Description
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: mardi 28 octobre à partir de 13 h
Auction: mercredi 29 octobre à partir de 9 h
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1968 Triumph TR6C Trophy
Pre Oil in Frame TR6C Trophy
Estimation
£4, 500 - £5, 500
Registration No: NSC 391F
Frame No: TR6C DU74745
MOT: Exempt
Excellent example of Triumphs 650cc desert racer
Restored to a very good standard of originality
Supplied with a TOC dating letter and a V5C
Triumph is one of the most iconic and revered names in the history of motorcycling. Established in Coventry in 1885, by the start of the 1900s the company had made its first motorcycle beginning a continuous run of production under various ownership until its eventual closure in 1983. In 1937 the Edward Turner designed 500cc Speed Twin was released launching a range of Triumph twins that went on to epitomize British motorcycles in the post-war years. By 1950 the range had been expanded with the introduction of the 650cc Thunderbird, released to meet the demand for higher-capacity motorcycle from the United States, Triumph's largest export market. The TR6C Trophy Special was built at the request of Triumph's US distributor at the time, Johnson Motors, as a way to target the growing number of Californian desert riders. The bike was fitted with Dunlop Trials Universal block-tread tires, a slimline fuel tank and high level exhaust to suit off road use and was the model referred to as the "Desert Sled". By 1968 it now featured the unit construction engine with a 9:1 compression ratio, Bonneville exhaust valves and camshaft resulting in a 5-bhp increase and a twin leading shoe front brake together with twin high pipes on the lefthand side. The single carb Trophy was considered to be probably the best all round version of Turner's classic design, proving to be very popular in the USA, and is a style that is still copied today by contemporary manufacturers.
Like many Triumphs in the 1960s, this stunning looking Trophy spent its early years in the USA, dispatched to the Triumph Corporation in Baltimore in November 1967 as an early 1968 model. Repatriated some years ago, it was restored by a previous owner to a very good level of authenticity and originality. Bought by the vendor a couple of years ago, unregistered in one of our auctions, he completed the formalities with DVLA and the bike comes supplied with a Triumph Owners Club dating letter and a current V5C.
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