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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Vintage Motorcycles and Industrial Design
• Sale Date:
  10 Mar 2013 ~ 1pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  33
• Lot Description:
  1970 Norton P11 Ranger
• Notes:
  There is nothing like a mysterious project title to start a story. Built between 1967 and 1969, the P11 was conceived with dirt competition well in mind. Responding to a polite request from Joseph Berliner of Berliner Motor Corporation, who obviously had enough of the right stuff to shape entire development time lines, the P11 Project was aimed at building a championship-winning desert racer. The prototype was built by Californian Norton Distributor Bob Blair using the well-liked Atlas 750cc twin-cylinder engine in a Matchless G85 CS (Competition Scrambles) Reynolds 531 lightweight steel frame. The initial results were convincing and wrapped around the simple idea of building the best-possible power-to-weight ratio, so all the cycle parts were made as light as possible. The magneto and Monobloc carburettors on the prototype were replaced with twin-coil capacitor ignition and twin Amal Concentric carburettors, as well as a speedometer and tachometer and an alloy sump guard. The fuel tank and alloy oil tank were painted in Candy Apple Red with the frame in black. The new motorcycle was known as Project 11 and, although testers of the prototype suggested that it should be called the Cheetah 45, it was eventually shortened to P11. Offering the super-rare grey frame (thought to be one of a handful sent to Berliner), the machine is in high order and has matching frame and engine numbers. This is number 459 of the 469 ever built. Recently imported and prepared for sale, this machine is in good running order.
• Estimate:
  NZ$25,000 - 35,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Automobiles & Accessories

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