Vincent

Philip Vincent’s factory in Stevenage; the fastest motorcycles of the 1940s and 1950s.

Philip Vincent bought HRD Motorcycles and started production in Stevenage. He built fast and technically advanced motorcycles with V-twin engines.

The Black Shadow was one of the fastest production motorcycles of its time. Production ended in 1955, and the motorcycles are now much sought after.

The black V-twin and the frame in which the engine itself carries the load.