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Sorry to nitpick, but:
The Triumph 10 and the Herald are two very different vehicles.
The 10 (originally the Standard Eight and, later, Ten; Triumph
name was used in North America) was produced approximately 1954-
60 as a four-door, unibody car. Estate Wagon versions were
converted by Mulliners, and what we colonists would call a sedan
delivery version was produced as well for the home market. The
Herald, in various engine sizes and body styles and separate
frame/body construction, was produced 1959-71.
The early Herald shared the 948cc engine with the later Ten, as
well as a similar gearbox and differential (innards only, as the
Eight/Ten was a live axle setup). At some point, an IRS setup
was considered for the Ten, but it was abandoned due to
difficulty in vibration/noise isolation with a diff. mounted to
the unibody.
My father's first Triumph was a dark blue over grey Triumph 10,
a 1959 bought new in late 1958; the second was a yellow 1964
Herald convertible, bought in January 1964. I still have the
latter, as well as several other Heralds and a 1960 Ten Estate
Wagon (really rare and bizarre -- for 1960, the U.S. market got
the front end of the home market Pennant's restyle, but not the
back end!).
I have never heard the name Herald applied to the Ten, although
the Ten often was referred to, perhaps somewhat tongue-in-cheek,
as the TR10.
I wasn't a Scion back in 1991, so I'd be interested in the S-T
discussion of 1991, Garry, if you'd e-mail it to me.
Andy Mace, VTR's Herald/Vitesse consultant
P.S. Anyone know Steve Hedke (CA), VTR's 10 Consultant? Is he on
the list, or is he reachable via e-mail?
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