Gunga Dins Engine was put in the Vincent three wheeler, Ted Davis took it to Snetterton raceway in 1956 and was blown up in a big way only the heads could be used again a guy I knew was with Ted at the time she was left in that condition for some years, then was rebuilt with new parts I think the old heads were used I think it was rebuilt by George Rose the last time I saw Gunga Din in the UK 1958 was in Harpers Spares shop in Whinbush Road, Hitchin, which was five miles north of Stevenage the asking price was 250 Pounds, David
David,
Thank you for the information. I thought it might be 250, but I was trying to remember the story. I think it was Peter Gerrish who found the bike under a pile of canvas tarps and boxes. Peter was desperate to rescue the bike. I think he had 100 Pounds. He spent a considerable time soliciting everyone he knew in the Club arguing that this was the most important Vincent one could imagine. Nobody came up with the balance, which was, as you say, 250 Pounds. This was in the 1960's and I think he wrote a letter to MPH that conveyed his disappointment.
David