Features such as the classical Triumph tank badge look as striking now as they ever did. The redesigned speedometer and switchgear add elegance and functionality. Paintwork and chrome, applied in-house at our Hinckley factory, are deep and thick. As in the old days, the gold pin-stripes are applied by the steady hands of Triumph workers. In this as in so many other respects, tradition lives on in the new Bonneville.
Project begins with meetings to discuss viability of a twin-cylinder model.
Input from sales and marketing as well as engineering departments. Second major review to assess changes made in response to earlier feedback. Prototype engine runs on test bench for the first time. Final review by sales and marketing teams, to confirm production model's styling and specification. The Bonneville was first produced in 1959, and rapidly became established as Triumph's most famous model.