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Triumph Motorcycles of the 1950s


1950 Models

Triumph 650cc OHV Thunderbird 1950
Triumph 500cc OHV Tiger 100 1950
Triumph Tiger 100 1950
Triumph 500cc OHV Speed Twin 1950
Triumph 3T De Luxe 1950

1950 Triumph Tiger 100

498cc Bore and stroke 63 x 80 mm
Wheelbase 55"
Tyres: front 3.25 x 19" rear 3.50 x 19"
Suspension: front - telescopic with hydraulic damping; rear - spring hub in wheel
Weight 383 1b
Price £175

1951 Models

Triumph Tiger 100 T100 500cc 1951
Triumph Trophy 1951
Triumph 5T Speed Twin 1951
Triumph Grand Prix 1951
Triumph 1951 Thunderbird
Triumph 3T 1951

1951 Triumph Trophy TR5

495 cc; 25 bhp at 6,000 rpm
Bore and stroke 63 x 80mm
Wheelbase 53"
Front tyre 3.00 x 20" ; rear 4.00 x 19"
Suspension - Front telescopic oil damped ; Rear sprung hub.
Weight 304 1b
Price: £200 13s 3d

1952 Models

Triumph Speed Twin 1952
Triumph Thunderbird 650 1952
Triumph Tiger 100 1952
Triumph Trophy 1952
Triumph 6T 1952
Triumph 1952 TR5

1953 Models



1954 Models

Triumph 1954 Models
Trophy TR5 1954
Speed Twin 1954
Tiger T110 1954
Tiger T100 1954
Thunderbird 1954
Tiger Cub 1954
Triumph Tiger Cub 1954-1968

Terrier 1954

1955 Models

Triumph 1955 Models
Trophy TR5 TR6 1955
Tiger Cub 1955
Tiger T110 1955
Tiger T100 1955
Thunderbird 1955
Terrier 1955
Speed Twin 1955
T5 & 6T 1955

1956 Models

Triumph Trophybird TR6 1956
Triumph Speed Twin 1956
Triumph 650cc Thunderbird 6T 1956
Triumph Tiger 110 1956
Triumph Tiger 100 1956
Triumph Trophy 1956
Triumph Terrier 1956



1957 Models

Triumph T20 Tiger Cub 200cc 1957
Triumph 5T and 6T 1957
Triumph Trophy TR5 and TR6 1957
Triumph Tiger T110 1957
Triumph 1957 Tiger Cub 250cc 1957


1958 Models

Triumph Tiger Cub 200cc 1958
Triumph 350cc Twenty One 1958
Triumph 350cc "Bathtub" 1958
Triumph 500cc Tiger 100 1958
Triumph 650cc Tiger 110 1958
Triumph 650cc Trophy 1958

1959 Models

Triumph Tigress Scooter 1959
Triumph 1959 350cc Twin
Triumph 5TA Speed Twin 1959
Triumph Bonneville 1959
Triumph 650cc Thunderbird 6T 1959
Triumph T100 Tiger 1959

1959 Triumph T120 Bonneville

649cc Bore and stroke 71 x 82 mm
Wheelbase 55½"
Tyres: front 3.25 x 19"; rear 3.50 x 19"
Suspension" front Telescopic; rear Girling
Weight 404 1b
Price £285