1950 Vincent 1000 Rapide [Series C]

1950 Vincent 1000 Rapide [Series C] in Doctor in Clover, Movie, 1966

Class: Bikes, Sidecar — Model origin:

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nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-06-11 11:20	This is a Vincent from about 1948-54. From this side we can't see whether it is a single cylinder Comet or a twin cylinder Rapide. Don't know the make of sidecar.
gd ◊ 2008-03-18 23:54	I think that this is a series C Rapide or Comet ~1950-1954. The bike appears to have girdraulic forks rather than Bramptons, dating it as post 1949. Second piece of evidence for making it series C: the seat seems to have two sections like the earlier Feridax model, rather than the single hump of the un-enclosed series D. It is unlikely to be a Black Shadow as it does not seem to have the 5 inch speedo in the centre of the bars, though it is to be noted that by 1966 anything could have happened to the bikes. As a final guess I would say it was a Rapide as the Comets were often seen as not man enough for a sidecar, though both occurances are still around. So to sum up, Vincent Series C, Rapide or Comet.

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nzcarnerd

◊ 2007-06-11 11:20

This is a Vincent from about 1948-54. From this side we can't see whether it is a single cylinder Comet or a twin cylinder Rapide. Don't know the make of sidecar.

gd

◊ 2008-03-18 23:54

I think that this is a series C Rapide or Comet ~1950-1954. The bike appears to have girdraulic forks rather than Bramptons, dating it as post 1949.
Second piece of evidence for making it series C: the seat seems to have two sections like the earlier Feridax model, rather than the single hump of the un-enclosed series D.
It is unlikely to be a Black Shadow as it does not seem to have the 5 inch speedo in the centre of the bars, though it is to be noted that by 1966 anything could have happened to the bikes.
As a final guess I would say it was a Rapide as the Comets were often seen as not man enough for a sidecar, though both occurances are still around.
So to sum up, Vincent Series C, Rapide or Comet.

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1950 Vincent 1000 Rapide [Series C]