Description
This beautiful racing bike was sold in the UK to a Mr. Hinton in 1950. Research indicates that it almost certainly was Mr. Harry Hinton, an Australian racing driver living in England. Harry Hinton was the first Australian driver gaining points in the 500cc world championship, in all probability on this very bike! As is often the case with racing bikes, the Manx eventually received a new type correct engine and continued to see regular competition use. In 1996 the Norton was acquired by the vendor to be integrated into a stationary collection soon after. In preparation for today’s sale an oil change was completed and the 500cc racing engine with its OHC carefully brought back to life. Since this is a pure competition machine without any road registration no further paperwork is available. This Norton Manx will certainly be a welcome entrant at any historic motorbike race and provide endless thrills as well as admiring looks to its new owner.
Asking price: CHF 35'000
