1955 Norton Dominator, 499 cc, project. Registration number ...

Hammer

£3,000

1955 Norton Dominator, 499 cc, project. Registration number OJW 984. Frame number, not found. Engine number K122 62340.
Norton's 500cc twin found a new home in the racing singles' 'Featherbed' duplex frame in November 1951, having been previewed at the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen and also at the ISDT. Initially for export only, the newcomer - titled 'Dominator 88' - was the first production Norton roadster to feature the lightweight, race-proven chassis, although the road version used arc-welded mild-steel tubing rather than the sif-bronze welded high-tensile Reynolds 531 of the Manx. Shortened Roadholder forks were fitted at the front, while at the rear the swinging arm pivoted on Silentbloc bushes.
Updated year by year, the Dominator had received an alloy cylinder head, full-width hubs, welded rear sub-frame, alternator electrics and coil ignition by the decade's end and - for 1960 - the narrower 'slimline' Featherbed frame among countless other improvements.
Another machine found at the back of Hull racer Mike Browns shed, this project has Borrani rims front and rear with a 4LS front brake and apparently the original tank.
Please note the V5C states the frame number to be 62340.
OJW was owned by TT racer Wally Dawson of Hull, in May 1969 before he sold it to Mike in September 1969.
Sold with the V5C and VE60.