16th Jul, 2017 10:00 GMT/BST
Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia
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Norton Model 18 500cc Flat Tank Motorcycle Registration Number: DC 7197 Date Of First Registration
Norton Model 18 500cc Flat Tank Motorcycle
Registration Number: DC 7197
Date Of First Registration: 10/05/27
Vin/Frame Number: 26844
Engine Number: 33706
V5C NOT Present Listing Former Keepers N/A
Current Mileage Shown:N/A
This Norton is in a good condition with signs of restoration with many new bolts visible and paint runs to the frame. Though there is no evidence to prove this.
The Flat Tank Norton is undoubtedly one of the most desirable of all vintage motorcycles. This example has been with the current vendor for over forty years.
The Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a British motorcycle marque. Originally from Birmingham, UK. It was founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, the company began manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range. This began a long series of production of single and eventually twin-cylinder motorcycles, and a long history of racing involvement. Production of the military Model 16 H and Big 4 side valve motorcycles was Norton's contribution to the WWII war effort, almost 100,000 being manufactured. When major shareholders started to leave Norton in 1953, the company declined and Associated Motor Cycles bought the shares. Although motorcycle sales went through a recession in the 1950s, and Norton Motors Ltd was only a small manufacturer, Norton sales flourished. A series of Norton Dominator Twins of 500 cc, then 600 cc, then 650 cc and then the 750 cc Norton Atlas kept sales buoyant, especially with sales to the USA.
Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot
Registration Number: DC 7197
Date Of First Registration: 10/05/27
Vin/Frame Number: 26844
Engine Number: 33706
V5C NOT Present Listing Former Keepers N/A
Current Mileage Shown:N/A
This Norton is in a good condition with signs of restoration with many new bolts visible and paint runs to the frame. Though there is no evidence to prove this.
The Flat Tank Norton is undoubtedly one of the most desirable of all vintage motorcycles. This example has been with the current vendor for over forty years.
The Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a British motorcycle marque. Originally from Birmingham, UK. It was founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, the company began manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range. This began a long series of production of single and eventually twin-cylinder motorcycles, and a long history of racing involvement. Production of the military Model 16 H and Big 4 side valve motorcycles was Norton's contribution to the WWII war effort, almost 100,000 being manufactured. When major shareholders started to leave Norton in 1953, the company declined and Associated Motor Cycles bought the shares. Although motorcycle sales went through a recession in the 1950s, and Norton Motors Ltd was only a small manufacturer, Norton sales flourished. A series of Norton Dominator Twins of 500 cc, then 600 cc, then 650 cc and then the 750 cc Norton Atlas kept sales buoyant, especially with sales to the USA.
Buyer's premium of 10% (+VAT) applies to this lot
Sold for £22,000
Estimated at £10,000 - £15,000
Auction: Motor Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia, 16th Jul, 2017
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