Sunday, September 6, 2009

1959 Thunderbird

This was one of three pre-unit Triumphs that were found in a backyard here in San Diego. They were literally buried in a pile of Ford Model A fenders and leaves for decades. It had all of the original sheetmetal (which I removed and promptly ebayed!) and was very correct, but weathered. This bike went to Bill in New York. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress on this one.



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  1. Bill's Vintage Cycle ServiceSeptember 7, 2009 at 6:01 PM

    No significant progress to speak of. I took the head off and found loads of turds and sludge as well as seized pistons. It's currently soaking in penetrating oil.

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  2. Quality Custom CyclesSeptember 7, 2009 at 7:15 PM

    Try Gibbs- I've had motors that sat locked up for years, and they broke free after soaking for a few days in Gibbs.

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