AUTONAUT // AUTO / CLASSICS // car / moto / news / info / T-shirts » Norton http://www.autonaut.com AUTO / CLASSICS // car / moto / news / info / T-shirts Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:08:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Norton http://www.autonaut.com/47/norton/ http://www.autonaut.com/47/norton/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:26:39 +0000 Autonaut http://www.autonaut.com/?p=47 Norton was a British motorcycle marque from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of cycle chains. By 1902 they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908 a Norton built engine was added to the range. This began a long series of production of single and eventually twin cylinder motorcycles.

Despite successes at the race tracks, Norton has had a bumpy ride as a company with financial difficulties ever since 1913, resulting in bankruptcies and numerous ownership constellations over the years.

Unfortunately, in 2009 a new business entity “Norton Global Brands” acquired the Norton heritage, pressing hard on licensing Norton branded goods. As such, Autonaut shops can no longer offer this great brand of automotive history.

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