Vincent Black Prince example of both the model and the marque left the production line on Friday, 16 December 1955. A 1955 Vincent Black Prince set a new auction world record for the model at Bonham's Summer Classic Sale of Motorcycles and Motorcars in June 2014, selling for £91,100. In 2018, a Vincent Black Lightning, stated to be one of only 19 surviving, set an absolute world record for the highest-price paid for a motorcycle in an auction held by Bonhams at Las Vegas, selling for $US929,000 ($1.16 million Australian). Vincent Black Prince The Vincent Black Prince was a British motorcycle made between
Edward the Black Prince Renowned Son, Edward, Prince of Wales and of Aquitain, Sirnamed the Black-Prince". The origins of the name are uncertain, though many theories have been proposed. These fall under two main heads: The black field of his "shield for peace" is well documented (see Arms and heraldic badge above). However, there is no sound evidence that Edward ever wore black armour, although John Harvey (without citing a source) refers to "some rather shadowy evidence that he was described in French as clad at the battle of Crécy ' "en armure noire en fer bruni" ' – in black armour of burnished