triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: Triumph police cars

To: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Triumph police cars
From: Bob Sykes <s1500@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:47:59 -0700
Organization: Somewhat
Triumphal ones,

John Macartney wrote:
 
> FWIW - for a period in the late sixties, the London Metropolitan Police had
> a number of GT6's used on patrols on the outskirts where roads led to
> motorways.
> Rumour has it that these cars were driven mostly by women who had done
> rather well at the Police Driving School at Hendon though whether they were
> taught to drive Mk 1 6's in the wet is open to debate. 
[...]


One of these police GT6's ("F" reg. 1968 model) and a pair of
(rather attractive) lady constables is pictured in Michael Cook's
book "The Triumph Spitfire".

 
-- 
Bob Sykes
"You can't beat your brains for entertainment."


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>