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Our top priority during this difficult time is the health and safety of our staff and customers. We are happy to announce we are now open again, and having had a very successful online only motorcycle auction during lockdown on May 6th, we are now preparing for our next auction on August 27th We are […]

George Beale Joins Charterhouse

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Sherborne based Charterhouse Auctioneers are delighted to announce George Beale has joined their Classic & Vintage Motorcycle and Car Department. “Contrary to common belief George has not retired but has joined Charterhouse!” Commented Matthew Whitney. “He has a lifetime of experience during which time he has consigned five of the top twenty five motorcycles auctioned […]

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David ‘Newt’ Newton, David Sims, Dan Peacock, Johnny Villas and Rupert Heale

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Barbara “Bubbles” Benney

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Rare Rapide at Auction

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**Update – This was sold for £29,750 plus premium. ** A rare 1947 Vincent HRD Series-B Rapide in original condition, estimated to sell for over £30,000, is going under the Charterhouse gavel in their specialist auction of classic and vintage motorcycles on Wednesday 30^th June.

“We have seen and sold several Vincent’s over the years but it has been a long time since I have seen one in such original condition” Commented George Beale. “As we say, it is only original once, and with most having been restored over the decades this is a bike for the true collector.”

Produced by Vincent HRD in 1947 this was, and still remains, a beautifully engineered and expensive 998cc motorcycle. Capable of over 110mph when new it was easily the fasted production motorcycle on sale anywhere.

This Rapide was bought by the owner 54 years ago in 1967. In wonderful original condition, exceedingly rare for a 74 year old motorcycle, it is still a matching numbers machine with owner fitting a Watsonian sidecar in 1991 and having had the engine re-built by legendary Vincent motorcycle guru Don Alexander in 1996/97.

It comes to auction with a Vincent Owners Club certificate of authenticity, the factory works order form and engine specification, an old green log book, several tax discs and numerous MOT certificates.

Estimated at £30,000-35,000 in the Charterhouse classic & vintage motorcycle auction being held at The Haynes International Motor Museum at Sparkford, Somerset on Wednesday 30^th June this rare low ownership Vincent HRD Rapide in wonderful original condition is looking for a new owner.

Charterhouse are now accepting further entries for this specialist auction of classic and vintage motorcycles on Wednesday 30^th June and for their auction of classic & vintage also at Haynes, on Thursday 15^th July.

George Beale and the team of experts at Charterhouse can be contacted for entries at The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne 01935 812277 or bikes@charterhouse-auction.

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Same owner for 54 years – a wonderfully original 1947 Vincent HRD Series-B Rapide, with later Watsonian sidecar, estimated to sell for £30,000-35,000 at Charterhouse

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George Beale Joins Charterhouse

Joyce Dibble

David ‘Newt’ Newton, David Sims, Dan Peacock, Johnny Villas and Rupert Heale

Barbara “Bubbles” Benney

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John Weallans BA (Hons.)

Philip Morris

Abigail Bromell BA (Hons.)

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