Finally, I scored at the flea market!

[PaulsGarage]

I have never had much luck finding quality tools at the flea market and when I do the seller always seems keenly aware of the value. Today, while sifting through a bucket of rusty old wrenches I found 2 Hazet German made wrenches, neat but not too exciting, and then these two, if you recognize the second one down is you know how special it is!

1950s Jaguar tool kit spanner

and this 5/16" Whitworth from another tool kit...

 

[Bull]

What is so special about the second wrench?

 

[airbuff101]

I don't know Bull.
seems to have a black...shadow around it...............

airbuff

 

[Doxhog]

What is so special about the second wrench?

It might be because Vincent made motorcycles at one time and now trying to find a Vincent motorcycle is like trying to find hens teeth.

Just me $.02 worth.

 

[Amitygravel]

Vincent motorcycles !

 

[PowderKeg]

I don't know Bull.
seems to have a black...shadow around it...............

airbuff

with perhaps two wheels under it?

 

[71Datsun510Wagon]

I don't know Bull.
seems to have a black...shadow around it...............

airbuff

THAT was funny !

I have yet to see a Vincent up close. I'd love to have found that wrench myself!

I suppose it was in a bin of "junk" wrenches and you paid something silly like 50 cents for it??

Very cool find!


Cheers,

Rob

 

[earlthegoat2]

My dad has a few Vincent tools along with a tool board. They are hung on the wall next to his 4 Vincent motorcycles.

 

[jabberwoki]

Very cool!!!! A mate of mine has a vincent i`ll see if i can get a photo of it.

 

[PaulsGarage]

I got to touch a black shadow once, someday I'd like to throw a leg over and see what she can do. I'm smart enough to know that they are old, cursed, leaky, unreliable British machines but man oh man, they are gorgeous!

 

[jwitt]

At Barbers Vintage Festival last year -

Great score on the wrenches. I have one of the Jags and would love to find a Vincent!

Jim

 

[PrecisionTools]

Wonder how many Vincents made it into the States?

Nice find by the way...

 

[darkk]

This is probably the coolest 51 Vincent Black Shadow I've ever seen. It was built by Redneck Engineering out of Liberty South Carolina...

 

[RKSpeed]

What a waste of that beautiful Vincent engine

 

[cosmik binturong]

What a waste of that beautiful Vincent engine

no wonder: "redneck" and "engineering" in the same sentence rings like one word is too much...

 

[american lockpicker]

Very nice. You should put those pics in the Old World thread.

 

[Monte]

This is probably the coolest 51 Vincent Black Shadow I've ever seen. It was built by Redneck Engineering out of Liberty South Carolina...

nice !!

 

[PrecisionTools]

Something tells me that the chassis is safely stored somewhere and there is no/minimal mods done to the engine. The original bike will be worth more in the future than this creation...which I don't mind actually, as long as they haven't moded the engine so it cant return to its former glory.

 

[2dieseljohn]

That Jaguar wrench will fetch quite a bit from the Jaguar people. Most of the XK-120/140 and E-Types from the 60's end up missing the tools. A complete tool roll will fetch $800+. Do not wire wheel it or do a major clean up or the value will be gone.
Sell it and you'll be able to get lots more tools! Regards

 

[Zrexxer]

"In my opinion, there's nothing in the world
beats a '52 Vincent and a red headed girl
Now Nortons and Indians and Greeves won't do -
they don't have the soul of a Vincent '52."

 

[PaulsGarage]

That Jaguar wrench will fetch quite a bit from the Jaguar people. Most of the XK-120/140 and E-Types from the 60's end up missing the tools. A complete tool roll will fetch $800+. Do not wire wheel it or do a major clean up or the value will be gone.
Sell it and you'll be able to get lots more tools! Regards

Currently I'm trying to rid my life of all things Jaguar, if my reserve is met I'll just include it with the sale

 

[american lockpicker]

Currently I'm trying to rid my life of all things Jaguar, if my reserve is met I'll just include it with the sale

Why would you sell such an awesome car?

 

[justanengineer]

The original bike will be worth more in the future than this creation....

The original bike is already worth significantly more than that monstrosity.

Keep the Vincents. I want a Matchless.

 

[2oolhound]

with perhaps two wheels under it?

Good one PowderKeg! That would make it a Vincent Black Shadow

 

[2oolhound]

What a waste of that beautiful Vincent engine

That's not necessarily an original engine. There are a few makers of replicas around.

http://www.irvingvincent.com/

http://www.jmcclassics.com/engine.htm

There was a guy at the Tsawwassen show and shine near Vancouver, BC that had original castings and was building motors also.

 

[jwitt]

"In my opinion, there's nothing in the world
beats a '52 Vincent and a red headed girl
Now Nortons and Indians and Greeves won't do -
they don't have the soul of a Vincent '52."

I love that song!

 

[sscustom]

cool wrenches

 

[RKSpeed]

That's not necessarily an original engine. There are a few makers of replicas around.

http://www.irvingvincent.com/

http://www.jmcclassics.com/engine.htm

This threads gone way off the tracks haha

There was a guy at the Tsawwassen show and shine near Vancouver, BC that had original castings and was building motors also.

If its a repro thats great! Bringing attention to the legendary Vincent name, but if its an original engine, its pure blasphemy

Figured Id throw these vids in, just awesome

Vincent Black Shadow
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the-garage/motorcycles/vincent-black-shadow/


My favortie, 39' Vincent HRD Series A Rapide
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the-garage/motorcycles/1939-vincent-hrd-series-a-rapide/

 

[JSBriggs]

Speaking of vincents, have you seen this one?

http://www.falconmotorcycles.com/gallery/5-The Black .html#0