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.

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.

Cast

Philip Vincent

Self (archive footage)

Ewan McGregor

Narrator (voice)

Jay Leno

Self

Paul Simonon

Self

John Surtees

Self

Tim Woodward

Second Narrator

Hans Edwards

Self

Jeff Decker

Self

Crew

David Lancaster

Director

David Lancaster

Writer

Clips & Videos

Official Trailer