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LOT 61

1965 Triumph 249cc Tigress Registration no. not registered (see text) Frame no. none visible Engine no. W18656

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Lot 61

1965 Triumph 249cc Tigress
Registration no. not registered (see text) Frame no. none visible Engine no. W18656

1965 Triumph 249cc Tigress
Registration no. not registered (see text)
Frame no. none visible
Engine no. W18656

Latecomers to the scooter market, BSA introduced its first 'proper' scooter in October 1958. Launched under the BSA and Triumph banners as the 'Sunbeam' and 'Tigress' respectively, both could be had with either a 175cc Bantam-based single-cylinder two-stroke engine or a new 249cc twin-cylinder four-stroke unit. Pressed steel bodywork of conventional appearance was wrapped around a duplex loop frame. For the 249cc version, comfortable cruising at 55mph and an average fuel consumption of around 80mpg were reported by contemporary road-testers. Introduced too late to capitalise on the post-war scooter boom, the Sunbeam and Tigress were dropped in October 1964. This twin-cylinder Tigress is offered for restoration. It should be noted that the registration 'EOB 327C' is not recorded in the HPI database and thus is no longer associated with this vehicle. The machine is offered with its purchase receipt (1989) and its original logbook listing the frame number as '31423T'.

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