Award-winning feature documentary, telling the amazing story of motorcycle designer Philip Vincent. 'A beautiful film' - Richard Hammond, The Grand Tour.
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
8 Aug 2025
A 75-Year-Old Vincent Just Broke a Land Speed Record
Australian mechanic Malcolm Hewett just proved that old metal still has bite. On the salt flats of Lake Gairdner, he piloted a 1950 Vincent Rapide, yes, a 75-year-old motorcycle, to a staggering 185.34 mph, 301.496 km/h, using nothing but petrol and determination. No turbo. No nitrous. Just a bored-out 1340cc V-twin, custom frame, and decades of shed-built engineering.
This same machine later topped out at 187 mph fully streamlined, and even set AMA national records at Bonneville. Not bad for a bike built when TVs still had knobs.
Hewett’s run wasn’t corporate-backed. It was passion-fueled. Proof that with enough grit, an old Vincent can still outrun modern expectations.
#Vincent #LandSpeedRecord #MotorcycleHistory #LakeGairdner #Bonneville #SaltFlats #SpeedWeek #RideHard
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Sons and daughers on Father's Day: See this Instagram video by @davidclancaster instagram.com/reel/C9TG8ezMj…
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Our film continues to pick up traction at some great film festivals.
Thanks to all who made it happen: the Vincent family, the brilliant crew and good souls such as #jaylenosgarage, #paulsimonon and #ewanmcgregor.
Out now on digital.
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#independentdocumentary #elizabethdavid #bolex #16mm #kodak #16mmfilm #16mmfilmmaking #bond #goldfinger #pinewood with @davidclancaster Andrew Nahum & Robert Carr
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
29 Nov 2023
Martin Scorsese and his long time collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker editing GOODFELLAS (1990) together.
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Liverpool screening this Saturday, with cast/crew Q&A. #SpeedIsExpensive #ewanmcgregor. Book tickets - picturehouses.com/movie-deta…
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
13 Oct 2023
🏍️ Get ready for a thrilling ride into automotive history! 🏁 Join us for a special screening of SPEED IS EXPENSIVE followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and crew tomorrow! Sat 14 October 2:30pm 🎬
#SpeedIsExpensive #ewanmcgregor #vincentmotorbike
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
10 Oct 2023
Just an FYI - if you're interested in the #EwanMcGregor narrated doc, #SpeedIsExpensive, there will be a screening and Q&A with the cast and crew this Saturday, Oct. 14, in London.
Link for tickets is in the next post ⬇️
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
10 Oct 2023
Speed Is Expensive review – engaging homage to motorcycle legend Philip Vincent theguardian.com/film/2023/oc…
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
9 Oct 2023
The new and long-awaited Ewan McGregor-narrated Vincent documentary, Speed is Expensive, is out today on digital and DVD
Order though normal platforms or via: speedisexpensive.com
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
8 Oct 2023
🏍️ Get ready for a thrilling ride into automotive history! 🏁 Join us for a special screening of SPEED IS EXPENSIVE followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and crew! 🎬
#SpeedIsExpensive #ewanmcgregor #vincentmotorbike
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London screening Saturday Oct 14, with cast crew Q&A kicks off cinema run with @picturehouses. Tickets - picturehouses.com/movie-deta…
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Speed is Expensive: narrated by Ewan McGregor retweeted
5 Oct 2023
@DavidCLancaster has screenings of his film 'Speed is Expensive' in London and Liverpool in coming weeks.
Info. below.
* New trailer - vimeo.com/866808017?share=co…
* London -
picturehouses.com/.../speed-…
* Liverpool - picturehouses.com/.../speed-…
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