1971 Barn Find
One of our suppliers asked us if we could be interested in his private Commando he bought new in 1971. It had been gathering moss in his shed for many years.
Joe saw it as a rebuild project and bought it unseen. After inspecting the beast it was decided to leave it "as is".
It represents the dream of every Norton fan: to find one in this state and to do it up.
The Barn Find has since been on display in our office in Andover.
For our 2016 Open Day our boys created a really nice display with the background photo of a barn wall, straw under it,some rusty tools and an oil drum, a stuffed cock on the handlebars and "Leslie the Rat" sniffing at the rear tyre.
One of our suppliers asked us if we could be interested in his private Commando he bought new in 1971. It had been gathering moss in his shed for many years.
Joe saw it as a rebuild project and bought it unseen. After inspecting the beast it was decided to leave it "as is".
It represents the dream of every Norton fan: to find one in this state and to do it up.
The Barn Find has since been on display in our office in Andover.
For our 2016 Open Day our boys created a really nice display with the background photo of a barn wall, straw under it,some rusty tools and an oil drum, a stuffed cock on the handlebars and "Leslie the Rat" sniffing at the rear tyre.
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