LOT 448

1971 Triumph 490cc T100R Daytona Café Racer Registration no. WOP 629J Frame no. obscured by fuel tank (NE01342 to V5C) Engine no. NE01342 T100R

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Lot 448

1971 Triumph 490cc T100R Daytona Café Racer

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|21 April 2024, 11:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

1971 Triumph 490cc T100R Daytona Café Racer
Registration no. WOP 629J
Frame no. obscured by fuel tank (NE01342 to V5C)
Engine no. NE01342 T100R

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 relaunch 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, the proposed closure of Triumph's Meriden factory led to a workers' occupation of 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.

The current vendor acquired 'WOP 629J' on 27th March 1991 and not long after had the engine completely stripped and rebuilt by Fowlers of Bristol. Since the rebuild's completion the Triumph has been kept in dry storage, covering a mere 68 miles. The displayed mileage at the time of photography/cataloguing was 22,514. Accompanying documents include a old/current V5C Registration Certificates; old MoTs (most recent expired April 2013); DVLA correspondence; and a Footman James Agreed Certificate of Insurance (2017). One key present.
Offered with key

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The frame number is inaccessible due to the tank mount.

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