First registered 1951 Vincent Comet Series C – Time warp shed find!

First registered 1951 Vincent Comet Series C – Time warp shed find!Reg. no. LYW 748Upper frame no. RC/1/7708Rear frame no. RC/1/7708Engine no. F5AB/2A/5508Crankcase numbers – matching 56T (Not 56W as catalogued)What can be said that hasn't been written a thousand times before. The iconic Series C Comet was one of the most popular Vincents made. To find one today that is a true time warp, shed find is getting extremely rare. This is a matching numbers bike that must have been kept in a very dry environment as although it appears very rusty it is believed that it is mostly surface corrosion and paint flaking and all parts appear to be present and not missing.LYW 748 has been owned by the same family from 1969 to 2015 and believed unused since the early 1970s. The engine turns over on kickstart with compression and the gears appear to select and the clutch bites.Comes with - Current V5C, an old Buff log book, an old insurance document and a tax disc from 1969, an original spare parts and instruction manual and a Vincent Book.