Lot details Registration No: SV 9755 Frame No: 2001823 Engine No: 501807 cc: 494 MOT Expiry Date: July 2004
Two Germans, Siegfried Beltman and Maurice Schultze, founded Triumph in Coventry, where they produced their first motorcycle, a Belgian Minerva-engined bicycle, in 1902. Later, Fafnir and then JAP motors were employed, before Schultze engineered Triumph's first engine, a sidevalve design of 499cc or 5747cc capacity. Through gaining a reputation for reliability, the marque soon earned the nickname with enthusiasts of 'Trusty Triumph'.
The 500 4-stroke single-cylinder Model H was produced by the Coventry firm in large numbers before during and after WW1. The Model R, with its 4-valve cylinder head layout designed by Harry Ricardo, was extremely innovative, Honda perfecting the concept 40 years later. By the 1920s, the Midland firm was co-operating with the German Triumph factory at Nuremburg and producing a variety of machines.
The 1928-built Model N Deluxe 500 offered here has assorted bills and correspondence on file. The vendor tells us that the black and blue paintwork has been expensively restored. This sporting and rapid Triumph also comes with a VMCC certificate of authenticity confirming manufacturing details.
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