In discussions with a fellow employee today he mentioned that his father has an "old Norton", maybe 1965 or so. Hasn't been run or anything for maybe 15 years.
From the decsription, it sounds like an Atlas. Would it be worth anything as a restorable? I don't suppose it would be worth what it would take to restore it by the time I'd finish it, but it might be an interesting project, particularly since I worked at N-V and I'm quite familiar with the Atlas.
Any comments?
I do remember a complaint from a new Atlas owner, when I was in the Experimental Department. He complained that he could only get about 82 mph top speed - much less than published figures, and his gas mileage was down in the low 30's to a UK gallon.
We were so horrified, we invited him to visit the factory to see if we could figure out what the problem was. He showed up with his Atlas hooked to a double-adult sidecar, occupied by his fairly large wife and two children!
From the decsription, it sounds like an Atlas. Would it be worth anything as a restorable? I don't suppose it would be worth what it would take to restore it by the time I'd finish it, but it might be an interesting project, particularly since I worked at N-V and I'm quite familiar with the Atlas.
Any comments?
I do remember a complaint from a new Atlas owner, when I was in the Experimental Department. He complained that he could only get about 82 mph top speed - much less than published figures, and his gas mileage was down in the low 30's to a UK gallon.
We were so horrified, we invited him to visit the factory to see if we could figure out what the problem was. He showed up with his Atlas hooked to a double-adult sidecar, occupied by his fairly large wife and two children!