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LOT 101

c.1929 Triumph 549cc NSD Project Registration no. not registered Frame no. E 5581 Engine no. E 3108

Sold for £1,408 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 101

c.1929 Triumph 549cc NSD Project

c.1929 Triumph 549cc NSD Project
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. E 5581
Engine no. E 3108

The NSD was the ultimate development of Triumph's famous Model P. A landmark machine in the development of the motorcycle in Britain, the Model P debuted at the 1924 Motor Cycle Show. A no-frills sidevalve-engined model, the newcomer undercut every other 500cc machine then on sale in the UK. Production was soon running at an astonishing 1,000 machines per week, the Model P's outstanding success undoubtedly hastening the demise of many a minor manufacturer. Production continued until the decade's end, by which time the Model P had spawned a plethora of more refined derivatives - Models N, Q, and QA among them - and lost penny-pinching features such as guide-less valves and its bicycle-derived front brake. By 1930, only one model of this highly successful family remained - the 549cc NSD, by this time updated with a fashionable saddle tank - although that was destined for replacement in the spring of that same year by an all-new model of identical designation.

Its previous history unknown, this incomplete and very rusty NSD is offered for restoration and sold strictly as viewed. There are no documents with this Lot.
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The Buyer's Premium for this Lot is 28%+VAT on the first £40,000 of the Hammer Price, then 27%+VAT up to £800,000, then 21%+VAT up to £4,500,000 and 14.5%+VAT on the balance thereafter.

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