{"id":1031,"date":"2017-04-10T15:12:05","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2017-04-10T15:31:29","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T14:31:29","slug":"eric-morecambe-triumph-herald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/eric-morecambe-triumph-herald\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Morecambe and his Triumph Herald"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former Harpenden school caretaker has revealed a link with one of the town\u2019s famous sons, national treasure Eric Morecambe, who brought him sunshine in the form of a powder blue Triumph Herald convertible.<\/strong>
\n<\/p>\n

Colin Foster, who until 2015 was resident caretaker at St George\u2019s School in Sun Lane, has recalled buying the Triumph Herald in 1968\/69 from a yard in Harpenden, before the comedian became famous.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI saw it advertised in the Herts Advertiser<\/em>. It was a long time ago, when I was young and handsome!<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/a>

Eric Morecambe Triumph Herald<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe car was a Triumph Herald convertible and powder blue \u2013 I thought \u2018what a lovely car\u2019. I imagined myself driving it in summer. Eric was the previous owner of the car, but his wife used to drive it.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Colin did not realise the vehicle\u2019s connection with the comedian until he started seeing him appear increasingly on television.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/a>

Eric Morecambe Triumph Herald<\/p><\/div>\n

He explained: \u201cI bought it before he was just starting to become famous in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw him on TV, I knew the name, as it was in the logbook as John Eric Bartholomew [his stage name was Eric Morecambe]. I had the car for about one year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI polished it up and it looked like a dream. It was my first car and people used to whistle at me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colin added: \u201cI sold it because it was just a car \u2013 they come and go \u2013 plus, I needed a family car.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/a>

Eric Morecambe<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cBut I feel that it is quite unique, to have owned Eric\u2019s former car before he and Ernie Wise became really famous stars.\u201d<\/p>\n

People have shared their memories about him on the (Harpenden History\u2019s) website, recalling him as a keen birdwatcher and amateur photographer.<\/p>\n

One man noted that Eric and his wife parked their \u201cRolls or maybe their Bentley near the old Barclays Bank building on the High Street. He got out, did a \u2018Morecambe\u2019 jiggle dance all around the car to let his wife out. It was very funny. Lovely bloke.\u201d<\/p>\n

The car itself was registered in Hertfordshire between June and July 1962.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Was it bought new?
\nHere’s an article from 1963, TV Times mentioning the Triumph Herald.<\/p>\n

The return of the Morecambe and Wise Show next Saturday has prompted many TV Times readers to ask: \u201cWho is Morecambe and who is Wise?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The answer: Morecambe is the one who\u2026 er\u2026 Well you can tell Wise by his\u2026 er\u2026 So I sought out Morecambe and Wise and asked them to explain. Here is their report on each other.<\/p>\n

Wise talking about the other one: \u201cHe is the tall, thin, specky one. Is an impulsive drinker from a cupped hand (empty). Has gold fillings in his fingernails.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe says he is tall and thin because he was raised on a diet of spaghetti as a child. Specky because he can\u2019t see.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEric is keen on Tegestology (beer mat collecting) because he likes pickled ology sandwiches. Describes himself as an ingenius nut. Eric is funny. Funny ha-ha. I\u2019m always laughing at him. It\u2019s a mistake to laugh with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLike today. We had lunch. Came the bill. They always come don\u2019t they and spoil the meal? Eric said \u2018I\u2019ve forgotten my wallet, Ern.\u2019 I laughed. Ha-ha-ha. So did Eric. Ho-ho-ho. SO did the waiter. We ended up in a rolling ball on the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen Eric surfaced and said \u2018I have, you know.\u2019 He had. I paid. Twenty five bob plus tips and a bottle of Tibetan Burgundy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMind you, Eric is younger than me. (For the record: they are both 37 \u2013 with six months in it). He\u2019s more irresponsible. Dresses racy. Not a Ted. But casual. Pyjama jackets at dinner. Old socks. Bow ties and football shorts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd eating. Anything new on the menu, he\u2019s in. Clams, yams or human hands. He\u2019s the only man I know who can tie a clove-hitch in spaghetti blindfolded.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drinking is the same. Eric will dabble with any odd concoction behind the bar, other than the barmaid. Mint julep to clotted jungle juice \u2013 he\u2019s your boy. Music \u2013 he likes singers. From Carmen Macre to Screaming Lord Sutch. As long as they make with the vocal chords, Eric goes funny all over.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut in other ways he\u2019s conservative. He drives slowly and carefully. (Morecambe owns a Rover and a Triumph Herald). This is because he is frightened that if he goes too fast he will meet himself coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHobbies? Eric likes fishing, cameras and soccer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he\u2019s a great guy. Great. We\u2019ve worked up a telepathy on stage. He knows what I\u2019m thinking and I know what\u2019s on his mind. He\u2019s fed up and coming over here right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The other one on Wise: \u201cErn is the short, roly-poly, desperate one. Has an obsession for Rutland cream \u2013 it whips Devonshire \u2013 and baked mastodon on toast. Which explains why he is roly-poly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a cricket fanatic: after all, the bar is open ALL DAY. Also a keen tegestologist because he like beer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s conservative. Dresses well. Suits with trousers. His legs have feet. Ties worn around the neck, not the waist. He\u2019s got an old school tie. Her name is Daphne, but I promised not to tell\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEats regularly, does Ern. A steady scoffer. Three hot, square meals a day, even if it is only a dog biscuit and a dollop of mustard. Likes steaks and fatty foodsa. Fatty. Yah, fatty. Look at him. He\u2019s plump. That\u2019s the word. Plump. It\u2019s that apple pie and Rutland cream.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd have you heard his records? Jazz. That\u2019s it. Jazz. Hundreds of trumpets blasting you out of your seat. He\u2019s got 78\u2019s from the old Benny Goodman days. And Blind Wille Dunn and his Gin Bottle Four.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cErn is cricket daft. Daft. You bet he\u2019ll be running around organising a charity cricket match during our summer season at Blackpool. He bats. Which explains his resemblance to Dracula.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI bowl, because it keeps me fit. Fit. Yes fit. Ern isn\u2019t fit. He’s plump.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe drinks beer and wine \u2013 and water in them occasionally. A draught bitter man on account of leaving the door open. Give him a cigar and he\u2019s happy. Light it and he\u2019s sick.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe drives fastish. (Wise has a Sunbeam Alpine and a Ford Zephyr). But he\u2019s a good driver. It\u2019s only when he gets into a car that I worry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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