The original Rapide placed Phil Irving’s V-twin in Philip Vincent’s chassis philosophy before the Second World War.
Why it matters. The prototype for the post-war Vincent performance legend.
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Motorcycle museum record
Series A Rapide
The original Rapide placed Phil Irving’s V-twin in Philip Vincent’s chassis philosophy before the Second World War.
Vincentmanufacturer
sportscategory
998 ccengine capacity
Air-cooled V-twinengine
Museum plaque
Why this bike belongs here.
The prototype for the post-war Vincent performance legend.
Technical identity
The engineering at a glance.
This first expansion records museum-level specifications rather than pretending every year and market used one immutable specification.
EngineAir-cooled V-twin
Capacity998 cc
Production era1936–1939
CategorySports
TransmissionAdd by variant/year
Final driveAdd by variant/year
Research starting point
Built to improve, not freeze.
Model-year specifications can vary. The museum keeps the stable historical interpretation here and leaves room to add exact variants, racing derivatives, engine codes and source-specific specifications later.
Vincent source / heritage starting point
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