Brief History of the Marque: Norman
Made in Ashford, Kent 1937 - 1961
The Norman brothers started out with bicycles in 1921, and in 1937 (or
38) began building 98cc Villiers powered autocycles
(the Norman Motobyk) and later took over the Rudge
98cc Autocycle. They also built motorcycles powered by Villiers engines
of 125cc to 247cc. Normans were rebadged as Rambler in some countries.
Early postwar machines used British Anzani 250cc engines, but they soon
reverted to Villiers. During the 1950s they produced trials machines, fielding
eight of these in the 1954 Scottish Six Day event.
Norman bought the German Achilles tooling
in about 1957. Both Villiers and Sachs engines
were used in their Nippy mopeds of 1957.
In 1961 Charles and Fred Norman retired and sold Norman to the Raleigh
group which produced machines for another year, in Nottingham, before ceasing
production.
Wed Apr 02 2008
kentonwrightphotos<at>xtra.co.nz
Please Help
Norman D
Hi, I have a Villiers powerd Norman D but am having trouble finding
info on it, can you help? cheers
New Zealand
Tue Feb 12 2008
lucyrabbit1<at>hotmail.co.uk
norman of england cyclemate
norman motorcycle cyclemate 1930/1940
1930/1940s model, could you give valuation please
stoke on trent, staffordshire
The page on Motorcycle
Valuations may prove helpful.
Sun Nov 18 2007
marshallpowell<at>bigpond.com
Selling Norman Nippy Autocycle
1954 Norman Nippy Autocycle
My father has a blue bike in working order, very little rust he wishes
to sell but has no idea where to start. Pictures can be provided if required.
really looking for help in the value of this bike
Adelaide Australia
Sat May 12 2007
kengiles_uk<at>tiscali.co.uk
Moped 1950's
cyclemate "norman2
My father has just died and in clearing out his garage I have come
across the above. It has been hanging from the beams and is there is a
quite a bit of superficial rust. Is it worth restoring and is there a market
for it.
Kind regards
Ken Giles
cornwall
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