1957 Sanglas 500/3

1957 Sanglas 500/3 in I Spy, TV Series, 1965-1968 Ep. 2.22

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Raul1983 ◊ 2010-11-11 19:53
nzcarnerd ◊ 2010-11-11 20:00	Apart from the tank badge it looks like a Matchless G9 - maybe it was disguised to look like something European for the TV programme.
brotherjack ◊ 2010-11-11 22:13	this one is a single, G9 is a twin on the singles AJS & Matchless tappet adj is on the right side and exhaust too I think more to a Simson or AWO but it's spanish reg! no?
cl82 ◊ 2010-11-12 04:11	Brotherjack, you're a real bike expert, especially compared to me, but isn't the whole bike just too big to be from the GDR?
Ingo ◊ 2010-11-12 08:40	Yes, the DDR-bike-production was limited on 250 ccm due the COMECON-rules. Czechoslovakia was allowed to make bigger bikes.
Pomtidom ◊ 2010-11-12 12:53	Sanglas 500/3 as built from 1957 to 1963
nzcarnerd ◊ 2010-11-12 20:15	It was pipe exiting on the left made me think it was a twin. Sanglas were obviously influenced in their styling by AMC.