Description
H&H Classic Auction @ National Motorcycle Museum | Solihull, West Midlands
30th Oct, 2024 11:00
1967 Triumph TR25 Trophy
Authentically restored 250 Trophy
Estimate
£1, 800 - £2, 200
Registration No: WFM 951G
Frame No: TR25W 4297
MOT: Exempt
One enthusiast owner since 1981
Upswept exhaust 1967 model
Supplied with a current V5C
Triumph is one of the most iconic and revered names in the history of motorcycling. Established in Coventry in 1885, by the start of the 1900s the company had made its first motorcycle beginning a continuous run of production under various ownership until its closure in 1983, eventually enjoying a rebirth in the early 1990s. Triumph was actually taken over by the BSA group in 1953 but the two companies kept up a fierce rivalry until they began to share designs in the late 1960s in an effort to ward off the onslaught of the Japanese manufacturers. The TR25W Trophy was Triumph's Street/ Scrambler model, a style that was popular in the USA, and was launched to replace the Tiger Cub. The bike was based on the BSA B25 range and was built at the Small Heath BSA plant rather than at Triumph’s Meriden factory.
This 1967 Trophy, from a deceased estate, was first registered in the UK in 1980 and possibly spent its early years in the USA where most of Triumphs production was exported to at the time. Bought by the enthusiast owner in 1981, it has been stored in a dry garage together with his small collection of mainly 1960s and 1970s Triumphs and BSAs. Restored keeping a good degree of originality, it has been stood for a number of years so will need recommissioning before use. It is supplied with a current V5C.
