Triumph Vitesse 6 1600 - Driving in Scarborough
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- We took the lovely 'Wedgewood Blue' 1966 Triumph Vitesse 6 1600 for a drive around the Scarborough coast.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:34 - Triumph Vitesse History
00:50 - Italian Designer, Giovanni Michelotti
01:55 - Suspension - Handling
02:42 - Driving the Triumph Vitesse
03:38 - Steering Lock - Turning Circle
05:10 - Interior
05:30 - Gearing - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Thanks for this. I'm in the USA and restoring a '63 Herald, but it's very nice to see a proper RHD Triumph being driven 'round the lovely English countryside, the way it was meant to be. Love the exhaust note too.
We are glad you enjoyed this little jaunt around Scarborough. You'll have to visit one day.
My grandfather have a standard herald mark 3 in 198o we enjoyed in childhood
What a delightful gem. I adore Heralds and Vitesses. My dad had a B reg Herald in the late 70s. So it will always be a "dad" car to me. Surely no other car has ever had such character as these.
I'm glad this video brings back fond memories of your father's car. That's what we hope for when making these mini tribute videos. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Driven properly, they are very docile.
"In slow, Out fast" is the way to drive - i.e. feathered throttle into the corner, slight acceleration through, and firm out. This causes the rear to squat, and lessen the dreaded tuckunder.
I had a Renoir Blue 1962 saloon, plate number 5261MX, from early1968 to late1970, drove around England with a wife, 9yo and 3month-old daughters, then in 1970 did a 2000mile, two week tour of Europe, tent on top, bedding inside, food in the boot.
Happy Days !
Showing the later 13/60 Herald, would lead folk to think the Vitesse took its bonnet design from the Herald, but in actuality, it is the other way around, the later Herald 13/60 used the styling of the Vitesse's sloping bonnet to modernise the Herald. You should have shown the Herald models prior to the 13/60 to see how different the Vitesse was compared to the contemporary Heralds.
Good point - thanks
Thank you. Nice video. I never really got into the detail on these cars but it is a nice upgrade of the Herald.
Thank you for this kind feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The Vitesse was very popular in Scarborough.
Love it, my uncle had one from new, with Overdrive. Great little car.
I'm glad this video brought back such fond memories of your experience with the Vitesse. Thank you for watching and commenting.
This is a gorgeous little car. I came very, very close to buying one in the early Eighties, not long after passing my test. I was frightened by the corrosion (it was a 1966 Vitesse 6 saloon, on dark blue with deep, white (factory) stripes down the flanks.
There was overdrive although I didn't test it .... I barely knew what overdrive was, or when yo use it.
Despite my chickening out of buying it, that car made a deep impression on me.
I do not think another car has imbued me with such a comfortable feeling of wellbeing.
Excellent video... Glorious nostalgia. 😊
I'm glad this video brought back such memories for you. And thank you for your kind feedback. Much appreciated!
PS while in my owner during the 70s, my car same colour had a clonk in the back axel ,so my dad and I replaced the hardy spider joints in the street outside our house, and the problem was cured,happy days.
All part of the fun. Great job!
From memory 70hp! Not bad for a light car! One could visualize the 2.5 long stroke version sitting in there, and looking visually pretty much exactly the same! I wonder if anyone has ever done that? I did have a ride once in an early GT6 into which the previous owner had installed a 2.5. There WAS a small difference in engine total height, necessitating mounting the carbs on their 'mounts inverted' by turning them (the mounts only) around 180 degrees, causing the tops of the carbs to be dropped just slightly 'tipped back and down' a little, enabling the GT6 low hood assembly to be closed with a very small free space clearance. Otherwise it was sitting on the tops of the dashpots, and not latchable like that! Whilst acceleration was not E-Type style, it WAS a nice 'torquey' ride compared to the 1998cc original engine.. : )
2.5 might be fun on corners with that rear suspension setup! Good comment - thanks
The 2-Litre produces 95 bhp. and the Mk.2 104 bhp.
There is only one E in the name of the Triumph Colour, it is spelled Wedgwood in deference to the Pottery Company Wedgewood.
Thought it was an episode of Heartbeat with Oscar and Ventrass in pursuit!
😀 Glad you enjoyed it
PS,PS,REMEMBER THOSE CROSS PLYS IN THE WET? SORRY SO MANY MEMORIES FLOODING BACK.
Those sound like happy memories! :D
Had one of these same colour ,my first car and cost 100 pounds,pity Greens have destroyed oldtimers market😢
What a great first car. Lucky you!
He got the "iconic" word in, in the last 20 seconds.
I just thought id managed to escape it.