Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
29th Mar, 2023 12:00
1938 Triumph Speed Twin
Shed find
Estimate
£7, 000 - £8, 000
Registration No: TXS 162
Frame No: TH. 3893
Engine No: 8-5T 9321
CC: 500
MOT: Exempt
A true shed find of an iconic Triumph
Engine turns over with compression
Correct numbers machine
Complete with a V5C
The Speed Twin 5T is a standard motorcycle that was made by Triumph at their Coventry, and later Meriden factories. Edward Turner, Triumph’s Chief Designer and Managing Director, launched the Triumph Speed Twin at the 1937 National Motorcycle Show. It was a 500cc OHV vertical twin in a lightweight frame and the first truly successful British parallel twin, setting the standard for many twins to follow. After World War II the Speed Twin was responsible for the survival of Triumph, and several major British marques offered a 500cc twin, designed on similar lines to the Speed Twin.
This pre-war Triumph Speed-Twin was found sleeping in a shed, where it had laid for many decades. It is a very complete machine with just the rear stand missing. The engine does turn over with compression and it selects gears at the time of consignment. This is a wonderful opportunity to either restore or recommission it as it is. Accompanied by a current V5C.
