1961 Triumph Trophy, 649cc. Registration number ABH 234A. Fr...

Hammer

£6,300

1961 Triumph Trophy, 649cc. Registration number ABH 234A. Frame number D114531. Engine number T110 02598.
International Six Days Trial successes in the late 1940s prompted Triumph to adopt the ‘Trophy’ name for their off-road-styled twins, at first for the 500cc TR5 and then for the 650cc TR6, introduced for 1956. The bigger Trophy retained its sporting character but became more of a roadster as time passed, ending up, in effect, as a single-carburettor T120 Bonneville. More tractable than the Bonnie and more economical too, the Trophy gave little away in terms of outright performance, its standing quarter-mile time and top speed being within a whisker of its twin-carb sibling’s. The Trophy continued in this form when Triumph’s 650cc twins changed to unitary construction in October 1962. Styling and mechanical updates coincided with the Bonnie’s from then onwards.
ABH was first registered on the 1st July 1961 and was owned by Philip Camp of Swadlincote in 2006. Our vendor bought it from Spinney Wheel in Chesterfield with a mileage of 4,454 in 2016 when he part exchanged a Daimler V8 for it! Used on a regular basis over the years it has been well maintained and looked after with the mileage now at 7,723. It is only being sold as he find the kick start strains his leg.
This classic machine in an iconic colourway is offered with the V5C, past MOT history and various receipts.