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Vincent HRD Company LTD. in Stevenage, named after owner Philip C. Vincent and Howard R. Davies, was a brand of motorcycles in the United Kingdom from 1928 to 1955.  Their "Black Shadow" is one of the best known high performance motorcycles of the 1950's.  It was considered to be the quickest and safest bike in the world.  Easily recognizable by the black finish of the 50 degree OHV V Twin engine which, with 84 x 90 mm bore and stroke, had a capacity of 998cc.  The engine produced 55 bhp @5700 rpm.  It could cruise at 100 mph, and would top out at 125 mph.  Other features were the big 5", 150 mph Smith speedometer, the famous Girdaulic fork and a hydraulic damper at the rear. 

 

Between 1948 and 1955 a total of 1507 pieces of the hand-built Seriec C Black Shadow wer made.  They were being fold for L380.

 Superbly crafted by Minichamps in 1:12 scale! Impeccable detail including the detailed engine, working suspension, authentic graphics and more. Comes in a very nice presentation box with a short history of the bike with photos. You will sit and stare in amazement at these impressive diecast motorcycle replicas.