AMT 1/25th Salt Flats Triumph TR-120 Bonneville

[tim boyd]

This model was included in a how=to article that appeared in Model Cars magazine about ten or twelve years ago. 

AMT included parts to a factory stock 1962 Triumph Bonneville TR-120 650cc motorcycle in various of their 1962 Annual Kits, but you had to buy all the kits to get entire suite of parts to complete the cycle.  Then, in their 1963 Chevy Apache pickup annual kit, they included all the parts for the factory stock bike, plus a Salt Flats streamliner envelope body and clear windshield.  Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland offers a complete resin rebop of the Triumph kit, including parts for all three versions (factory stock, mild custom, and Salt Flats streamliner.)  The latter is the version shown below.  

For those of you not familiar with motorcycle history, the Triumph Bonneville was for years the fastest factory stock bike you could buy.  It was an awesome piece of kit, and they are very collectable today.  While Revell's Parts Pack Triumph kit was also very well done, it was done in a Chopper-style version only.  AMT's Triumph Bonneville was the only factory stock 1/25th scale Triumph ever offered, and it has never been reissued once the 1963 annual kit production run was completed. 

Here are the images.  Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have any questions.....TIM 

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2021 by tim boyd

[foghorn62]

1 hour ago, tim boyd said:

This model was included in a how=to article that appeared in Model Cars magazine about ten or twelve years ago. 

AMT included parts to a factory stock 1962 Triumph Bonneville TR-120 650cc motorcycle in various of their 1962 Annual Kits, but you had to buy all the kits to get entire suite of parts to complete the cycle.  Then, in their 1963 Chevy Apache pickup annual kit, they included all the parts for the factory stock bike, plus a Salt Flats streamliner envelope body and clear windshield.  Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland offers a complete resin rebop of the Triumph kit, including parts for all three versions (factory stock, mild custom, and Salt Flats streamliner.)  The latter is the version shown below.  

For those of you not familiar with motorcycle history, the Triumph Bonneville was for years the fastest factory stock bike you could buy.  It was an awesome piece of kit, and they are very collectable today.  While Revell's Parts Pack Triumph kit was also very well done, it was done in a Chopper-style version only.  AMT's Triumph Bonneville was the only factory stock 1/25th scale Triumph ever offered, and it has never been reissued once the 1963 annual kit production run was completed. 

Here are the images.  Thanks for looking, and let me know if you have any questions.....TIM 

 

 

 

I’m thinking that there is at least one, if not more books just dying  to be written about all of the “special” items included in various kits over the years.  Bicycles, motorcycles, boats, surf boards, camping gear, garage gear, trailers, figures...  the list goes on and on.  Now who would be knowledgeable enough to write such a book?  It should be someone that has familiarity with the kits, has writing experience, and has time on his hands.  Perhaps this person has already written several books about various aspects of the hobby.  Hmmmm...

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[slusher]

Great looking motorcycle, Tim!

[TonyK]

Simple and sharp looking.