A photographer is hoping to recreate The Great Escape's iconic motor bike scene where actor Steve McQueen tried to jump a border fence to escape Nazis. Read more BBC News - Steve McQueen's bike stunt to be copied by photographer Ed Gold
Triumph's new visitor experience opens & we've taken a look inside The first guests have taken in the sights of the new £4 million Triumph visitor experience and factory tour. The Hinckley plant opened its doors yesterday to one of the rarest collections of bikes on earth. The new display includes the actual bike – a fully restored 650cc Triumph TR6R – ridden by Steve McQueen in The Great Escape as well as the Speed Triple used by Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible 2, and a one-off Scrambler which Chris Pratt used to outrun deadly velociraptors in Jurassic World. Spread over two floors, the visitor experience tells the story of the motorbike maker – from the very first pre-war bikes and post-war models inspired by the American dream to the modern classics such as the Bobber, Thruxton and Speed Triple rolling off the Leicestershire production line today. Classic Steve McQueen bike from Great Escape stars in Triumph Factory Experience
