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Auction archive: Lot number 116

1973 Triumph 500cc TR5T Trophy Trail Frame no. TR5TKH16801 Engine no. to be advised

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$4,830
Auction archive: Lot number 116

1973 Triumph 500cc TR5T Trophy Trail Frame no. TR5TKH16801 Engine no. to be advised

Estimate
US$0
Price realised:
US$4,830
Beschreibung:

Also known as the 'Adventurer', the Trophy Trail was introduced in November 1972. A new off-road model, the TR5T deployed Triumph's existing 490 cc twin-cylinder engine in an oil-bearing chassis that looked remarkably similar to that of the single-cylinder BSA Victor MX... plus a whole bunch of aluminum: Rickman conical hub brakes, front fork and 2.25-gallon BSA B50 gas tank. The workers' occupation of Triumph's Meriden factory in the autumn of 1973 halted production, which did not resume fully until March 1975. The 500 cc models were dropped once the backlog of machines impounded at the factory had been cleared but before then a number had been released in the preceding autumn. With the Trophy Trail's passing, Triumph's long line of enduro-styled half-liter roadsters, which stretched back to the original Trophy of 1948, sadly came to an end. This now rare first model-year example is in excellent, (thought to be) unrestored condition. It was acquired by the Vandergriffs in May of 2003 from Baxter Cycle in Marne, Iowa with a recorded mileage of 2860 and was last used in 2013. The odometer may have been replaced for it records, today, 212 miles. It will require the usual safety checks before running again.

Auction archive: Lot number 116
Auction:
Datum:
6 Oct 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Birmingham, Barber Motorsports Museum Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum 6030 Barber Motorsports Parkway Leeds AL 35094 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 motorcycles.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Also known as the 'Adventurer', the Trophy Trail was introduced in November 1972. A new off-road model, the TR5T deployed Triumph's existing 490 cc twin-cylinder engine in an oil-bearing chassis that looked remarkably similar to that of the single-cylinder BSA Victor MX... plus a whole bunch of aluminum: Rickman conical hub brakes, front fork and 2.25-gallon BSA B50 gas tank. The workers' occupation of Triumph's Meriden factory in the autumn of 1973 halted production, which did not resume fully until March 1975. The 500 cc models were dropped once the backlog of machines impounded at the factory had been cleared but before then a number had been released in the preceding autumn. With the Trophy Trail's passing, Triumph's long line of enduro-styled half-liter roadsters, which stretched back to the original Trophy of 1948, sadly came to an end. This now rare first model-year example is in excellent, (thought to be) unrestored condition. It was acquired by the Vandergriffs in May of 2003 from Baxter Cycle in Marne, Iowa with a recorded mileage of 2860 and was last used in 2013. The odometer may have been replaced for it records, today, 212 miles. It will require the usual safety checks before running again.

Auction archive: Lot number 116
Auction:
Datum:
6 Oct 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Birmingham, Barber Motorsports Museum Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum 6030 Barber Motorsports Parkway Leeds AL 35094 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 motorcycles.us@bonhams.com
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