LOT 696
Vincent-HRD 998cc Black Lightning Evocation Special Frame no. None Engine no. F10AB/1C/1470 (see text)
Sold for £46,000 inc. premium
Lot 696
Vincent-HRD 998cc Black Lightning Evocation Special Frame no. None Engine no. F10AB/1C/1470 (see text)
Vincent-HRD 998cc Black Lightning Evocation Special
Frame no. None
Engine no. F10AB/1C/1470 (see text)
Frame no. None
Engine no. F10AB/1C/1470 (see text)
• The looks of a Black Lightning
• Fully restored
• Black Shadow-plus specification engine
• Best Classic Racer at Stafford Show & Isle of Man TT
The Vincent Black Lightning first appeared in 1949 and was endowed with hotter cams, higher compression, TT carbs, a number of other special parts, and a variety of lightened components. Most were equipped with Girdraulic forks. Only approximately 30 Lightnings were produced, and genuine machines can bring very high prices indeed.
The vendor wanted to have a machine with the looks of a Lightning for parades and track days, so purchased a quantity of Vincent engine parts, including the crankcases numbered F10AB/1C/1470, at an auction in May 2003 (invoice on file) and the cycle parts were acquired in September 2003, all in need of restoration. The vendor believes the main frame components are original ones, although without any stamped numbers. He had a vision of what he wanted to achieve with the rebuild and entrusted the engine to well-known Vincent exponent Mick Ruocco. The engine rebuild was carried out to Black Shadow specification, albeit incorporating two front cylinder heads, with approximately 9:1 compression, a Lucas competition magneto and reconditioned 1 and 3/8" Amal Grand Prix racing carburettors. Rapide gear cluster was used, a multiplate clutch was utilised, anything needing attention was done, and no expense was spared, as attested to by the large number of invoices in the history file. Whilst the engine was in progress, the owner restored the rolling chassis with the same attention to detail, and invoices relating are also in the history file.
Completed in 2006, it was commissioned by John Renwick, who made adjustments to the carburetion and started and ran the bike on his dynamometer. The Lightning was voted Best Classic Racer at the TT 2006 Lap of Honour and judged Best Classic Racer at the 2006 Stafford Classic Mechanics Show. It has completed many closed-road parades at the TT and Classic TT. The vendor used the machine regularly until 2014, when it was put on display at the Lakeland Motor Museum. During the time in the museum, it was turned over on a regular basis, and should require only light recommissioning before use by a new owner.
We are advised that the engine number of this machine is believed not to be a factory stamping. Prospective purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the age, originality, and compatibility of the component parts of the machine. Documentation comprises the aforementioned quantity of invoices, photographs of restoration work, notes/correspondence, and sundry papers.
• Fully restored
• Black Shadow-plus specification engine
• Best Classic Racer at Stafford Show & Isle of Man TT
The Vincent Black Lightning first appeared in 1949 and was endowed with hotter cams, higher compression, TT carbs, a number of other special parts, and a variety of lightened components. Most were equipped with Girdraulic forks. Only approximately 30 Lightnings were produced, and genuine machines can bring very high prices indeed.
The vendor wanted to have a machine with the looks of a Lightning for parades and track days, so purchased a quantity of Vincent engine parts, including the crankcases numbered F10AB/1C/1470, at an auction in May 2003 (invoice on file) and the cycle parts were acquired in September 2003, all in need of restoration. The vendor believes the main frame components are original ones, although without any stamped numbers. He had a vision of what he wanted to achieve with the rebuild and entrusted the engine to well-known Vincent exponent Mick Ruocco. The engine rebuild was carried out to Black Shadow specification, albeit incorporating two front cylinder heads, with approximately 9:1 compression, a Lucas competition magneto and reconditioned 1 and 3/8" Amal Grand Prix racing carburettors. Rapide gear cluster was used, a multiplate clutch was utilised, anything needing attention was done, and no expense was spared, as attested to by the large number of invoices in the history file. Whilst the engine was in progress, the owner restored the rolling chassis with the same attention to detail, and invoices relating are also in the history file.
Completed in 2006, it was commissioned by John Renwick, who made adjustments to the carburetion and started and ran the bike on his dynamometer. The Lightning was voted Best Classic Racer at the TT 2006 Lap of Honour and judged Best Classic Racer at the 2006 Stafford Classic Mechanics Show. It has completed many closed-road parades at the TT and Classic TT. The vendor used the machine regularly until 2014, when it was put on display at the Lakeland Motor Museum. During the time in the museum, it was turned over on a regular basis, and should require only light recommissioning before use by a new owner.
We are advised that the engine number of this machine is believed not to be a factory stamping. Prospective purchasers are advised to satisfy themselves as to the age, originality, and compatibility of the component parts of the machine. Documentation comprises the aforementioned quantity of invoices, photographs of restoration work, notes/correspondence, and sundry papers.
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