John Player Norton value?

Speculate all you like from several 1000 miles away, if a guy who worked at the factory says it was referred to as a Jubilee paint job then Jubilee it is.

The Queen's Silver Jubilee was 7th Feb 1977, but the publicity/speculation/press coverage and plans for street parties started a couple of years before if not earlier. It was a bank holiday and these are planned years in advance.

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List of events during the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II - Wikipedia

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The souvenir industry would be planning even earlier. So its not without reason a 74/75 paint job in the Union Jack colours was nicknamed the Jubilee paint job.
 
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marshg246 said:
Notice the caption - it does not say "New first time Blue and Red Stripe finish"!
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Yes, but irrelevant as the thin stripe was red on production models.

marshg246 said:
Then we have:
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John Player Norton value?



...which is not the scheme used on the JPNs although it's shown in the brochure.

www.carandclassic.com

1974 John Player Norton For Sale By Auction

Stored from new, delivery miles only, One of only 200 made, Displayed in a dealership, then left and rediscovered, As close to a new one...
www.carandclassic.com www.carandclassic.com
andover-norton.co.uk

Andover Norton - JPN Decal Complete set - 13.1964

JPN Decal Complete set
andover-norton.co.uk
 
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L.A.B. said:
Yes, but irrelevant as the thin stripe was red on production models.

marshg246 said:
Then we have:
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andover-norton.co.uk

Andover Norton - JPN Decal Complete set - 13.1964

JPN Decal Complete set
andover-norton.co.uk

...which is not the scheme used on the JPNs although it's shown in the brochure.

www.carandclassic.com

1974 John Player Norton For Sale By Auction

Stored from new, delivery miles only, One of only 200 made, Displayed in a dealership, then left and rediscovered, As close to a new one...
www.carandclassic.com www.carandclassic.com
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L.A.B. said:
Yes, but irrelevant as the thin stripe was red on production models.

marshg246 said:
Then we have:
Click to expand...
andover-norton.co.uk

Andover Norton - JPN Decal Complete set - 13.1964

JPN Decal Complete set
andover-norton.co.uk

...which is not the scheme used on the JPNs although it's shown in the brochure.

www.carandclassic.com

1974 John Player Norton For Sale By Auction

Stored from new, delivery miles only, One of only 200 made, Displayed in a dealership, then left and rediscovered, As close to a new one...
www.carandclassic.com www.carandclassic.com
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Not fighting anything you're saying in any way - simply trying together the confusion.
That's why I started the post you're quoting with: "I realize that sales brochures are about as authoritative as parts manuals are for the location of things. "
And ended with: "So, I now know for sure is that what I thought I knew was wrong!"

I'm out. If I get anything authoritative from AN or anyone else, I'll update my web site. I should not have taken this thread on a tangent - sorry!
 
Old age comes at a bad time! When you finally know everything, your start to forget everything you know.
 
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marshg246 said:
I realize that sales brochures are about as authoritative as parts manuals are for the location of things. However:

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Notice the caption - it does not say "New first time Blue and Red Stripe finish"!

Then we have:

View attachment 115995

Which appears to say "John Player Norton" on the side and is similar to the race bikes:

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Which also say John Player Norton on them.

Then we have many pictures on the Internet of MK3s with a paint job like the first picture but with the narrow stripe being red and they say electric start on the side panels.

Then we have the set I have that the tank and one side panel are absolutely paint of the era and like the first picture but with the narrow stripe being red.

So, I now know for sure is that what I thought I knew was wrong!
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I just noticed, the blue stripe tank paint scheme, looks surprisingly like the seat rear hump on the JPN bodywork, only flippled to the front.

Either way, both bikes make me want to go out and buy a packet of John Players and take up smoking....
 
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