The Vintagent Trailers: Speed is Expensive

SPEED IS EXPENSIVE: PHILIP VINCENT AND THE MILLION DOLLAR MOTORCYCLE (TBD)

Run Time: 1:53
Producer: Gerry Jenkinson, James Salter, Russel Icke, Peter Grimsdale
Director: David Lancaster
Key Cast: John Surtees, Jay Leno, Paul Simonon, Ewan McGregor

FILM MAKERS

“Pure hell on the straightaway – It’ll outrun the F1-11 until take-off” – Hunter S Thompson on the Vincent motorcycle

Speed is Expensive brings to the screen one of the most dramatic stories in automotive history – the rise and the fall of the Vincent motorcycle. These fast, revolutionary machines were produced by eccentric engineer Philip Vincent and his small team in war-ravaged England. Their bikes took on the world – and often won – gaining more speed records than any other manufacturer during their brief production. In 1955, the firm claimed the ultimate prize: the outright world speed record of 185mph… Yet, just months later, the company pulled out of the motorcycle market. The bikes’ creator, Philip Vincent, never designed another vehicle which would go into production. He died in 1979 – the family fortune exhausted pursuing his obsession with speed. Today, high-profile riders such as Brad Pitt, Ryan Reynolds and Jay Leno revere the bikes. Racing models fetch $1 million at auctions and in private sales.

The Film will premier at the Barnes Film Festival in London on June 17, 2022.