ONLINE ONLY ESTATE COLLECTABLE AUCTION
Thursday, 29 May - Monday, 2 June 2025
A c.1909 Triumph 'Coventry' TT Racer motorcycle,
Current Bid $4,000 (16 bids, reserve not met)
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Lot Details
described by our vendor as an unfinished project. Extensive restoration work completed to date, with a 'fixed' engine. Includes a box of parts, including spanners, belt punch etc. and a folder of photos and documentation of restoration work done so far. Note: The first Triumph motorcycle of 1902 used a Belgian Minerva engine, but within a few years the Coventry firm – originally a bicycle manufacturer – was building its own power units. The company was soon involved in racing, and the publicity generated by competition success – Jack Marshall won the 1908 Isle of Man TT’s single-cylinder class for Triumph – greatly stimulated sales. By the outbreak of the Great War the marque’s reputation for quality and reliability was well-established, leading to substantial orders for ‘Trusty Triumphs’ for British and Allied forces. The 3½ hp model first appeared in 1907. Originally of 453cc, its side valve engine was enlarged to 476cc in 1908 and finally to 499cc in 1910 before being superseded by the 4hp model in 1914.
