A fivespeed manual gearbox was offered for sixcylinder inline engines only from 1969 to 1972, though a few customers opted for it. When the 3.5litre V8 engine was introduced in 1969, the sole transmission choice was a fourspeed automatic with fluid coupling.The initial model of the T140 line was the V, which stood for fivespeed transmission which was a Quaife design. Developed from the Bonneville T120 by Brian Jones, [dubious – discuss] the T140V was launched in 1973 in response to a decline in sales of the T120. The introduction of the Japanese fourcylinder Honda CB750 had been noted by the Triumph management board in the late 1960s, the ...
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