Classic British motorcycle icon, the Vincent Black Shadow, smashes records at Bonhams
OVER £2MILLION was raised at The Boat Tent at Henley-on-Thames as international auctioneers Bonhams sold off the Ward Brothers’ Reserve Collection on Saturday 18 July - £69,000 of the total came from a Vincent Black Shadow.
The auctioned contained numerous rare cars and many vintage motorcycles, including: a 1927 Scott, which had been raced on the Isle of Man by Harry Langman for the Works Team, reached a staggering £32,775; its pre-sale estimate was just £16,000 - £20,000. A 1951 Vincent Series C Black Shadow was bought by a British collector for a record-breaking £69,150.
