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1951 Vincent Rapide Frame No. RC9545C - Engine No. F10ab177645
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<blockquote data-quote="davidd" data-source="post: 102393" data-attributes="member: 1177"><p>I have not heard of Von Dutch having anything to do with Vincent bike builds before. I would think it would have been someone like Sonny Angel who would have done something along these lines. However, I doubt it was Sonny as he had photos of many of the Vincents he worked on.</p><p></p><p>This bike looks like a copy of Felix, which was built by Triumph tuner Jack Wilson. That bike was restored by Bev Bowen.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]25199[/ATTACH]</p><p>The heads on the auction bike were made at Vincent by the request of Harry Bellville. He placed an order with Vincent for big port heads that were designed for alcohol. Harry was in Ohio and most of those heads ended up on US bikes.</p><p></p><p>I don't think there is much history with the auction bike or it would have showed up at on of the many meets over the past 50 years. Mecum would have gladly touted the trophies or records the bike had set.</p><p></p><p>More info on Jack Wilson's bike can be found here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://lsvoc.vincent-hrd.co.uk/voc_history.html" target="_blank">http://lsvoc.vincent-hrd.co.uk/voc_history.html</a></p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davidd, post: 102393, member: 1177"] I have not heard of Von Dutch having anything to do with Vincent bike builds before. I would think it would have been someone like Sonny Angel who would have done something along these lines. However, I doubt it was Sonny as he had photos of many of the Vincents he worked on. This bike looks like a copy of Felix, which was built by Triumph tuner Jack Wilson. That bike was restored by Bev Bowen. [ATTACH=full]25199[/ATTACH] The heads on the auction bike were made at Vincent by the request of Harry Bellville. He placed an order with Vincent for big port heads that were designed for alcohol. Harry was in Ohio and most of those heads ended up on US bikes. I don't think there is much history with the auction bike or it would have showed up at on of the many meets over the past 50 years. Mecum would have gladly touted the trophies or records the bike had set. More info on Jack Wilson's bike can be found here: [URL]http://lsvoc.vincent-hrd.co.uk/voc_history.html[/URL] David [/QUOTE]
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