Description
* To be offered at the Cheffins Vintage Auction 19th July 2025 at The Saleground, CB6 2QT*
Full catalogue available now on our website. Lot 885.
In person and online bidding available.
1939 NORTON 16H WD 490cc MOTORCYCLE
Reg.. No. WXG 354
Frame No. W1742
Engine No. W61057
Reportedly left in France after WW2, believed to be a Dunkirk survivor, and repatriated 1982 to the UK and has since been rebuilt over the past 12months in full military trim to commemorate VE day. The vendor reports c.£6, 000 has been spent.
Starts and runs well everything working. A 4-page article detailing the rebuild has been published in the July 2025 issue of Old Bike Mart, a copy of which is available with the history file.
V5C, file of paperwork, photocopy instruction manual and parts list in office, including hand-written history from the vendor.
NOTE: Oil has been drained. Full instructions for starting supplied by the vendor.
Estimate: £3, 000 - £5, 000
