1969 Commando S Values
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drzaeis said:
If you really prefer the 'S' style, then - Yes. If you don't, then - No.
drzaeis said:
The only way to be 100% sure would be to contact either the UK VMCC or the UK NOC machine records and dating sections, as they both have access to the factory records. Both charge a fee to non-VMCC/NOC members for supplying that information, I suggest you use the VMCC service.
VMCC: http://www.vmcc.net/
NOC: http://www.nortonownersclub.org/
L.A.B. said:
So there is no quantifiable value difference because one is rarer than another? I'm looking at one that is good cosmetically and supposedly mechanically but has not been run in two years! The asking price is in the range of what a decent running regular Commando would sell for and the price seemed high to me.
Thanks in advance for any input
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In the UK where I live, the S model has a certain rarity value because very few S models were actually sold here originally, most S models that are in the UK now have probably been re-imported from the USA, and some UK ones are probably fakes. As a result of that rarity, the S prices were slightly higher - for a while.
In the USA, where the S models were far more common, I doubt there would be all that much difference in the value compared to another model, as there were several thousand S models made originally.
Perhaps some of the forum's US members would care to comment on that, and correct me if I'm wrong?
The 750 'SS' models are quite rare, so I'd expect to pay more for one of those.
In the USA, where the S models were far more common, I doubt there would be all that much difference in the value compared to another model, as there were several thousand S models made originally.
Perhaps some of the forum's US members would care to comment on that, and correct me if I'm wrong?
The 750 'SS' models are quite rare, so I'd expect to pay more for one of those.
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If it is a '69 with a fiberglass Roadster tank and center mount oil tank it would have been an "S" because the only other model commonly sold here was the Fastback. (A very few "R" models). In '70 the Roadster was introduced and the only difference was the high pipes versus the low pipes, so these are much harder to tell.
As to rarity, at least in the Southern Ohio area, the "S" models were much more plentiful than the Fastback. American buyers wanted the more traditional lines of the "S" rather than the bulkier look of the Fastback.
As to rarity, at least in the Southern Ohio area, the "S" models were much more plentiful than the Fastback. American buyers wanted the more traditional lines of the "S" rather than the bulkier look of the Fastback.
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