Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

7.0 2022 80 min
Documentary

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.

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Director
David Lancaster
Writer
David Lancaster

Cast

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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

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