laird387 Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 The late Julian Ford’s 500 cc short stroke Matchless trials machines was stolen from an alarmed garage in Halifax in the early hours of Sunday morning (today). The much modified Matchless registration number is UTS 138 and the year of manufacture is 1961. Julian and his father Alan Ford worked on modifications tight up to Julian’s passing two years ago. There is a mobile number for Alan Ford it is 07768 373194 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted November 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 (edited) Hi, As soon as the theft was discovered Alan Ford rang the police with full details and - very fortunately a call went out to alert police vehicles to be ultra suspicious of closed vans with anything dodgy. As a result the Calderdale police investigated a suspicious van, which proved to be stolen, which contained three stolen motorcycles - amongst them Julian's Matchless. The theft had been very well organised beforehand because although the garage was supposedly very well alarmed, complete with an external automatic bright light controlled from inside the garage, the thieves had been able to destroy the alarm and the outside automatic light, giving them time to load the bike and get away. The moral - don't believe alarm salesmen's claims, don't hope to get an inexpensive alarm system if you have something worth safeguarding - and don't delay informing the police with full details of the machine that has been stolen, frame numbers, etc., etc. Julian's family are well pleased to get is well pleased to get his Matchless back, it has great sentimental value since Julian sadly passed away several years ago - now they have to get all the white dust of it put on checking for fingerprints............... Edited November 18, 2016 by laird387 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzuki250 Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 Excellent, that’s good to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laird387 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) Final good news on this stolen machine, the police have arrested a number of suspects, so the matter is now sub judice. From the family here is a photograph of the late Julian in action on his Matchless, kindly loaned by Alan Ford in recognition of the help afforded by trialscentral Edited November 18, 2016 by laird387 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 So pleased to hear it's back. Let's hope the scumbags get the justice they deserve..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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