Triumph Herald 13/60 EstateGet a Vehicle Valuation

The 13/60 was the last version of the Herald, intended to update the original concept for a final fling. Production started at the end of August 1967 and the model was launched in the October. It was fitted with the 1296cc engine which it shared with the Triumph 1300 FWD car. This gave it 25% more power than the 1200 model. The same engine was also used in a higher-tuned form in the Mk III Spitfire and 1300TC.

It was available in the usual Saloon, Estate and Convertible versions but with revised front end styling based on the Vitesse bonnet fitted with single 7 inch headlamps. It had redesigned and more comfortable seats plus a revised dashboard.

Estates always had 9 gallon fuel tanks, fitted under the boot floor. Later cars were fitted with Mk IV Spitfire steering locks.

As with the rest of the range, parts availability is very good with most mechanical parts easy to come by. Original and reproduction body panels plus repair sections for the most vulnerable areas are also obtainable from a large number of suppliers, although Estate-specific parts are less common.

Even in standard form, the 13/60 is the most driveable of the range, the handling of the Estate version also benefiting from a much stiffer rear spring. Heralds in general regularly figure in articles about good starter classics in terms of ease of maintenance, value for money and just plain fun.

Estate production ended in May 1971. Good examples are sought after and have been fetching good prices in recent times, quite a bit above saloons. This is partly due to their rarity - a couple of years ago there were only about 75 licensed for road use in the UK plus around another 50 on SORN.

I have been a TSSC member since the summer of 1998 when I purchased my 13/60 Herald convertible. I became AO for North Devon in May 2015 and in March 2019 I took over the ro...