MOST complete Triumph collection in North America | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 112
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- In Episode 88 of "Barn Find Hunter," You met a man named Vernon Brannon, who took us on a tour of one of the most impressive barn find collections we've ever had on this show. Vernon has since invited us to see his collection of Triumphs and other British sports cars buried deep in the hills of North Carolina. One car that makes this collection so unique is a Triumph sedan that has an interesting backstory. Back in the late 1970's British Leyland began negotiations with Honda to develop a small family sedan that would fill a production gap until the release of the Montego in 1983. To keep a long story short, Honda ultimately ends up re-badging one of their cars known as the Honda Ballade to become what we now know as the Triumph Acclaim. It's Vernons collection of unusual triumphs, such as the Acclaim, that make his collection one of the most complete collections of Triumphs in North America.
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Wow. A collection that complete is indeed, a triumphant feat.
We see what you did there.
This gentleman is the best treasure in the collection. My biggest fear is some day all this information will be lost when guys like him aren't around. Thank you sir for being such a great caretaker of these wonderful machines and thank you Tom for what you do.
So true, the knowledge of all those different vehicles is amazin
As an aspiring Triumph enthusiast you couldn’t begin to imagine how excited I was to see this post up. I’m 22 years old and I’m onto I think number 6 now and I honestly can’t go through the day without checking sales sites daily for another. They’re a cheap, easy and exciting first classic and luckily enough a dime a dozen here in little old New Zealand. Thanks for sharing the amazing video!
Legend where in aoteroa are ya?
This man is amazing. His passion is amazing. His care for the cars is amazing. A true gem.
You can see the energy and life he gets his collection lights him up, I luv being around people with a real passion.
Tom, it is always a pleasure watching and listening to you. With your enthusiasm and interest, you bring so much to your Barn Find episodes.
Just home and a Barn Find Hunter upload. YES. Perfectly timed
Gosh finally an older guy that kept most of his collection restored instead of just collecting more rust buckets. Good for him plus he stills races some of them. Got tired of seeing buildings full of cars that never will be fixed up. Don't buy more than you can handle.
I have learned so much from your videos. I will probably never have any of these cars, but if I do find one I be able to pass it to someone that will save it. It is so good to see these hidden collections in our own backyard. I get so upset when I see good stuff getting crushed.
I appreciate this man and the dedication he has for the cars.
Thanks, Vernon for showing us your unique collection. And thanks, Hagerty for taking us along for the ride.
What a great episode! Exactly why I subscribe….and what a pleasure to meet such a passionate collector, from the van at the end to that gorgeous TR4 fast back! Wow…I’ll probably watch this episode two more times! Thank you all.
The Acclaim was built under licence by ARG under the Triumph brand. There was a close partnership between Austin Rover & Honda which started with the Acclaim & fairly abruptly ended when BMW bought Rover Group in 1994. There is a lot of info on AR Online if anyone is interested, it's a great resource for british cars. XJ12C was only ever FI for production although some of the pre prod cars had carbs. Very nice collection of interesting cars. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing this! What a collection and there were even some cars I had no idea existed!
Tom's passion for the TR7. Don't blame you!
On the Honda ballade, in South Africa we had an AMG spec version, nothing but interior trim that would be different and the AMG spec would only come in on the later versions of the ballade.
That AMG was on available due to Hondas being sold through Mercedes dealerships until 2000 when they opened their first independent dealership.
Okay, it's early in the video... my question is what does this man and his wife do that they can afford such a collection? I'm curious. His first purchase is sweet.
What a gentleman, what a collection, and with amazing memorabilia on the walls too. As an American living in the England, I've developed an affection for Triumphs, fun little cars with character (just ignore the rust and oil leaks...) that I knew so little about when growing up in the States. Hope to buy a GT6 for weekend adventures in the coming years.
Wow, what a great collection!!! I purchased my first car in 1984 when I was a senior in highschool, it was a 1976 Triumph TR6. My car was red with chestnut brown interior. That was a fun car but I reluctantly sold it around 1990. CF51849U is the vin, I still remember it after all these years.
This is one of the best Barfind Hunters I have seen! This fella reminds me of my neighbor so much its crazy lol
My first car was a Spitfire as well - a 69 model I bought in 70 for $1500. Absolutely loved it!
Now drive a 2001 Miata. Same joy of driving, twice the power, and reliable.
The red/white stripe small mouth TR3 was built by Craig Leineke of St. Louis in the early 80's. I helped crew for Craig at a couple races including Brainerd where he won E Production and qualified for the Runoffs at Road Atlanta in 1983. Its fun to see that car again as I haven't seen it in a good 35 years.
I would be happy to spend more time with Tom on his adventures. This, like many other collections shown before, deserves more than the 20 minutes. Thanks Tom and Hagerty.
It was great to see this collection👍...Dad had a TR250, although he's passed, it's still with us. After an asst. of Austin Healeys & MGs, he declared it his favorite! Thx Hagerty!
Great video!....I'm 64....bought 1974 TR-6....in 1974 when 18....have lived in chicago/Berkeley/phoenix/tustin....Tustin.... now iowa city!....have moved that many times and still own my sweet sweet ride!...44k original miles...classic....everything I get in it and start the engine and hear that TR-6 purr.....I'm instantly 18 again.....car is going to the grave with me....what a hairy chested beast she is!
He might be the King of Triumph’s. The rare stuff/low production cars too.
Now I really miss my 1974 TR6 I sold back in 1992.
Great one Tom. 😎👍🇨🇦
Makes me want all my TR-6's back. Beautiful collection.
As a triumph fanatic and owner of several cars I could not be more impressed with this collection of historically important cars . The signage alone is just fantastic. For us triumph guys this is the best episode ever. !
A awesome collection of Triumphs and other cars!
The Triumph Acclaim was the first fruit of the BL/Honda tie up. This was co-developed with Honda and it and the Honda Ballade were sold at the same time. BL was devolved into Rover, and the Rover/Honda relationship continued for a number of years (the Rover Sterling was a badge engineered Honda Legend). Eventually, Rover was bought by BMW, and only lasted a few years until it was sold via a management buy-out. Sadly, that only lasted a few years until Rover was closed for good.
Yes I remember the celebrations in the Honda Swindon factory when the collaboration was first announced! (I’m in Berkshire U.K.) so very best wishes to you and your Tucker family for a happy healthy Christmas and prosperous 2022! 😊
Tom at 3:59 "...and it works???"
Best line here!
(owned a 66 mk2 Spitfire in the 1980s)
So many cool cars! Learned A LOT this video
SAAB used half of a triumph stag engine in the 99 and the 900. This is a good collection and well cared for. The 1500fwd is called the TOLEDO in the UK.
Is it the one with the straight 4 and you changed the clutch from inside the car and few years later it was the triumph dolomite rwd
@@dainsmart6237 The 1500fwd was front wheel drive and you changed the clutch from inside the car. The Toledo was different. It was rear wheel drive
I really love the old Triumphs, such stylish cars to look at - they have aged very well. Not the most reliable, I admit, but they definitely turn heads. Of all the British brands to bring back, Triumph and MG would certainly top my list.
MG is back, though no longer British.
I am British, it's nice to see Americans into our cars but I love this channel because I like Tom uncovering USA gems from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Especially musclecars...
Triumph Acclaim. My first car as my Grandfather always had Triumphs and it was the fastest car for its insurance group. Very rare, even in the UK, as they rust very badly.
This is pretty exciting. My first car was a 71 Spitfire back in the 80's, and I currently have a 1980 TR7 I am finishing work on and selling soon.
That blue mk1......memories.....I had a mk3.....memories...Thank You Sir!
You can really tell this man loves his cars. Gives many subtle queues with his eyes and hands. I really enjoy passionate people.
Finally someone who loves Triumphs too, even the less worth 4 doors 1500 and 2000 models are mentioned, look at the walls, all Triumph related posters, pictures, signs, amazing, I adore this mans collection, I'm a Triumph head too, saw more cars not mentioned in the video, I enjoyed this now and will be looking again a lot of times, thanks Tom!
That gentleman is sharp.
He certainly knows his subject!
This Triumph Collection, Loves me..??? Because be saves THE cars in plastic..No dust and wear..lovely..
Wow many memories
Thanxz
What a great video and what a great collector! This is the best part of Hagerty.
Proof that Signore Michelloti knew how to style a motor car..!!
I had a TR-3 and a TR-4A back on the early 70’s. I think the 3 was a 61 and the 4 was a 66. Both were kind of beat up and I worked on them constantly. Great experience for a young guy.
Really enjoyed!!!!!!!!
I know the collector and have seen the collection in person. He’s a great chap and loves his Triumphs. There was a rare Avon ? Turbo version made of the Acclaim. They were popular and reliable cars. Love the racing Vitesse and the TR “wedges”. Triumph made some great stylish and sporting cars outside the well known sportscars. In fact they were almost on a par with some BMWs back in the day, ie Dolomite Sprint vs BMW 2002.
Vernon Brannon is super cool. He's just a super knowledgeable friendly guy who knows what's comin down. Thank you Tom, many of us would not know Vernon had it not been for you. BTW folks, Citgo-Cities Service is/was a US based petroleum company, if that matters at all. Thank you.
Ooh cool Triumphs! It’s always fascinating talking to people that actually bought a triumph brand new.
My little spitfire has been so much fun to me
Wow, so that's where my Triumph van ended up!
This is a great episode. I always wanted a Triumph so in 1981 I bought a 1980 TR7. Still own it.
Nothing like a British Roadster!
Thanks
Best show ever. I’ve seen every single one. Many a few times. Tom please show us ur own collection!
What an insane collection.......
I love triumph, had a TR6 years ago and a TR7 that I never got on the road...but that red XJ12 is gorgeous.
This wasn't a true Barn Find episode but an excellent one just the same. You did find one for sale! Great collection. Thanks Tom.
Cheers 🇨🇦
12:50 - That is the Flashback Racing TR-3 racecar built by Craig Leinicke, Bill Boemler, and Barry Heuer in 1982, iirc. Maybe late '81. Craig raced it mainly at Mid America Raceway, Wentzville, MO, but did go to several tracks in the Midwest to get his points to go to the Runoffs at Road Atlanta. In 1983, he and I took it to Atlanta where it picked up a lot of attention as the tube frame cars had just become legal, and this was almost that except on a frame.
4:25 - I had an '82 Honda/Triumph hire car in 1982 for a couple of weeks. I picked it up at Gatwick and drove straight to RAF Mildenhall and then Lakeheath. I can't remember where I returned it to. IIRC, it was sluggish if you left it in Drive but if you manually shifted the automatic, it ran really well. The counter people asked when I got it if I could drive an automatic. I thought that was funny, since in the States even then, you had to ask if people could drive a manual.
Thanks to all the legondary builders.
Much respect to this old boy. He has a warehouse full of cars I've never seen. There is just one Triumph that I have spotted on the road in my town and it has a pretty sorry looking coat of paint, covering 45 years of rust and shoddy body work. These cars are beautiful.
I had the '82 Civic sedan, loved it! Put a Blaupunkt radio with a Boston Acoustics sound system. Loved it way too much. Just learned recently about the Triumph doppelganger.
what great collection of triumph what good video
Love the triumphs
Excellent video! Thank you for making this
Great collection. missing my favorite, '69 GT6! loved that car! had to sell it to keep the driver's license!
Such an impressive man.
I’d love to spend a day with the owner here in NC.
I had a triumph acclaim and loved it 😊 brilliant Honda engine. Clutch change was sooooo easy! Shame the body rusted😞
Amazing collection!
Just a wow collection.
Tks for sharing!
Lime green - yeah baby!
Vernon has one of the best Triumph collections in the world, and THE best face mask!
That van was by far my favorite one in that whole collection
Wow i learned to drive in an Acclaim, it previously belonged to a UK football team managers wife, and was full leather and walnut inside. Neat car!
You cracked me up with " sounds like something a priest would drive ". I was thinking the same thing.
Thanks Vernon! You seem like a friend of Mr.Yancey. i wish he was still around
A collector who maintains his collection a rare sight lol.
Just a gentle correction on that 1962 Mini. if its a genuine 1962 Austin Cooper it had the rarer 997cc not the later 998cc engine. The 997 was indeed homologated for Formula Junior and developed by John Cooper hence the name 'Mini Cooper' as was the 997cc Ford Anglia engine which had the Cosworth magic wand waved over it. Shame about the wheel spats but hey each to their own.
But what a stunning collection. @ 04:06 the rally TR7 or 8 on the left caught my eye in Unipart colours I think. I remember the Abingdon competition department for BMC / BL put out some excellent cars with some very well known drivers.
great collection, especially for the Acclaim which has near disappeared these days, props to the guy
Love it when barn find hunters video comes up. 👍
Awesome collection. I love that Van (weirder the better). A friend had a Spitfire when I sat in it I could reach over and touch the ground. Later he had a Renault Gordini....when was the last time you saw one of those?... and this was in Milw. WI The Heartland of the Rust Belt.
Good to see them all looking how they did when they left the factory. In bits.
The Triumph TR6 is the car that my love of cars came from. My parents bought a '72 new and had it for many many years, then they gave it to my sister...
Add this to the playlist, I almost missed it!!!!
Lovely 👍🏁
What a fantastic collection and knowledgeable fella, for me the XJC is the jewel, beauty on, not in, rubber! Tom, if you have time please look into the Triumph fwd story, 1300 tc, 1500 tc, Toledo, Dolomite...several variations on the same car! Keep hunting, Pat from the UK.
My grandpa built that red tr3 race car. He built a full cage on it because the guy driving it was a graphic designer and wanted to protect his hands. Would be neat to see it back on track.
Very nice!!!Thanks for the video
Enthusiasm. Great guy. Beat Dook enuf said.
Love the Red Telephone Box - phased out now in the U.K - There are still a few around but great to see one in your amazing car collection - Greetings from the South Coast of England 🇬🇧
I wish he would have asked a few more follow up questions about why he loves collecting and why he cares so much.
Great collection
Very good collection
Keep em coming!
Wow These Cars Are So Cool
North Carolina & the SE in general have tons of cars & trucks squirreled away.
Wow!Amazing episode,amazing collection!Gongratulations to this man✌
Oh my God!!! a Honda Acord Triumph 1982!!!!!!!! Original?????? I can not believe it!!!! WOW!!!!!!
I've heard of this guy and his legendary collection and now we all see it - was hoping he would chat a bit more about the TR8s in his collection - my personal favorite roadster, the 1980-81 TR8 - no likes to talk about them
Agreed (but only due to the bad rep of the TR7 I think) however that Spengler racing TR8 looked absolutely superb! 😊
@@philtucker1224 surprised he didn't have any Buffum racing TR8s
Awesome!
The Acclaim was built at the same time as the Honda Ballade. The following generation was badged as the Rover 200 series (213-216) and was largely (2nd gen) Ballade based too, but with a substantially different front end. The Acclaim came in 4 versions, all with the same 1.3l engine...L, HL, HLS and CD.