[stampro]

Originally Posted by speedy

welcome stampro, i see we have one more standard lover add to the list. my friends stanher and karl have company .
i did not know that the standard penent are still used in madurai. like stanher pointed out i thought only in major cities. the car does look great in a single colour and well kept too, karl will enjoy this immensely.

Thank you Speedy.

Madurai has 5 to 6 Standards i trust.

But wherever you go in a Standard be prepared to answer barrage of questions on the car,
like 'what mileage ?"
"good suspension eh?
"Climbs hill with ease?".

[stampro]

Originally Posted by jyobeb

Welcome to Team-Bhp. Good to have another member from Madurai. Where are you in Madurai. Nice car (the one in your signature)

Thank you jyobeb.Nice to see another madurai member.I am at Town Hall road.

[stampro]

Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Welcome Stampro. Im assuming this is Shivkumar, so looking forward to more contributions from you on the site,

Cheers
Karl

Thanx Karl. You are right. I see you are very active in this site with lot of valueable contributions.How is your Pennant?

[Stanher]

Originally Posted by stampro

Thank you JayD the car in the profile pic is not mine.

It is a restored Standard Companion sold by Ravi Kiran of Bangalore two years back.

I don't know who the lucky owner is.

Btw, I have the same pic. of this car plus many more sent to me by a fellow standard enthusiast Ameet Vernekar from Bangalore when the car was for sale....do you know him/was it he who sent you these pics. as well?

[DHABHAR.BEHRAM]

Hey Stampro - I sent you a PM. Please reply.

Best regards,

Behram Dhabhar

[Stanher]

Originally Posted by speedy

stanher, karl and stampro. this is for you guys hope you like it.

Speedy, I was just looking at your pics. of this car again....looked more closely this time....I realised that this happens to be a rare, early ('62) Herald!! 'could make out from the holes at the front where the original dual bulb indicators where, the shape of the front bumper under the numberplate, the 2 holes on the dicky where the 'standard' badge was (above the numberplate light) & although I cant make out it has a 'mesh' type of design on the bonnet vent (right above the centre strip)....later cars had vertical slats type of design...
You can see the pic.s of my '62 Herald to compare:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...?do=big&p=3587

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...?do=big&p=3591

The dash of course is not original & is supposed to look like this:

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...?do=big&p=3592

Pity that such a rare car ended up in this state! So any news on following up with this car?
Good luck again! 'just hope your able to salvage it!

[speedy]

stanher the car looks alot like yours. the emblems in the front and rear are at the same place. the only thing different is the dash board.
like you say the car is a rare early 62 model and i guess the owner of the car would be knowing that. he has two beetles and a baby austin too if you remember me mentioning. i have not been able to get in touch with him as his timeings are odd and i missed him twice. i just hope he is ready to part with the car, as i see chancees of that happening very bleak and the most likely response that i would get is no it is not for sale or i am restoreing the car and have sentimental values attached with the car.

[Stanher]

Originally Posted by speedy

stanher the car looks alot like yours. the emblems in the front and rear are at the same place. the only thing different is the dash board.

Yup as I said, the dash on this car isnt original, its a fabricated wooden one...very difficult to find early Heralds with the original dashes (made of cardboard!) intact! Mine too is barely hanging on as you can see!

i just hope he is ready to part with the car, as i see chancees of that happening very bleak and the most likely response that i would get is no it is not for sale or i am restoreing the car and have sentimental values attached with the car.

True, these answers are so common we might as well make a refernce book out of them so we could cross refernce for the answer when we expect a negative response from any of them! :P
Still, do keep your hopes up!

[speedy]

Originally Posted by Stanher

True, these answers are so common we might as well make a refernce book out of them so we could cross refernce for the answer when we expect a negative response from any of them! :P
Still, do keep your hopes up!

i think we should write a book on rejections and note the different kinds of no's we would get. you know the tones, facial features and everything.
i thrive on rejection and like to study it in detail so the guy has to really tell me more than once to get rid of me . finally either the guy gives me what i want or i had enough of wasteing my time and move on to the next to return to the first one on a little later date.

[speedy]

stanher this is for you. compensation for missing out on the picture of the standard at kashyap motors.

Guess this one

[karlosdeville]

Originally Posted by speedy

stanher this is for you. compensation for missing out on the picture of the standard at kashyap motors.

Guess this one

My my...a Triumph Herald 12/50, in original paint no less! Bring on the pics.

[Stanher]

Thanks speedy....uh Karl how do you know its a 12/50??

Anyways, I'll be in Bangalore tomorrow.....will be back on monday, so hope to see more pics. by then. Ciao!

[speedy]

here guys some more hope you'll like it.presenting
TRIUMPH HERALD 1200

[speedy]

some more pictures of the TRIUMPH HERALD 1200

[farhan_kidwai]

wow. speedy...a great find. havent seen such a complete and original herald before.....even a standard. and u've spotted a triumph ....a 1200!