LOT 148
1952 Vincent Comet Frame no. RC/1/9601 Engine no. F5AB/2A/7701
Sold for US$23,000 inc. premium
Lot 148
1952 Vincent Comet Frame no. RC/1/9601
Engine no. F5AB/2A/7701
Engine no. F5AB/2A/7701
Collectors' Motorcycles and Motorcars at the Barber Museum|10 October 2020, 13:00 CDT|Birmingham, Barber Motorsports Museum
1952 Vincent Comet
Frame no. RC/1/9601
Engine no. F5AB/2A/7701
Frame no. RC/1/9601
Engine no. F5AB/2A/7701
Previewing at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please contact [email protected] for scheduling.
Unlike in pre-war days, when the first (Series-A) Vincent-HRD v-twin had been created by - in effect - combining two of the existing singles, post-WW2 Vincent's approach was reversed, with the Series-B twin appearing first, in 1946, and the single-cylinder version in 1948. The latter was offered in two forms initially: Series-B Meteor and Series-C Comet. Apart from its Burman gearbox and 'missing' cylinder, the Comet followed Series-C twin lines, featuring the newly introduced Girdraulic front fork and hydraulic dampers at front and rear. The Meteor was soon dropped but the Comet continued in production until 1954, offering the same refinement as its bigger brother. It combined a 90mph potential with excellent economy, and was an ideal touring mount. An expensive machine to produce, the Comet did not sell as well as hoped and was dropped when the Series-D range was introduced.
This Comet has been consigned from a well-known private collection in the NE. The bike was housed in a private Museum type setting along with a stable of historic single-seater race cars. Just like this Vincent, each bike from that collection represents the best example attainable at the time of purchase and appears as a fine grouping of bikes from the heyday of British and European motorcycle manufacture. Whilst some are suitable for the concours lawn, others are intended to be wound-up and ridden along sweeping country lanes - or on the racetrack!
Unlike in pre-war days, when the first (Series-A) Vincent-HRD v-twin had been created by - in effect - combining two of the existing singles, post-WW2 Vincent's approach was reversed, with the Series-B twin appearing first, in 1946, and the single-cylinder version in 1948. The latter was offered in two forms initially: Series-B Meteor and Series-C Comet. Apart from its Burman gearbox and 'missing' cylinder, the Comet followed Series-C twin lines, featuring the newly introduced Girdraulic front fork and hydraulic dampers at front and rear. The Meteor was soon dropped but the Comet continued in production until 1954, offering the same refinement as its bigger brother. It combined a 90mph potential with excellent economy, and was an ideal touring mount. An expensive machine to produce, the Comet did not sell as well as hoped and was dropped when the Series-D range was introduced.
This Comet has been consigned from a well-known private collection in the NE. The bike was housed in a private Museum type setting along with a stable of historic single-seater race cars. Just like this Vincent, each bike from that collection represents the best example attainable at the time of purchase and appears as a fine grouping of bikes from the heyday of British and European motorcycle manufacture. Whilst some are suitable for the concours lawn, others are intended to be wound-up and ridden along sweeping country lanes - or on the racetrack!
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