Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

The Vincent was the fastest on the road... Record-setting models sell for a million dollars. But it cost its designer his fortune and his life.

Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
202280 min
Documentary

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Overview

Philip Vincent built the fastest and most glamorous motorcycles in the world - yet he ended his days in poverty. Some 40 years after he died, one of his machines sold for over $1 million. This is his untold story.

Top Cast

P

Philip Vincent

Self (archive footage)

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Narrator (voice)

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Self

Paul Simonon

Paul Simonon

Self

John Surtees

John Surtees

Self

Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Second Narrator

H

Hans Edwards

Self

J

Jeff Decker

Self

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