Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Tuesday 28th October from 1pm
Auction: Wednesday 29th October from 9am
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
c. 1923 Triumph Model H
A well-known participant in VMCC events
Estimate
£6, 000 - £8, 000
Registration No: KS 1769
Frame No: 319876
MOT: Exempt
A well cared-for Triumph Model H
Owned by the current vendor for several years
Starts with ease and runs extremely well
A current V5c on file
The Model H was one of Triumph’s most popular early models, with some 57, 000 produced between 1915 and 1923. Quick, nimble and durable, it was famously favoured by the War Department for wartime despatch riders. It was conventionally powered by a 4hp single with belt drive, but was notably the first Triumph to be produced without pedal assistance.
This beautiful c. 1923 machine is one of the last Model Hs and we are advised that very little on it is interchangeable with earlier machines besides the 550cc engine. It is of robust construction, with built-in sidecar lugs and an enclosed compound device containing bounce and rebound springs on the front fork, a departure from the single exposed spring of earlier models. The electrics include a Lucas magdyno and a headlamp reputedly the same as those fitted to early Austin Sevens. Another feature of the late Hs is the combined fuel and oil tank, which is wider than earlier models but has the same profile.
Apparently registered in 1930, the Triumph has been in single ownership since 2015 and in that time has become a well-known bike in the Vintage Motor Cycle Club. Displaying a charming light patina, it is offered with the current V5C, an old continuation logbook, and some DVLA correspondence.
** 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).
