royattheeasel
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Please can someone tell me when Norton began and ended production in Aston? I am a motorcycle enthusiast looking to buy a Norton 500.
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Norton motorcycles in Aston.
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Brookfields Lad
master brummie
Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, UK, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade".[SUP][1][/SUP] By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines.
When major shareholders started to leave Norton in 1953, the company declined and Associated Motor Cycles bought the shares.
Hard to say when Norton finished because they are still going. The name has been sold and passed around to different companies over the years. Some would say that Norton finished in 1953.
Norton has a flourishing owners club. Look on their website for info and classic bikes. They can be expensive.
A new modern day Norton will cost £15000.
Norvill in Cannock produce Norton Commando's.
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BernardR
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If you search for Norton and for Bracebridge Street you will pull up a number of posts on Norton Roy.
royattheeasel
New Member
Thanks for that, it now seems that production ceased in Aston during 1963, but still don't when it began?
Pedrocut
Master Barmmie
Lloyd
master brummie
Early use of articulated lorry at front (Leyland tractor unit), Sentinel steam wagon second (with a drawbar trailer), and a twin rear axle rigid at the back.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
nice one thanks Lloyd
