SUNBEAM S7 500

Designed by Erling Poppe - believed as a result of letters to a motorcycle magazine - it came on to the market in 1946 - straight after the war - a completely NEW concept in motorcycle design.  Produced by a division of BSA motorcycles.  487cc parallel twin OHC four stroke - 24bhp/6,000rpm - 94mph. One of the great and innovative British motorcycles of the last century.

 

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Designer Erling Poppe seated on an early prototype S7 talking to Mr Nedham of the Redditch design staff

Triumph on the drawing board.

Here is the first stage of a illustration of a 1966 Triumph Thunderbird 6T, the last with the headlamp nacelle. The Triumph Thunderbird name was dropped in 1966, reappearing briefly in the 80s and later in the 90s with the 900cc Triumph triple. I will post further stages of the illustration as they are completed.
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