Complete Collection of Triumph Bonneville TT Specials SOLD at Pebble Beach 2012 for $150,000!
Complete Collection of Triumph Bonneville TT Specials SOLD at Pebble Beach 2012 for $150,000!
This complete collection is 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 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. Restorations completed by Mr. Bill Hoard. The 1965 bike is sold with a Bill of Sale. 1963 and Lot 25.05 (1967) bikes are sold “Title Guaranteed.” 1964 is titled in Ohio as DU10522, frame is stamped T120CDU10522.
1963 – Possibly One of 7 manufactured
Engine Number: T120C DU3258
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; bike
set up with #370 main jets, 54-tooth rear sprocket, megaphone exhaust)
Performance, Top Speed: 123.5 mph (Cycle World, May 1963)
Racing Highlights in 1963: In its very firstU.S. competition outing, a near-stock TT
ridden by SoCal TT ace Skip Van Leeuwen won the 100-lap Jimmy Phillips Memorial
TT at Ascot Park, in March 1963. Sold Title Guaranteed.
1964 – One of 136 manufactured
Engine Number: T120C DU10522
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. titled in Ohio as DU10522, frame is stamped T120CDU10522.
1965 – One of 141 manufactured
Engine Number: T120C DU15616
Engine Size: 650cc
Claimed Output: 52hp @ 6,500 rpm
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. Sold with Bill of Sale.
1966 – One of 798 manufactured
Engine Number: T120TT DU39400
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 – One of 900 manufactured
Engine Number: T120TT DU61377
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. Sold Title Guaranteed.
1967 – One of 900 manufactured
Engine Number: T120TT DU45836
Engine Size: 650cc
Claimed Output: 54hp @ 6,500 rpm
Transmission: Four-speed gearbox in unit with engine. Two Amal Monobloc carb type 389-95.
Racing Highlights in 1967: Skip Van Leeuwen wins the Ascot TT.
