LOT 248

1965 Triumph 650cc Bonneville Thruxton Registration no. CWV 988C Frame no. T120 DU23137 Engine no. T120 DU23137

Sold for £15,525 inc. premium

Lot 248

1965 Triumph 650cc Bonneville Thruxton

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|20 April 2024, 14:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1965 Triumph 650cc Bonneville Thruxton
Registration no. CWV 988C
Frame no. T120 DU23137
Engine no. T120 DU23137

The Thruxton version of Triumph's Bonneville took its name from the endurance race for production machines held at the eponymous Hampshire circuit. Newly arrived from Norton, Doug Hele was in charge of Triumph's Experimental Department, which was charged with developing the Bonnie into a race winner. The first batch of eight specially prepared Thruxton Bonnevilles was completed in 1964 and the model was first listed in Triumph's 1965 catalogue. For the 1965 season a further batch of 52 machines was assembled in May of that year. It is estimated that some 73 Thruxton Bonnevilles were produced between 1964 and the end of 1967.

The ninth of the 52-bike batch made, 'CWC 988C' was supplied to the Swindon Motor Company and, according to a previous auction description, was first registered to a Martyn Ockwell on 12th July 1965 (the copy of the Wiltshire County Records shows it as being registered to a Marshall Clarke of Chippenham, Wiltshire). There are (copy) photographs on file of the machine competing, including at the Llandow Road Races in 1968. 'CWV 988C' also appeared at the Bonneville 50th anniversary event at Gaydon in 2009 (certificate on file). The late owner purchased the Thruxton at a UK auction in February 2015. Accompanying paperwork includes a Certificate of Authenticity dated 1990 and signed by Triumph authority Harry Woolridge; a copy of Wiltshire County Records; a quantity of expired MoTs; other photocopied material; and a V5C document.
Offered with key

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The full frame number is T120 DU23137.

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