Beschrijving
National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
Viewing: Dinsdag 24 maart vanaf 13. 00 uur
Auction: Woensdag 25 maart vanaf 09:00 uur
Location: National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull B92 0EJ
1927 Triumph TT 500cc
No Reserve - Zeer zeldzaam vlaggenschip sportmodel
Registration No: GU 1192
Frame No: 703031
MOT: Exempt
Rare survivor of Triumph's top sports model for 1927
Restored to a very high standard in the 2000s
The Road and Race Collection
Triumph’s association with the Isle of Man TT goes back to 1908, and it often influenced the development of its subsequent flagship sports models. Victor Horsman had great success racing Triumphs between 1923 and 1926, and his 1926 Manx TT mount was to supply the pattern for the top 1927 sports offering. The three-speed, 498cc newcomer arrived with the boast: “[An] entirely new model is the 4. 98hp TT with overhead valves and two-port exhaust. This fast sports machine has already gained over 140 British and World’s records.”
Surviving TT models are rare, especially in such outstanding restored condition as this one. Not much history is known, but the D. V. L. A. issued its registration in 1983, suggesting it had been off the road for some years. The former owner acquired it in 2005 and had it fully restored and the engine overhauled with new bearings, piston and rings, but though he subsequently started it, he never rode it. Surprisingly, it was sold in 2010 through an Arthur Daley-ish dealer in Greenford—“Owned by an old boy… ideal for the London-Brighton (!)”—to our vendor for his collection of first-class historic motorcycles. He had it recommissioned in 2011 by Kent Classic Motorcycle, and tax discs indicate light use up to 2015, but it has mainly been on static display and will require recommissioning.
** 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).
