Triumph TR6 Trophy

The Triumph TR6 Trophy was a motorcycle made by Triumph at Meriden from 1956 to 1973, when the five-speed 750 cc Tiger TR7V replaced it. It sold well, particularly in the United States, for which it was developed and produced specifically, with California desert racing in mind. It grew from the 650 cc Thunderbird of 1950, the higher-performance T110 of 1954 and the 500 cc TR5 Trophy. The competition variant, popularly known as the desert sled, won numerous competitions in the late 1950s and 1960s, and Steve McQueen's fondness for the model is well known, as is his ride in the 1964 International Six Days Trial on a TR6 Trophy.