Vincent HRD Series C Black Shadow (1950)

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Vincent HRD Series C Black Shadow (1950) in Black (1:12 scale)
- Vincent HRD Company Ltd. in Stevenage, named after owners Philip C. Vincent & Howard R. Davies, was a brand of motorcycles built in the United Kingdom Between 1928 & 1955. Their > Black Shadow> is one of the best known high performance motorcycles of the 1950s. It was considered to be the quickest & safest bike in the world. Easily recognizable by the black finish of the 50° OHV V Twin engine which, with 84 x 90 mm bore & stroke, had a capacity of 998 cc. The engine produced 55 bhp @ 5700 rpm. It could cruise at 100 mph per hour, & would top out at 125 mph. Other features were the big 5>, 155 mph Smith speedometer, the famous Girdraulic fork & a hydraulic damper at the rear. Between 1948 & 1955 a total of 1507 pieces of the h&-built Series C Black Shadow were made. They were being sold for £380.