Benefit from the authors decades of working on and writing about Triumphs, with the real facts you need to decide whether a Herald or Vitesse is going to suit you. The book covers the chassis-built small Triumph models, explains how and where to buy one, how to handle auctions and whether to buy the best you can find, or to take on a restoration or a rolling restoration. It advises on choosing the right model for your needs and your budget, and describes the flavour of the more pedestrian Herald, contrasted with the more expensive and more powerful Vitesse. The book explains in practical language how to apply key checks to spot a bad car quickly, then gives you a comprehensive inspection guide and an in-depth analysis of the various models strengths and weaknesses. It provides inside technical information to save you the painful process of learning about Triumph foibles the hard way. It discusses upgrades, researched thoroughly by the author, and ends with comprehensive details of club backup and support organisations.
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Product Details
Weight: 197g
Dimensions: 139 x 195mm
Publication Date: 15 Feb 2020
Publisher: David & Charles
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781787115194
About Iain Ayre
Born in Glasgow and now resident in Canada Iain Ayre is both opinionated and unfocused and was warmly encouraged by his school to leave. After several random gap year jobs he decided to take an English and art teaching degree but as teaching is hard work he became a model portfolio photographer cartoonist advertising copywriter copy chief and creative director ending up as a writer at J. Walter Thompson in Mayfair. Unwisely he launched an ad agency and when that ended in tears ambled into motoring journalism freelancing for Triumph World Classic Cars MG Enthusiast Kitcar Japanese Performance Redline Jaguar World and Australian and US titles. He launch-edited Classic Ford and wrote fourteen books about cars and one about gourmet dog food. In his spare time he creates the occasional car: a Mini based three-wheeler spaceframed XK120 replicas a propane turbo V8 Cobra and most recently an Art-Deco-inspired Rolls-Royce boat-tailed two-seat speedster in aluminium.