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Triumph Herald Vignale

The collaboration between Vignale and the British Triumph began with the project of the new Herald utility model, for which Michelotti proposed a range of three bodies (sedan, coupé and cabriolet) of modern lines even if of doubtful “Italian style”. The project did not envisage a self-supporting body but, for cost reasons, a separate chassis. The Herald debuted in April 1959 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Vehicle Overview

The line of the 3-box, 2-door Triumph Herald, designed by Giovanni Michelotti, was beautiful and elegant, while much attention was paid to the finish and equipment. As for the Herald’s aesthetics, its conception was due to Harry Webster, a senior executive of the Standard-Triumph Group, who, returning from his vacation in Sorrento, passed by Michelotti’s in Turin to see if he had made the required corrections to the Zobo prototype developed by the technical team headed by Arthur Ballard. Leaving his family to wait in the car, Webster went up to Michelotti’s studio, which had not yet begun work on the project, and came out after 9 hours with the final version of the Herald (moreover, totally new compared to the Zobo).

triumph herald vignale

Technical Specifications

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    1959
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    Triumph
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    Herald
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