1969 Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Saloon rebodied as Herald 13/60 Convertible Mk2

1969 Triumph Vitesse 2-litre Mk2 in Educating Rita, Movie, 1983

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
ahight ◊ 2007-08-02 21:05
Ddey65 ◊ 2007-08-02 21:17	Looks like a Triumph TR-6 with a different grille.
Big Dave ◊ 2007-08-02 21:19	I think it is a Triumph Herald.
rpcm ◊ 2007-08-02 21:21	Yes, it's a 1968+ Herald 13/60 Convertible.
flmz ◊ 2009-03-02 01:04	Hi guys IMHO it is not a Herald 13\60. On this picture of the same car you see an inner wooden vast panel and a dashboard known to the Triumph Vitesse: Link to "picasaweb.google.com" and here the same car with Vitesse boot and Vitesse aluminium coated bumber > Link to "picasaweb.google.com"
Cockatoo ◊ 2012-01-25 10:53	The car is essentially a 2 litre Vitesse with a Herald body. The original Vitesse was a maroon coloured Saloon registered VZO 2 and the donor body was a LHD Herald 13/60. The car was also fitted with a Triumph 2000 gearbox with overdrive. The 3 Smiths gauges in the centre of the dash were added during the conversion. The film soundtrack was of a 4 cylinder herald and not the straight 6 of the 2 litre Vitesse. In the scenes where Michael Kane drives off, the car was pulled by rope out of shot - not a lot of people know that!
dsl ◊ 2013-02-26 23:45	VZO 2 was early 69 plate, so a Mk2 Vitesse underneath.