Lot details Registration No: 785 UXC Frame No: T11226 Engine No: T20T11226 cc: 200 MOT Expiry Date: None
When "The Motor Cycle" published a test of a 1957 Tiger Cub in April 1957 they described the machine as being "A lively overhead valve lightweight with remarkable all-round performance :outstanding economy and powerful brakes", comments that would no doubt be echoed today by the little Triumphs many enthusiastic owners and collectors.
Triumph traditionally introduced the touring version of a new model first, following it with a sporting variant, a pattern that they adhered to with the introduction of the Tiger Cub in 1954. Clearly based on the Terrier that had been introduced in 1952, the Cub adopted a new capacity of 199cc which required a new top end, cylinder, crankshaft and conrod but retained the plunger frame of the Terrier. The next few years saw the two models coexist but for 1957 season the Terrier was dropped, the standard Tiger Cub being joined by a competition version both being equipped with swinging arm frames. Over the coming decade the Cub family would expand to include dedicated trails and scrambles models, road going sports models with all the glamour of a scaled down Bonnie and trail versions for the States as well as military variants and would form the basis for BSA's new 250cc single, the C15 and its subsequent developments.
This lovely, matching numbers example was completely restored during 2002 and is described by the vendor as running perfectly.
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