1947 HRD Series B Rapide
Owned for 55 years

Registration No: JLO 284
Frame No: R2372
Engine No: F10A/B/1/373
CC: 998
MOT: Exempt

• This 1947 HRD Rapide was purchased by the late vendor in 1967
• It was purchased for the sum of £40.00, with a receipt on file
• Used for a few years before being taken apart and stored

Introduced post war, the Vincent-HRD Rapide Series B went into production in 1946. The fastest motorcycle you could buy, at the time. Unit construction allowed Vincent to combine the engine and gearbox into a single casing. Philip Vincent summarised his frame design philosophy in his memoirs, writing "What isn't present takes up no space, cannot bend, and weighs nothing — so eliminate the frame tubes!

This 1947 HRD Rapide was purchased by the late vendor in 1967 for the sum of just £40.00. The receipt is on file. The machine was used for a few years before being taken apart and stored, before some time in the late 1980s, it was restored to a good standard and enjoyed. An all-correct numbers machine, as per factory records, it will require light recommissioning work before use on the road and has been converted to 12v electrics. Accompanied by the V5C, a continuation logbook and a selection of old MOT certificates.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217