LOT 204
c.1934 Triumph 646cc 6/1 Project Registration no. not registered Frame no. V441 Engine no. 1.V6.434
Sold for £4,600 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 204
c.1934 Triumph 646cc 6/1 ProjectRegistration no. not registered Frame no. V441 Engine no. 1.V6.434
The Autumn Stafford Sale: The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|19 October 2019, 14:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
c.1934 Triumph 646cc 6/1 Project
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. V441
Engine no. 1.V6.434
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. V441
Engine no. 1.V6.434
Just as he had done at Ariel in the 1920s, Val Page transformed Triumph's ageing range on his arrival as their Chief Designer in 1932. The new line-up comprised overhead- and sidevalve-engined singles in capacities ranging from 250 to 500cc, plus the range-topping 646cc 6/1 sidecar tug. Endowed with distinctive timing-gear covers - a feature Page would employ at BSA later in the decade - the engines were simple yet robust in construction and amenable to a fair degree of tuning in the case of the overhead-valve singles. Introduced for 1933 and intended for sidecar use, the 6/1 was unusual among British motorcycles in its use of double helical gears for the primary drive, a relatively expensive and tricky to set up arrangement necessitating that the engine run 'backwards'. But in most other respects Page's engine followed a pattern that would be revived with spectacular success by his successor Edward Turner later in the decade. As it was intended for sidecar use, the 6/1 could be ordered with its own bespoke 'chair' and chassis. The 6/1 was last listed for 1935 and today is one of the rarest of 1930s Triumph motorcycles.
This partially restored example is offered for completion and sold strictly as viewed. There are no documents with this Lot.
This partially restored example is offered for completion and sold strictly as viewed. There are no documents with this Lot.
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As with all Lots in the Sale, this Lot is sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.


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