Sweeney Triumph

Matchless · Feb 10, 2022

I watched a 1975 episode of The Sweeney last night, series 3, & was wondering if any of you own a red export style T120/140 reg. number HLR 725N. The bike was used to prove that an armed robber could have carried out a robbery at a bookies in the alloted time by riding through a park, as doing the journey by car on public roads was imposible. I remember watching this in '75 & had it in my mind as a T160. According to the DVLA the bike still exists and is on SORN.

Martyn.

Matt Spencer · Feb 10, 2022

McQueen tried the same trick in one of his films . Tri 650 & 500 dueling in a chase on paths in a park . Wouldve created to much panic if theyed used a car ! .

daveforty · Feb 13, 2022

there are a few Triumphs in The Sweeney, another episode has psycho criminal 'Cookie' riding around on a Bonneville, and there is another episode which features a lad with a Mk3 Commando.

Series record on the video machine is a neat thing.

trident sam · Feb 13, 2022

Matchless said:
I watched a 1975 episode of The Sweeney last night, series 3, & was wondering if any of you own a red export style T120/140 reg. number HLR 725N. The bike was used to prove that an armed robber could have carried out a robbery at a bookies in the alloted time by riding through a park, as doing the journey by car on public roads was imposible. I remember watching this in '75 & had it in my mind as a T160. According to the DVLA the bike still exists and is on SORN.

Martyn.

There was a post on face ache a while ago where the owner of that bike had a picture of it and told the story about it being in The Sweeney

Matchless · Feb 14, 2022

Thanks Sam.

EstuaryBoy · Feb 14, 2022

Matt Spencer said:
McQueen tried the same trick in one of his films . Tri 650 & 500 dueling in a chase on paths in a park . Wouldve created to much panic if theyed used a car ! .

Was that not our Clint? (Coogan's Bluff)??

Matt Spencer · Feb 14, 2022

EstuaryBoy · Feb 15, 2022

And he still went with the P11.....

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