Description
This motorcycle is Lot 147 - To be auctioned by Bonhams at The Spring Stafford Sale (The International Classic MotorCycle Show) on 26th & 27th April, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 147 are to be sold from 14:00 on Saturday 26th April 2025.
Lots 201 - 410 are to be sold from 11:00 on Sunday 27th April 2025.
Public Viewing:
Available 26th & 27th April 2025 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Stafford County Showground (The International Classic MotorCycle Show).
Lot 147
The Dale Winfield Motorcycle Collection
1939 Triumph 350cc Tiger 80
Registration no. PSL 594
Frame no. Tl. 6332
Engine no. 9. T80. 76624 (see text)
Stylish sports roadster
An older restoration
Requires recommissioning
Just as he had done at Ariel in the 1920s, Val Page transformed his employer's ageing range on his arrival at Triumph as Chief Designer in 1932. The new line-up comprised overhead-valve and sidevalve singles in capacities ranging from 250cc to 500cc, plus the range-topping 650cc 6/ 1 sidecar tug. Endowed with distinctive timing-gear covers - a feature Page would employ later at BSA - the engines were simple yet robust in construction and amenable to a fair degree of tuning in the case of the overhead-valve units.
Edward Turner's arrival at Triumph in 1936 resulted in extensive improvements to the range. A brilliant stylist, Turner transformed Page's overhead-valve singles by adopting sports specification engines, high level exhausts, chromed fuel tanks, and a new name: Tiger. Frames, forks, engines, and gearboxes were all improved for 1937. Today, Turner's Tigers are widely recognised as the most stylish sports roadsters of the period and thus are highly sought after.
This Tiger 80 comes with a V5C document and an old V5 in name of previous keeper Joseph Heys of Bolton, both of which both record the date of registration as August 2000, which may well be the date the current age-related registration mark was issued. An older restoration, the Triumph comes with a VMCC dating document and four old MoT certificates dating from 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Last taxed in April 2006, the Tiger has belonged to the current vendor since 2017. Following a period of inactivity, recommissioning will be required before further use (the engine turns over). It should be noted that the V5C and HPI incorrectly list the engine number as '9Y8016624', an obvious clerical error.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
