version of a Herald
and where was the real car made and what was it called?
Or is it just a creation of my over active modelers imagination?
Clues can be found in my model article on page 46 of MAR 209.
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For those that are completely
mystifed: This is a model of a Standard Herald Mark III
that was produced in India for a number of years by Standard
Motor Products of India Ltd. of Madras. It was an
Indian only version of the car made in the UK as a Triumph
Herald. It was powered by the original Herald engine of
948cc ("with and without cylinder liners") with 7:1
compression ratio and used a four speed gearbox with remote
control floor shift. The independent rear suspension was
retained as was the full separate chassis used in the UK cars.
What is even more unique is that Standard in India also made a
four door estate although the rear hatch was of entirely local
design and not the same as the UK Herald two door estate.
Standard also produced an earlier version of the four door
Herald saloon with the name Gazel in the mid 70s. How
would someone from half a world away in California learn of such
a unique brand of cars? Well try the internet that can
take you anywhere in a few seconds. For more details see www.standardmotorclub.org/cars/india
John F. Quilter
Brisbane, California
February 13, 2007
Two more shots of the Herald -
they can be clicked on to see an enlargement
Thank you John, a
good likeness to the original car which I feature below. There
must be many other models of Standard that you could create from
pictures on this website, to give you lots more unique examples?
Regards,
Phil
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