
LOT 132
1954 Norton Model 19S Frame no. 9 71044 Engine no. 71044 9
Sold for US$4,025 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve
Lot 132
1954 Norton Model 19S
1954 Norton Model 19S
Frame no. 9 71044
Engine no. 71044 9
Frame no. 9 71044
Engine no. 71044 9
Just as Norton first overhead-valve production motorcycle - the Model 18 - had used the same 79mm x 100mm bore-stroke dimensions of the existing sidevalve-engined 16H, so the larger-capacity but otherwise similar overhead-valve Model 19 used those of the 588cc Big 4 sidevalve, at 79 x 120. Intended to appeal to the sidecar man with a yen for high performance, the ohv longstroke engine quickly established itself in its maker's chosen role, Norton-mounted riders Walker and Tucker finishing second and third respectively in the inaugural Sidecar TT of 1923, an event George Tucker duly won the for the Bracebridge Street manufacturer the following year. For 1933 the engine was revised with bore/stroke of 83x113mm, dimensions it would keep until production ceased in 1958, by which time the model had been revised in line with the rest of the Norton range, gaining, among numerous other improvements, Roadholder telescopic forks and a swinging-am frame.
Little is known from the history of this Model 19S, but its condition is clearly commensurate with the rest of the collection, showing extremely nicely while carrying some patina, especially on the engine. Having most likely received a sympathetic restoration in the near past, the motorcycle should receive proper mechanical checks and attention before its next run to the Pub.
Little is known from the history of this Model 19S, but its condition is clearly commensurate with the rest of the collection, showing extremely nicely while carrying some patina, especially on the engine. Having most likely received a sympathetic restoration in the near past, the motorcycle should receive proper mechanical checks and attention before its next run to the Pub.
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