Can someone please explain to me how Egli-Vincent Engine numbers work.
This question is being raised following a recent Egli-Vincent Black Shadow project I noticed which passed through the Bonhams Books: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25580/lot/149/
Logically, to the uninitiated, it looks like the engine number consists of two distinct parts; the first six digits being an Egli prefix: EV13AL, and the remainder being a standard format Vincent engine number: F10/AB/1/1821.
If this is the case I have two questions; why is it described as a Black Shadow when it's missing the 'B' after the '1'; and why is the Vincent component of the number identical to the engine number on my Rapide?
Many thanks
Nigs
This question is being raised following a recent Egli-Vincent Black Shadow project I noticed which passed through the Bonhams Books: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/25580/lot/149/
Logically, to the uninitiated, it looks like the engine number consists of two distinct parts; the first six digits being an Egli prefix: EV13AL, and the remainder being a standard format Vincent engine number: F10/AB/1/1821.
If this is the case I have two questions; why is it described as a Black Shadow when it's missing the 'B' after the '1'; and why is the Vincent component of the number identical to the engine number on my Rapide?
Many thanks
Nigs