Description
TRIUMPH - The TT Specials
Factory Built Racing Motorcycles
The Complete Collection: 1963 - 1967
Her you have a once in a life time opportunity to own a very rare Triumph Bonneville T120C TT Special collection. The TT Special was a factory racer intended for competition in the US TT Steeplechase events and was sold on both the west and east coasts of the USA.
The T120C/ TT was produced in limited numbers from 1963 to 1967 so they are all very rare, the 1963 being the rarest of the five.
These bikes are all completed with matching frame and engine numbers. There is a full documented history (extract from the Works records) and the builds.
Collection is available to anyone who wishes to own this truly amazing collection. Please feel free to contact me for further information.
It is a complete Collection of Triumph Bonneville TT Specials. This complete collection is one of the finest known to exist. Manufactured for five model years (1963-1967), Triumph’s fire-breathing TT Special is one of the world’s most famous high performance 650cc production-racing motorcycles. From its introduction in early 1963 through the early 1970s, it won more American TT Scrambles races than any other machine, perhaps more than all other big-bore bikes combined. It was also a feared drag-strip competitor.
Note, this is a Jim Hiddleston and Yngvar Nilsen meticulous restoration. No-expenses spared during restoration. All bikes have an exceptional quality and accuracy.
If you want more detail photos and video of any of the five bikes just contact me. All frame/ engine numbers will be provided to the serious buyer up on request.
Bikes can be collected or I will help with loading bikes in a container and shipping worldwide. Buyer to pay shipping cost.
1963 model supplied to Johnson Motors, California USA
Date of manufacture: 29. March 1963
Engine Number: T120 DU3XXX
Engine Size: 650cc
Claimed Output: 52hp @ 6, 500 rpm
Transmission: Four-speed gearbox in unit with engine
Performance, SS ¼ Mile: 13. 34 seconds at 100 mph (Cycle World test, May 1963). Performance, Top Speed: 123. 5 mph (Cycle World, May 1963).
Racing Highlights in 1963: In its very first U. S. competition outing, a near-stock TT ridden by So Cal TT ace Skip Van Leeuwen won the 100-lap Jimmy Phillips memorial TT at Ascot Park, in March 1963.
1964 model supplied to Triumph Corporation, Baltimore USA
Date of dispatch: 23. December 1963
Engine Number: T120C DU7XXX
Engine Size: 650cc
Claimed Output: 52hp @ 6, 500 rpm
Transmission: Four-speed gearbox in unit with engine
Racing Highlights in 1964: Dave Palmer won the Ascot TT; Skip Van Leeuwen won The California State TT Championship and Charlie Vincent won the TT Scrambles
National Championship.
1965 model supplied to Johnson Motors, California USA
Date of dispatch: 13. November 1964
Engine Number: T120C DU1XXXX
Engine Size: 650cc
Transmission: Four-speed gearbox in unit with engine
Racing Highlights in 1965: Dave Palmer won the Castle Rock TT, Sid Payne won the Ascot TT, and Eddie Mulder won the Peoria TT.
1966 model supplied to Triumph Corporation, Baltimore USA
Date of Manufacture: 16. December 1965
Engine Number: T120TT DU3XXXX
Engine Size: 650cc
Claimed Output: 52hp @ 6, 500 rpm
Transmission: Four-speed gearbox in unit with engine
Racing Highlights in 1966: Eddie Mulder sweeps the Ascot, Peoria, and Castle Rock TTs.
1967 model supplied to Triumph Corporation, Baltimore USA
Date of dispatch: 21. December 1967
Engine Number: T120TT DU5XXXX
Engine Size: 650cc
Claimed Output: 54hp @ 6, 500 rpm
Transmission: Four-speed gearbox in unit with engine
Racing Highlights in 1967: Skip Van Leeuwen wins the Ascot TT.
