1950 Triumph Thunderbird [6T]

1950 Triumph Thunderbird [6T] in The Wild One, Movie, 1953

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

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kingjohn ◊ 2013-12-17 21:12	Looks like a 1950-2 500 or 650. Post war Triumphs didn't have the external drain pipes to the push rod tunnel until 1950. The fuel tank has a parcel rack on it and should have fluting around the 'Triumph' badge
Pierre ◊ 2017-03-03 01:30	I suspected 6T Thunderbird minus its headlamp nacelle. The absence of the four horizontal bright metal strips perhaps suggests 1949, or that an earlier tank had been fitted to a 1950 model. -- Last edit: 2017-03-03 02:08:59

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kingjohn

◊ 2013-12-17 21:12

Looks like a 1950-2 500 or 650. Post war Triumphs didn't have the external drain pipes to the push rod tunnel until 1950. The fuel tank has a parcel rack on it and should have fluting around the 'Triumph' badge

Pierre

◊ 2017-03-03 01:30

I suspected 6T Thunderbird minus its headlamp nacelle. The absence of the four horizontal bright metal strips perhaps suggests 1949, or that an earlier tank had been fitted to a 1950 model.

-- Last edit: 2017-03-03 02:08:59

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