Some of you already know, and more have guessed, but I wanted to share with everyone.
Within our Vincent find was a very special group of parts. The crankcases have been confirmed by Simon and we are fairly certain the Frame is the correct one but due to chrome plating not all of the numbers are visible.
This is the first post-war factory tuned engine and sister to the Gunga din, Originally ordered by Jack Surtees for sidecar racing with his son,
John. The Surtees eventually sent the engine back to the factory where it was rebuilt and sold to Jose Amat of Cuba. Story has it that the Amat family fled Cuba and ended up bringing the bike with him where it ended up at a shop in Chicago where it traded hands back in the 70's.
We are still looking though and making sure we can match up all the parts we believe to be part of this machine, but unfortunately the chrome petrol tank was not with the collection.
If any of you have any facts or stories of the bike I would love to hear it, any believed pictures would also be of tremendous value.
Within our Vincent find was a very special group of parts. The crankcases have been confirmed by Simon and we are fairly certain the Frame is the correct one but due to chrome plating not all of the numbers are visible.
This is the first post-war factory tuned engine and sister to the Gunga din, Originally ordered by Jack Surtees for sidecar racing with his son,
We are still looking though and making sure we can match up all the parts we believe to be part of this machine, but unfortunately the chrome petrol tank was not with the collection.
If any of you have any facts or stories of the bike I would love to hear it, any believed pictures would also be of tremendous value.