By the late 1960s, the authorities, like the Catholic Church, were having real difficultly recruiting the right kind of man. In what can only be considered a stroke of genius, the New Zealand police department decided to remedy this by offering anyone who was considering a life of social service a very hot motorcycle. That machine was the Triumph Saint. By the end of 1968, New Zealand experienced a surge of applications; it seemed everyone now wanted to be a traffic cop. Go figure. Derived from the highly successful Triumph Trophy, the Saint was developed and built exclusively for police departments around the world. With its high-compression engine, the Saint was essentially a tuned Bonneville with the simplicity of a single carburettor. Well balanced and fast, it was soon believed that the name Saint was an acronym for 'Stops Anything In No Time'. Dressed in black as requested by the Auckland City Council Traffic Department in December 1967, this fine example has not moved far since. As a patrol bike, it completed 10,000 miles during a three-year campaign. Following its retirement, the Saint has had low ownership and, after 42 years, has only 19,000 miles on the odometer. The machine comes with original ownership papers, original hand book and service history, and offers excellent provenance. Produced in very limited numbers the TR6P, is currently registered with the Historic Vehicle Authority of New Zealand.