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Edward Turner
British motorcycle designer (1901-1973) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 72
Edward Turner was an English motorcycle designer. He was born in Camberwell in the London Borough of Southwark, on the day King Edward VII was proclaimed King. In 1915, Turner had his first ride on a motorcycle, a Light Tourist New Imperial.
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Close-up of a 1932 Ariel Square Four 4F 600 cc engine
Close-up of a 1938 Triumph Speed Twin 500 cc engine
1947 500 cc Triumph T100 GP
One of the Montlhery 1949 model 6T Triumph Thunderbirds on display at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu
1955 Triumph T15 Terrier at the Coventry Transport Museum
1954 650 cc Triumph T110
1958 350 cc Triumph Twenty-One with faired-in rear end and higher handlebars for the USA market
Early T120 Bonnevilles from 1959 had the headlamp-nacelle and deeply valanced mudguards used on other models but were dropped from 1960About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1973 · aged 72
