[1] Production of the Tiger ended after the outbreak of World War II and never resumed after heavy German bombing[2] destroyed the Triumph works at Priory Street in Coventry.

[3] in the Coventry Blitz in 1940 by Triumph had been losing money during the Great Depression of the 1930s and decided to concentrate on car production.

[4] They sold well, enabling the company to break even in the first year and making a good profit the next, re-establishing Triumph.

[6] On 14 November 1940 the heaviest German air raid of the Coventry Blitz destroyed much of the city, including the Triumph factory, which brought production of the Tiger 80 to an end.

The Brooklands results for the Tiger 80, which was ridden by Allan Jefferies was an average speed of 74.68 miles per hour (120.19 km/h).