LOT 462

1936 Triumph 493cc Model 5/5 Registration no. 656 XUG Frame no. S.2749 Engine no. 5.S6.2902.

Sold for £8,625 inc. premium

Lot 462

1936 Triumph 493cc Model 5/5

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

1936 Triumph 493cc Model 5/5
Registration no. 656 XUG
Frame no. S.2749
Engine no. 5.S6.2902.

• Present family ownership since 2007
• Used regularly up to September 2019
• Last started in 2024
• Requires recommissioning

Just as he had done at Ariel in the 1920s, Val Page transformed his employer's ageing range on his arrival at Triumph as Chief Designer in 1932. The new line-up comprised overhead-valve and sidevalve singles in capacities ranging from 250cc to 500cc, plus the range-topping 650cc 6/1 sidecar tug. Endowed with distinctive timing covers for the magneto gear drive - 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 units. Suitably embellished with extra chromium plating, the latter formed the basis for Edward Turner's even more stylish Tiger models from 1936 onwards.

The handsome twin-port machine offered here has a four-speed foot change, and the larger 8 inch front brake. '656 XUG' previously belonged to the current lady vendor's late father who acquired it in January 2007, and was passed on to her in 2014. The machine was used regularly up until September 2019, and at time of photography/cataloguing displayed a total of 21,319 miles on the Smiths 80mph speedometer's odometer. Presented in 'oily rag' condition, the Triumph was last started in February 2024; however, it will require some degree of recommissioning following a period of inactivity and thus is sold strictly as viewed.

Accompanying documents include old/current V5C Registration Certificates; DVLA tax correspondence; and various bills/receipts for parts, including one for a Morgo single-plunger oil pump in 2020. Also included with the Lot is a selection of spare parts and a spare gearbox (number 'S6-4201').

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