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1951 Vincent Rapide Frame No. RC9545C - Engine No. F10ab177645
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<blockquote data-quote="mitchill902" data-source="post: 102386" data-attributes="member: 4196"><p>Hi, please do not think I am trying to solicit this bike. I am interested in fast, old, bikes and came across this auction listing. I have never seen this bike and have been searching for some details. I read about the Vincent Owners Club in a few books as being the source for information. The auction claims it has been sitting 50 years.</p><p></p><p>Is there any history about this bike? I received no results when I searched for the frame and engine numbers listed. I have hunted for photos of a similar bike, mainly looking for the tank/carbs, solid rear, the seat/tail, drilled parts, the skull on the front and the paint with no luck. The closest match I could find is recently posted in the Where Are You Now? forum, with a similar tail, and some drilled bits by the swingarm. </p><p></p><p>The auction site lists: </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lightingized methanol burner with big port heads </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">2 inch pipes </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">38 mm Dellorto carbs </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">210 lbs compression with hot spark </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Retired race bike </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bike has not run in 50 years (sleeping beauty) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Frame No. RC9545C </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Engine No. F10ab177645 </li> </ul><p><a href="https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348599/1951-vincent-rapide/" target="_blank">https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348599/1951-vincent-rapide/ </a></p><p></p><p><img src="https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/lv0119/lv0119-348599/images/dsci0236-1534779121086@2x.jpg?1542131619000" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>(Did Von Dutch ever build any of these? I know he was a British bike guy. The paint on the fork, and the symmetry of the drilled holes, what looks like a hitch-ball-skull.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mitchill902, post: 102386, member: 4196"] Hi, please do not think I am trying to solicit this bike. I am interested in fast, old, bikes and came across this auction listing. I have never seen this bike and have been searching for some details. I read about the Vincent Owners Club in a few books as being the source for information. The auction claims it has been sitting 50 years. Is there any history about this bike? I received no results when I searched for the frame and engine numbers listed. I have hunted for photos of a similar bike, mainly looking for the tank/carbs, solid rear, the seat/tail, drilled parts, the skull on the front and the paint with no luck. The closest match I could find is recently posted in the Where Are You Now? forum, with a similar tail, and some drilled bits by the swingarm. The auction site lists: [LIST] [*]Lightingized methanol burner with big port heads [*]2 inch pipes [*]38 mm Dellorto carbs [*]210 lbs compression with hot spark [*]Retired race bike [*]Bike has not run in 50 years (sleeping beauty) [*]Frame No. RC9545C [*]Engine No. F10ab177645 [/LIST] [URL='https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348599/1951-vincent-rapide/']https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348599/1951-vincent-rapide/ [/URL] [IMG]https://cdn1.mecum.com/auctions/lv0119/lv0119-348599/images/dsci0236-1534779121086@2x.jpg?1542131619000[/IMG] (Did Von Dutch ever build any of these? I know he was a British bike guy. The paint on the fork, and the symmetry of the drilled holes, what looks like a hitch-ball-skull.) [/QUOTE]
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