Mecum 2019 Las Vegas Auction

davidd

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https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348718/1969-vincent-egli/

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https://www.mecum.com/lots/LV0119-348659/1951-vincent-black-shadow/

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Albervin

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The Lightning for sale at the Vegas Bonhams auction is advertised as a Series B but has an RC/ frame number. How can that be?
 

Jonathan Lambley

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All I would say , being new to the role of Machine Researcher, is buyer beware.
ALLWAYS get your numbers checked with either Simon Dinsdale or myself before parting with your hard earned cash. I can't believe how many incorrect/restamped bikes pass before our eyes. Remember it's a free service from the VOC and you can sometimes get an answer within minutes.
Have your bike numbers ever been checked?, if not send us photographs of the UFM RFM, engine and Crankcase mating numbers and we'll tell you what it is or maybe isn't.
Is that UFM on your shelf in your workshop really what you think it is?
Does your missing frame number or engine still exist?
Anyway back to the bikes above, when I get to my computer I'll check the numbers given and come back to you.
Cheers
Jon Lambley
 
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Albervin

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All I would say , being new to the role of Machine Researcher, is buyer beware.
ALLWAYS get your numbers checked with either Simon Dinsdale or myself before parting with your hard earned cash. I can't believe how many incorrect/restamped bikes pass before our eyes. Remember it's a free service from the VOC and you can sometimes get an answer within minutes.
Have your bike numbers ever been checked?, if not send us photographs of the UFM RFM, engine and Crankcase mating numbers and we'll tell you what it is or maybe isn't.
Is that UFM on your shelf in your workshop really what you think it is?
Does your missing frame number or engine still exist?
Anyway back to the bikes above, when I get to my computer I'll check the numbers given and come back to you.
Cheers
Thank you "Lambers", whoever you are, the quality of checking done by the VOC over the last twenty plus years is second to none. Dodgy numbers, dodgy owners, dodgy numbers are all laid bare by the data held by the VOC. Sadly, some people ask too late and some people think they can get away with fraud. There are some seriously dodgy machines here in Australia but unless the data is correlated within the VOC data bank there will be tears.
 

Simon Dinsdale

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Jonathan Lambley

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Thank you "Lambers", whoever you are, the quality of checking done by the VOC over the last twenty plus years is second to none. Dodgy numbers, dodgy owners, dodgy numbers are all laid bare by the data held by the VOC. Sadly, some people ask too late and some people think they can get away with fraud. There are some seriously dodgy machines here in Australia but unless the data is correlated within the VOC data bank there will be tears.

I'm tempted to say "I'm Batman" but I'm not, I'm just Jon Lambley, machine researcher.
My predecessors, Messer's Farrel, Powell and of course the current Registrar, Simon Dinsdale, have certainly done tons of work over the years, which has led to a very robust and impressive database, vital to the integrity of the Vincent name. Hopefully I'll follow in their footsteps, so to speak but time will tell.
 
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