Ron Vane, legendary builder of the record setting spring device, The Thing, recently sent a letter filled with wonderful recollections of various Vincents figures featured in our book. Includes 3 photos of The Thing. (Issue 5)
We have all heard them, a brief but absolutely perfect reply so effective as to near knock you off your feet, a flicker of pure genius that came and went, quick as summer lightning. (Issue 4)
In the early fifties Harleys ruled the Southern California drag scene, that is until Martz and Auger arrived with their Vincent Black Lightning. Tom Auger recounts, in memorable detail, going head to head against Lloyd Krant's "The Giant Killer" at Santa Ana. (Issue 1)
During the sixties a major force in the British sprinting scene was Neville Higgins. His bike, "The Heap" was in constant competition with George Brown's unblown "Nero," and later, he again challenged "Super Nero" for supremacy with the supercharged "Jindivik." Both are truly a tribute to Neville's craftsmanship. (Issue 2)
In these journal entries, northern Californian Michael Halbrook records his experiences riding and maintaining his recently purchased Vincent twin. (Issue 3)
