AH! The Ted Davis garden ,(and summer house) what a store of parts and bits many is the Vincent part I picked up there some of the modified race parts still adorn the Comet
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AH! The Ted Davis garden ,(and summer house) what a store of parts and bits many is the Vincent part I picked up there some of the modified race parts still adorn the Comet
I've got a series of photos somewhere of that garden, that shed and that lightning - My dad took me to Ted's house in the 1970's having been to the exhibition of Vincents in Stevenage to celebrate some anniversary - I'll be able to nail the date when looking at photo albums - around 1974 I am guessing.
I've got a load of photos from that Stevenage exhibition too, I recall somewhere near the railway station.
Dad knew Ted in the 1950's and Ted used to stay at Dad's when he went up to Yorkshire - hence why his Series A Comet had a Series C dual seat on it...oh, and a few other parts too.
So we spent a happy few hours in his back garden then talking Vincents and he and Dad sharing their memories. I remember he had a Boxer Twin as his every day transport in the carport - I think it was blue.
The Rapide that Dad had was sold through Ted Davis in 1986 or 1987 - sadly the number plate (KWS 100) then got sold seperately and I have been unsuccessful in tracking it down though it is still in circulation, last known on a car. When the bike landed in Australia and it's new owner late 1986, the 5 inch speedo, Shadow carbs and a few other bits were gone, having been replaced with standard Rapide items. All thoroughly understandable I guess.
Stuart
I've got a load of photos from that Stevenage exhibition too, I recall somewhere near the railway station.
Dad knew Ted in the 1950's and Ted used to stay at Dad's when he went up to Yorkshire - hence why his Series A Comet had a Series C dual seat on it...oh, and a few other parts too.
So we spent a happy few hours in his back garden then talking Vincents and he and Dad sharing their memories. I remember he had a Boxer Twin as his every day transport in the carport - I think it was blue.
The Rapide that Dad had was sold through Ted Davis in 1986 or 1987 - sadly the number plate (KWS 100) then got sold seperately and I have been unsuccessful in tracking it down though it is still in circulation, last known on a car. When the bike landed in Australia and it's new owner late 1986, the 5 inch speedo, Shadow carbs and a few other bits were gone, having been replaced with standard Rapide items. All thoroughly understandable I guess.
Stuart