Description
This motorcycle is Lot 212 to be auctioned by Bonhams at The Autumn Stafford Sale (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show) on 12 & 13 October, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Auction Timings:
Lots 1 - 176 are to be sold from 11:00 on Saturday 12th October 2024.
Lots 201 - 429 are to be sold from 11:00 on Sunday 13th October 2024.
Public Viewing:
Available 12th & 13th October 2024 from 09:00 until 17:00, at The Stafford County Showground (The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show).
Lot 212
Property of a deceased's estate
1937 Triumph 350cc Tiger 80
Registration no. not registered (see text)
Frame no. TL. 1574
Engine no. 7-T80-2323
Just as he had done at Ariel in the 1920s, Val Page transformed his employer's ageing range on his arrival at Meriden as Triumph's Chief Designer in 1932. The new line-up comprised overhead-valve and sidevalve singles in capacities ranging from 250cc to 500cc, plus the range-topping 650cc 6/ 1 sidecar tug. Endowed with distinctive timing-gear covers - a feature Page would employ at BSA later in the decade - the engines were simple yet robust in construction and amenable to a fair degree of tuning in the case of the overhead-valve units. Edward Turner's arrival at Triumph in 1936 resulted in extensive improvements to the range. A brilliant stylist, Turner transformed his predecessor Val Page's overhead-valve singles by adopting sports specification engines, high level exhausts, chromed fuel tanks and a new name: Tiger. Frames, forks, engines and gearboxes were all improved for 1937. Today, Turner's Tigers are widely recognised as the most stylish sports roadsters of the period and thus are highly sought after. This Tiger 80 belonged to the current vendor's late grandfather.
Offered for restoration, nothing is known about the history of this machine and its mechanical condition, thus is sold strictly as viewed.
There are no documents offered with this lot. It should be noted that the registration 'CRL 782' is not recorded in the DVLA/ HPI database; therefore the machine is offered unregistered and prospective bidders should satisfy themselves to the validity of the registration number.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams Motorcycles website for all pertinent auction information.
