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Auction archive: Lot number 692

c.1950 Vincent 998cc Black Shadow Registration no. LLH 434 Frame no. RC6268B Engine no. F10AB/1B/4368

Classic & Motorcycle Mechanics Show
21 Oct 2006 - 22 Oct 2006
Estimate
£28,000 - £32,000
ca. US$52,504 - US$60,005
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 692

c.1950 Vincent 998cc Black Shadow Registration no. LLH 434 Frame no. RC6268B Engine no. F10AB/1B/4368

Classic & Motorcycle Mechanics Show
21 Oct 2006 - 22 Oct 2006
Estimate
£28,000 - £32,000
ca. US$52,504 - US$60,005
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

‘Well into the 1960s and even today, when it is wrapped in a mystique carefully cultivated by thousands of fanatically enthusiastic owners, the big Vincent retained that commanding air about it when you met one on the road, and many a rider of avowedly super-sporting machinery would be humiliated by having some much older Black Shadow come past at the canter…’ - L J K Setright. Arguably Britain’s foremost motoring journalist of his generation, the late Leonard Setright, himself a keen motorcyclist, was writing in the 1970s but what he said about the Vincent v-twin, and the Black Shadow in particular, remains every bit as true today. Ever since the Series A’s arrival in 1937, the Vincent v-twin has been synonymous with design innovation, engineering excellence and superlative high performance. From Rollie Free’s capture of the ‘world’s fastest production motorcycle’ record in 1948 on a tuned Series-B Black Shadow to the final fully enclosed Black Knight and Black Prince, Philip Vincent’s stress on appearance and performance is legendary. His machines bristled with innovative features, offering adjustment of brake pedal, footrests, seat height and gear-change lever. The finish was to a very high standard commensurate with the cost of the machine, which was virtually double that of any of its contemporaries. The appeal of the Vincent, and the 120mph-plus Black Shadow in particular, lay in its ability to out-perform just about every other vehicle on the road, and in the early post-war years there was nothing to compare with it. This was a time when the average family saloon was barely capable of reaching 70mph, and not until the advent of Jaguar’s XK120 was there a production sportscar that could live with the thundering v-twins from Stevenage. This all-matching-numbers, Series-C Black Shadow had only one owner (in Germany) for the last 14 years, being used only occasionally during that time and covering a mere 700-or-so miles. Nicely patinated, it boasts 12-volt electrics and more modern Amal carburettors, and is reported to perform very well. Registered with the Vincent Owners Club, the machine is offered with (photocopy) old Swansea V5 for the registration mark ‘LLH 434’.

Auction archive: Lot number 692
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2006 - 22 Oct 2006
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground Staffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BD Tel: +44 207 447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

‘Well into the 1960s and even today, when it is wrapped in a mystique carefully cultivated by thousands of fanatically enthusiastic owners, the big Vincent retained that commanding air about it when you met one on the road, and many a rider of avowedly super-sporting machinery would be humiliated by having some much older Black Shadow come past at the canter…’ - L J K Setright. Arguably Britain’s foremost motoring journalist of his generation, the late Leonard Setright, himself a keen motorcyclist, was writing in the 1970s but what he said about the Vincent v-twin, and the Black Shadow in particular, remains every bit as true today. Ever since the Series A’s arrival in 1937, the Vincent v-twin has been synonymous with design innovation, engineering excellence and superlative high performance. From Rollie Free’s capture of the ‘world’s fastest production motorcycle’ record in 1948 on a tuned Series-B Black Shadow to the final fully enclosed Black Knight and Black Prince, Philip Vincent’s stress on appearance and performance is legendary. His machines bristled with innovative features, offering adjustment of brake pedal, footrests, seat height and gear-change lever. The finish was to a very high standard commensurate with the cost of the machine, which was virtually double that of any of its contemporaries. The appeal of the Vincent, and the 120mph-plus Black Shadow in particular, lay in its ability to out-perform just about every other vehicle on the road, and in the early post-war years there was nothing to compare with it. This was a time when the average family saloon was barely capable of reaching 70mph, and not until the advent of Jaguar’s XK120 was there a production sportscar that could live with the thundering v-twins from Stevenage. This all-matching-numbers, Series-C Black Shadow had only one owner (in Germany) for the last 14 years, being used only occasionally during that time and covering a mere 700-or-so miles. Nicely patinated, it boasts 12-volt electrics and more modern Amal carburettors, and is reported to perform very well. Registered with the Vincent Owners Club, the machine is offered with (photocopy) old Swansea V5 for the registration mark ‘LLH 434’.

Auction archive: Lot number 692
Auction:
Datum:
21 Oct 2006 - 22 Oct 2006
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground Staffordshire County Showground Weston Road Stafford ST18 0BD Tel: +44 207 447 7447 Fax : +44 207 447 7401 info@bonhams.com
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