c.1973 Triumph Trackmaster

US style flat-tracker

Estimate: £7,000 - £8,000*

Reg No: Unregistered Frame No: 0015

CC: 750 Engine No: EH33160

MOT: None

• Triumph T140V engine in a Trackmaster frame

• Ceriani forks, Koni shocks and Lester alloy wheels

• Supplied with US title and proof of import in 2005

In 1967 the USA Triumph importers approached race tuner Ray Hensley to build custom frames as “official” factory replacements. As a factory listed option, it bypassed AMA dirt-track rule and what Trackmaster developed was an improved version of the basic 1965 Bonneville chassis.

This Trackmaster, built around a c.1973 T140V engine in frame number 0015, was bought by the vendor from JD Classics in 2010 and has since been used by him in DTRA and Malle Mile flat track events and even a few cheeky runs on the road. Not much is known of its history in the US but the graphics on the panels mention Ted Evans of Venice, California, a well-known dealer back in the 1970s, who was involved in off-road sport. Intriguingly the name ‘Hinely’ has been welded onto the headstock, possibly a previous rider or even the person who put the frame together. Not registered in the UK, it is offered with its American title and Pre NOVA ‘HMCE C&E 389’ import documents from 2005, when imported by JD Classics.