One big job we have known about since day one is the roof, we bought the car with the C pillars chopped off at half their height and some questionable replacement C pillars included.
December 16th 1958
A bit of a change for the blog, as this post isn’t about our car or trip. On October 18th 1958, a team from Standard-Triumph departed Cape Town. Their intention was to drive two pre-production Heralds (then known under the code-name “Zobo”) to Tangier.
Engine Rebuild: Part Two
In the last blog we ended with the engine dismantled and the components at the engineers. Whilst waiting for the machining to be completed I started refurbishing and cleaning up the remaining components and ancillaries.
Engine Rebuild: Part One
The original engine did run, but after more thorough inspection it was deemed to be beyond economic repair. Unfortunately, the only replacement engines readily available were later 1296cc ones.
Onward and Upwards
After moving the car, the dismantling continued with the remainder of the body, engine, suspension and running gear being removed.
The Restoration Begins
The car stayed dormant in my garage for the rest of 2016, but at the start of this year we made a big list of parts to order, and made a start. The first task was to take the body off, so just the chassis and bulkhead could be taken to my uncle’s house, where the rest of the restoration work would take place. This happened mid January.
The body came off with ease and was left in the garage until the chassis work was completed:
New Beginnings
I first heard about the Mongol Rally when a team who were entering the 2016 rally posted on one of the forums I regularly browse, they were preparing a 1960 Singer Gazelle for the rally. This then led me on to youtube, watching various team’s past antics to get a sense of what was involved.
How it all started…
Welcome to our website/blog!
We are Mike and David, and we are currently undertaking the restoration of a Triumph Herald 1200 Estate to complete the Mongol Rally in next Summer!