1961 Triumph 3TA Twenty One
No Reserve

Registration No: VSL 422
Frame No: 3TAH20287
MOT: Exempt

• Originally registered in Blackburn
• Very little use since 2013
• A straightforward recommissioning project with potential for further restoration

In 1937, the Edward Turner-designed Triumph Speed Twin was released, heralding a range of Triumph twins that would go on to epitomise British motorcycles of the post-war years. Produced from 1957 to 1966, the 350cc 3TA was the first unit-construction twin from the Meriden factory and was also called the Twenty-One, possibly to celebrate 21 years since the reformation of the Triumph Engineering Co. The “bathtub” rear fairing and “Roman helmet” mudguard provided weather protection but added weight, so the former was cut down to the “bikini” fairing in 1963.

A lovely example of the distinctive but often overlooked Twenty One, this 1961 model was originally registered in Blackburn as ‘NCB 626’, though it was reregistered in 2021. It has had five owners since 2006 and entered the present ownership in 2024, but has seen very little use. Its mileage in 2006 was 31,311, which rose to 31,419 miles at the time of its last M.O.T. in 2013, and now stands at just 31,505. Having evidently been out of use for some time, it will now require some basic checks and recommissioning, and is fully deserving of some more extensive use. It exhibits an attractive light patina, which could be preserved or renovated as a matter of taste, and is supplied with the V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217