I want-a Triumph TR6C
A WELL-THUMBED PICTURE OF A 1967 TR6C Trophy hangs in Allan Seggie’s garage. He’s not a chap to indulge in sentiment, but nevertheless will admit to going giddy at the knees on sight of Triumph’s iconic green and white Street Scrambler.
“The majority of TR6C Street Scramblers were made exclusively for the American market,” Allan informed me while I was photographing his Trophy ‘special’ for this month’s build feature. “The yanks loved them,” Allan continued, “and Triumph twins were more popular throughout the Sixties than Harley-Davidson’s own home-grown V-twins. Not only did our vertical twins out-perform and out-handle Harleys, they out-sold them for almost a decade, keeping Triumph buoyant throughout troubled times. But unfortunately for UK enthusiasts, most TR6C production ended up overseas to meet US demand – with just a mere trickle being allocated to the UK.”
SOME ATLANTIC YORE...
The TR6C Trophy (or Street Scrambler) was not as popular in the UK as the T120 Bonneville. As Allan explained, if you were a fan of the 650cc C-model back in the mid-Sixties you would be very lucky indeed to own one. Most were exported to the States, so it’s easy to appreciate why this particular Triumph is a rarity in the UK. Part of Meriden’s Sixties model lineup, the 1967 mist green model won praise as ‘a very fine motorcycle and one of
