Triumph Thunderbird - Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT): T180 Thunderbird III

Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT): T180 Thunderbird III

In 1975, an NVT prototype 850 cc triple, the T180 Triumph Thunderbird III, was developed. This was an enlarged capacity version of the Triumph T160, but the T180 did not reach production. NVT passed on the prototype to the Meriden co-operative which also chose not to proceed to production despite experimenting with installing the engine in their oil-bearing frame.

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