LOT 225

Property of a deceased's estate 1950 Norton 490cc International Model 30 Registration no. not registered (see text) Frame no. E11 29964 Engine no. 29964 E11

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Lot 225

Property of a deceased's estate, 1950 Norton 490cc International Model 30

The Spring Stafford Sale - The International Classic MotorCycle Show|20 April 2024, 14:00 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Property of a deceased's estate
1950 Norton 490cc International Model 30
Registration no. not registered (see text)
Frame no. E11 29964
Engine no. 29964 E11

One of the most charismatic model names in motorcycling, 'International' was first used by Norton for its top-of-the-range sports roadster in 1932. All new, the Inter's overhead-camshaft engine had been developed in the works racers over the preceding two years and retained Norton's classic 79x100mm (490c) bore/stroke dimensions. By the time production halted in 1939 the Inter was being built with a four-speed foot-change gearbox and plunger rear suspension, reappearing post-war in similar guise save for the hydraulically-damped Roadholder front fork, which replaced the pre-war girder.

Marque specialist Barry Strickland advises us that this machine appears to be a good matching-numbers International from 1950 that has been fitted with a Clubman's (bolt-through) fuel tank. The factory records list gearbox number '55-28' (actual stamping 'G 55 A428'), '55' being the code for the Daytona specification 'box, which had a special high first gear. Norton factory records confirm this machine was despatched to 'Bradbury, Sheffield'.

Currently displaying a total of 33,043 miles on the odometer, this beautifully patinated Inter is presented in age-related condition. In road-going trim complete with lights, the machine is offered with a 1958 continuation logbook for the registration 'MWJ 89'; however, that registration is not recorded in the HPI/DVLA database. Nevertheless, the logbook may assist the successful purchaser in retrieving that number and re-registering the vehicle under its original registration.

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