Triumph 5T Speed Twin Police

Triumph 5T Speed Twin in Sapphire, Movie, 1959

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

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Author	Message
rjluna2 ◊ 2025-12-17 17:41	Can anyone read the plate here?
San ◊ 2025-12-17 18:41	Bedford CALZ Ambulance behind it?
vilero ◊ 2025-12-17 18:41	rjluna2 wrote Can anyone read the plate here? Reviewing the scene, I can only read M(or W) TC
dsl ◊ 2025-12-17 19:04	Looks like MTC 34/84 = Lancashire, Aug-Sept 50 or WTC = July-Aug 55. All now untraceable.
Error101lol ◊ 2025-12-17 19:14	Try MTC94, I don't see white on the bottom of the '8' (which differentiates it from a 9), but the opposite for the upper part
rjluna2 ◊ 2025-12-17 19:45	Welcome back vilero
dsl ◊ 2025-12-17 19:49	MTC/WTC 94 also both dead. BSA or Triumph are the obvious contenders for 50s police bikes, maybe also Ariel or even Sunbeam, but they're all beyond my pay grade.
jcb ◊ 2025-12-18 02:21	Triumph 100% in Amaranth Red Almost certainly a 5T Speed Twin. Very popular maybe only colour and lots of Police bikes were in this red. Is the Sad Biker still around ? -- Last edit: 2025-12-18 03:08:33