Description

Vincent 3 Wheel Sports Car

This was created in the early 1950s. It has a steel tube frame chassis. The aluminum bodywork is by Dick Shattock. It is powered by a rear-mounted air-cooled V-twin 998cc Rapide (45hp) engine with a 4-speed manual transmission. The bodywork featured a central duct that would focus air over the engine for cooling. A single prototype was tested on British roads, subsequent engine upgrades during development, with the installation of the 70hp (Black Lightning) engine.

Pictures by Harry Kraemer. These were part of a display at a show with Vincent motorcycles.