Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tues 24th March from 1pm
Auction: Wed 25th March from 10am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
Registration No: TXS 698
Frame No: T10025911
MOT: Exempt
Rare post-war, pre-nacelle model
Believed to have been in single ownership until 1997
Little use since 2013
Having had great success with his 1937 Speed Twin, Edward Turner further developed his design to create the 498cc Tiger 100 in 1939, with 100 indicating its claimed maximum speed. It featured forged-alloy pistons and a larger tank, and was promoted at launch with an 1, 800-mile drive from John-o’-Groats to Land’s End, then to Brooklands for six hours of high-speed laps, managing one lap at 88. 5mph. Freddie Clarke’s bored-out racer then set a Brooklands lap record of 118. 02mph. However, war stopped production, and Triumph’s factory was bombed in 1940. Post-war, the Tiger returned with new telescopic forks; progressively updated, the final pre-unit T100s were made in 1959.
One of the last Tigers made before the nacelle era, this beautiful 1949 example was first registered in Hull as ‘KRH 662’ and was issued with its present registration in August, 2023. It is understood to have had just one owner until 1997, followed by long-term ownership up to 2021, and two further owners, with the present acquiring it in April, 2023. Clearly the beneficiary of a high-quality restoration at some point in the past, M. O. T. records indicate that it was in regular use until 2013. Supplied with the V5C, it appears to be in excellent order but we advise prospective bidders to undertake their own checks.
** Bidding will take place live at the venue, online via our H&H website, by telephone and commission - T&Cs apply**
Parking and entry into the auction is free for auction attendees with a catalogue, available at the door.
Catalogues can be purchased for £20 (admits 2 people)
