Mystery chromed mid 80s bike with a 'T' serial number and engraved 'M' - Bob Read Cycles stickered

[sam_white]

I'll add it to my list, but I can't help much with the ID. Could it be a 1980 frame, the '80' in the frame number being a two digit age marker?

 

[sjcprojects]

I'll add it to my list, but I can't help much with the ID. Could it be a 1980 frame, the '80' in the frame number being a two digit age marker?

I think 1980 would make sense as a year of manufacture. The parts on it were from 1982-83, but of course it's not hard to imagine that the frame was made a few years earlier and built up into a bike later – especially as it's a mass-produced frame.