Here, The Engineer reports on the birth of an icon. Designed by an Italian and built in Coventry by the Standard-Triumph company, the Triumph Herald is one of those classic cars that is loved and derided in equal measure. However, the number of vehicles still on the road almost 40 years after it rolled off the production line for the last time is testament to its enduring appeal, if not its design.

The Engineer wrote that one of the primary objectives in the development of the vehicle was 'redressing the increase in the cost of upkeep compared to the cost of original manufacture that has occurred in recent years'.

Here, The Engineer reports on the birth of an icon. Designed by an Italian and built in Coventry by the Standard-Triumph company, the Triumph Herald is one of those classic cars that is loved and derided in equal measure. However, the number of vehicles still on the road almost 40 years after it rolled off the production line for the last time is testament to its enduring appeal, if not its design.

The Engineer wrote that one of the primary objectives in the development of the vehicle was 'redressing the increase in the cost of upkeep compared to the cost of original manufacture that has occurred in recent years'.

Here, The Engineer reports on the birth of an icon. Designed by an Italian and built in Coventry by the Standard-Triumph company, the Triumph Herald is one of those classic cars that is loved and derided in equal measure. However, the number of vehicles still on the road almost 40 years after it rolled off the production line for the last time is testament to its enduring appeal, if not its design.

The Engineer wrote that one of the primary objectives in the development of the vehicle was 'redressing the increase in the cost of upkeep compared to the cost of original manufacture that has occurred in recent years'.