Triumph Thunderbird 6T 1950 is a photograph by Mark Rogan which was uploaded on August 8th, 2013.
Triumph Thunderbird 6T 1950
Marlon Brando rode a 1950 Thunderbird in his 1953 film 'The Wild One', despite Triumph's importers objecting about the use of their machine in a film... more
by Mark Rogan
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Triumph Thunderbird 6T 1950
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Mark Rogan
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Marlon Brando rode a 1950 Thunderbird in his 1953 film 'The Wild One', despite Triumph's importers objecting about the use of their machine in a film about rowdy motorcycle gangs. It was produced from 1949 to 1966.
It was rumoured that the bike got its name from a South Carolina motel. Edward Turner was passing through South Carolina in the late 1940s and checked in for the night at the Thunderbird Motel. When he asked about the name, never having heard of this sort of bird, he was told that it was an American Indian symbol which brought good luck.
The bike used a bored out Speed Twin engine to give extra horsepower for the American market and was launched in France.
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August 8th, 2013
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