Having hitherto relied on proprietary engines, Norton introduced its own power unit in 1907. The long-stroke sidevalve single displaced 633cc and the new model it powered became known as the ‘Big 4’. Smaller capacity versions followed and in 1911 the 500 adopted the classic 79x100mm bore and stroke dimensions which would characterise the half-litre (actually 490cc) Norton for the next 50 years. The 490cc engine was revised for 1914 and in 1921 the Model 16, as it had become known, received a new lower frame, becoming the 16H. Norton’s trusty sidevalve would be continuously up-dated for the next 30-plus years, many seeing service with Allied forces in WW2, before taking its final bow, together with the Big 4, in 1954. Records show that this vintage Model 16H’s frame left the factory in an ohv Model 18 fitted with engine number ‘35608’. The machine was purchased by Peter Green in the late 1980s and has been kept in heated dry storage, its engine being turned over regularly since its owner passed away 13 years ago. It is offered with Swansea V5 registration document.
Having hitherto relied on proprietary engines, Norton introduced its own power unit in 1907. The long-stroke sidevalve single displaced 633cc and the new model it powered became known as the ‘Big 4’. Smaller capacity versions followed and in 1911 the 500 adopted the classic 79x100mm bore and stroke dimensions which would characterise the half-litre (actually 490cc) Norton for the next 50 years. The 490cc engine was revised for 1914 and in 1921 the Model 16, as it had become known, received a new lower frame, becoming the 16H. Norton’s trusty sidevalve would be continuously up-dated for the next 30-plus years, many seeing service with Allied forces in WW2, before taking its final bow, together with the Big 4, in 1954. Records show that this vintage Model 16H’s frame left the factory in an ohv Model 18 fitted with engine number ‘35608’. The machine was purchased by Peter Green in the late 1980s and has been kept in heated dry storage, its engine being turned over regularly since its owner passed away 13 years ago. It is offered with Swansea V5 registration document.
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