bigals Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Yep, that first drive home should be a great adventure for you both! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyeds Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 That is a very cool car. Good luck with the road trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Yeah, very pretty looking car, looks to have been cared for, too. Easy to see why he fell in love with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Nuts Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 It's TAT says so on the front. :d Seriuosly though a very nice looking car sounds good as well, hope it goesjust as well. As has been said before get AA/ RAC cover and drive it back I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Yup Get in the thing and drive it , RAC , greenflag or similar recovery service will give all the back up you need , Presume your insurer might offer breakdown cover too What could possibly go wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 That's a lovely Herald and the Monte Carlo theme makes it almost unique, the boy will be proud of it. I restored a couple of Heralds myself years ago and was sad to sell them in the end. Good news is you can buy every part of them either OE BL parts or reproduced. Use Rimmer Bros. for the everyday service parts and anything else you can search for, it's all out there somewhere. A few words of warning, the one piece front end is almost impossible to accurately line up with the front scuttle. Don't try and re-align it yourself, it will end up worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanto Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Another thing to look at for is the front trunnions, they can snap without warning if not serviced properly or are corroded, IIRC they should not be greased but oiled, and regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I used a dolly to transport my Westy pre IVA, To the factory To the IVA To the DVLA It worked really well Different people had differing views on the legality but I figured it was ok after my research Best of luck You'll need that luck... Towing with a dolly is for "to the nearest place of safety only". It is ILLEGAL to "tow" with a Dolly. The use of “dollies” is intended for the recovery of broken down vehicles, not for the transportation of a vehicle from “A” to “B”. Under Regulation 83 of C&U a motor car is permitted to tow two trailers when one of them is a towing implement and the other is secured to and either rests on or is suspended from the implement.When used for recovering broken down vehicles “dollies” are exempt from having an operational braking system fitted, provided that the towing vehicle is capable of meeting the minimum prescribed braking requirements for the combination. However, if “dollies” are used for the transportation of perfectly functioning vehicles they will need to be fitted with an operational braking system. dditionally the brakes on the wheels of the towed carwhich are in contact with the road must work and meet the specified 50% braking efficiency required for a trailer. The dolly would also be required by Regulation 22 of C&U to be fitted with suspension. Regulations 19 and 22 in C&U permit a broken down vehicle to be recovered without complying with these requirements. However, there is further legislation under the Road TrafficRegulation Act 1984that introduces a limitation on the maximum speed that the combination can be driven; this is 40mph on motorways and 20mph on other roads. Using an A-Frame to tow a Westfield, or any other car IS ILLEGAL. No if's, no buts. Paragraph two of the government advice sheet contains the all the nails for the coffin in three easy to understand sentences. In summary they are: When a car is attached to an A-Frame, the whole unit (towed car and A-Frame) is considered to be a single trailer. If the trailer has brakes, the brakes must work correctly, IE when the towing car applies the brakes the trailer brakes must also apply. Here is the actual text: When an "A" frame is attached to a vehicle (e.g. a motor car) and towed by a motor vehicle (e.g. motorhome) we believe the "A" frame and car become a single unit and as such are classified in legislation as a trailer. Trailers having a combined axle mass not exceeding 750kg are not required to have brakes fitted. However, if the trailer (regardless of mass) is fitted with a braking system, then all brakes in that system must operate correctly. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/408927/a-frames-and-dollies.pdf So towing with a dolly = No. Towing with an A-Frame = Yes IF the towed car's brakes operate during braking. If not then using an A-Frame to tow is illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianht71 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 And dont confuse an A frame with a dolly. We were talking about a dolly Similar but different rules For some of my towing my Westfield classed as broken down and therefore became legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 And dont confuse an A frame with a dolly. We were talking about a dolly Similar but different rules For some of my towing my Westfield classed as broken down and therefore became legal Added the Dolly rules... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Banks Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Guess this is no longer a requirement... http://forum.wscc.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic/118866-triumph-herald/page-2 But if does get resolved, I'd hire a trailer, no contest in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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