LOT 283
c.1970 Triumph 490cc T100 (see text) Registration no. not registered Frame no. unstamped Engine no. unstamped
Sold for £3,450 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 283
c.1970 Triumph 490cc T100 (see text)Registration no. not registered Frame no. unstamped Engine no. unstamped
The Autumn Stafford Sale: The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|19 October 2019, 14:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground
c.1970 Triumph 490cc T100 (see text)
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. unstamped
Engine no. unstamped
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. unstamped
Engine no. unstamped
Competition success in the USA prompted Triumph to adopt the 'Daytona Tiger' name for their top-of-the range sports 500 in 1966, Buddy Elmore having won that year's prestigious Daytona 200 race on a works twin, a feat Gary Nixon repeated the following year on his way to the first of back-to-back AMA titles. With the re-launch of the BSA-Triumph range in November 1970, by which time it had gained the 650's excellent twin-leading-shoe front brake, the 'Tiger' part of the name was dropped, and the Daytona's model designation changed to 'T100R'. However, within two years the entire BSA/Triumph Group was in severe financial difficulty and the proposed closure of Triumph's Meriden factory led to the workforce occupying the plant in September 1973. When the plant eventually reopened, the two 500cc models in production immediately prior to the shutdown – the T100R Daytona and the TR5T Trophy Trail – were not revived.
This 490cc Triumph was built by Bill Crosby in the mid-1980s from new-old-stock parts and thus is not necessarily representative of one particular model. The machine has not been run and currently displays a total of one 'push' mile on the odometer. There are no documents with this Lot.
This 490cc Triumph was built by Bill Crosby in the mid-1980s from new-old-stock parts and thus is not necessarily representative of one particular model. The machine has not been run and currently displays a total of one 'push' mile on the odometer. There are no documents with this Lot.
Footnotes
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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