 | This article needs additional citations for verification .(November 2024) |
This is a partial list of motorcycle models produced by the Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) from its foundation in 1938 to incorporations as Norton-Villiers-Triumph. Many models were produced to the same specification under the badge names of AJS and Matchless. [1]
| Year | AJS | Matchless | cc |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | G3 (ex-WD) | 348 | |
| 1941–44 | G3 (ex-WD) | 348 | |
| 1945 | G3 (ex-WD) | 348 | |
| 1945 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1945 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1946 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1947 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1947 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1947 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1948 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1948 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1948 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1948 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1948 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1949 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1949 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1949 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1949 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1949 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1949 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1949 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1950 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1950 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1950 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1950 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1950 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1950 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1950 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1951–52 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1951–52 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1951–52 | 16MCS | G3LCS | 348 |
| 1951–52 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1951–52 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1951–52 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1951–52 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1951–52 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1951–52 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1953 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1953 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1953 | 16MCS | G3LCS | 348 |
| 1953 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1953 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1953 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1953 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1953 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1953 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1954 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1954 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1954 | 16MCS | G3LCS | 348 |
| 1954 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1954 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1954 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1954 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1954 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1954 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1955 | 16M | G3L | 348 |
| 1955 | 16MC | G3LC | 348 |
| 1955 | G3LCS | 348 | |
| 1955 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1955 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1955 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1955 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1955 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1955 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1956 | 16MCS | G3LCS | 348 |
| 1956 | 16MCT | G3LCT | 348 |
| 1956 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1956 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1956 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1956 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1956 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1956 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1956 | 30 | G11 | 593 |
| 1957 | 16MCS | G3LCS | 348 |
| 1957 | 16MCT | G3LCT | 348 |
| 1957 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1957 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1957 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1957 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1957 | G80R | 497 | |
| 1957 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1957 | 30 | G11 | 593 |
| 1957 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1958 | 14 | G2 | 248 |
| 1958 | 16MCS | G3LCS | 348 |
| 1958 | 16MCT | G3LCT | 348 |
| 1958 | 16MS | G3LS | 348 |
| 1958 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1958 | 18C | G80C | 497 |
| 1958 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1958 | G80R | 497 | |
| 1958 | 18S | G80S | 497 |
| 1958 | 30 | G11 | 593 |
| 1958 | 30CS | G11CS | 593 |
| 1958 | 30CSR | G11CSR | 593 |
| 1958 | 20 | G9 | 498 |
| 1959 | 14 | G2 | 248 |
| 1959 | 14CS | G2CS | 248 |
| 1959 | 16 | G3 | 348 |
| 1959 | 16C | G3C | 348 |
| 1959 | 16CS | G3CS | 348 |
| 1959 | 18 | G80 | 497 |
| 1959 | 18CS | G80CS | 497 |
| 1959 | G80R | 497 | |
| 1959 | 30 | G11 | 593 |
| 1959 | 31 | G12 | 646 |
| 1959 | 31 DeLuxe | G12 DeLuxe | 646 |
| 1959 | 31CS | G12CS | 646 |
| 1959 | 31CSR | G12CSR | 646 |
| 1959 | 20 DeLuxe | G9 DeLuxe | 498 |
| 1959 | 20 Standard | G9 Standard | 498 |
| 1959 | 20CS | G9CS | 498 |
| 1959 | 20CSR | G9CSR | 498 |
| 1960 | 14 | G2 | 498 |
The Norton Motorcycle Company is a brand of motorcycles headquartered in Solihull, West Midlands,, England. For some years around 1990, the rights to use the name on motorcycles were owned by North American financiers. Currently it is owned by Indian motorcycle giant TVS Motor Company
Triumph Engineering Co Ltd was a British motorcycle manufacturing company, based originally in Coventry and then in Meriden. A new company, Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, based in Hinckley, gained the name rights after the end of the company in the 1980s and is now one of the world's major motorcycle manufacturers.
Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models were produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins. Matchless had a long history of racing success; a Matchless ridden by Charlie Collier won the first single-cylinder race in the first Isle of Man TT in 1907.
Associated Motor Cycles (AMC) was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by the Collier brothers as a parent company for the Matchless and AJS motorcycle companies. It later absorbed Francis-Barnett, James, and Norton before incorporation into Norton-Villiers. Henry Herbert Collier founded Matchless as a cycle company in 1878. His sons Henry (Harry) and Charles (Charlie) joined him and the name was changed to H. Collier & Sons.
Norton-Villiers was a British motorcycle manufacturer formed in the 1960s following the collapse of AMC. With the general decline of the British motorcycle industry, under a British Government initiative it was later combined with the remnants of BSA Triumph to form Norton-Villiers-Triumph.
The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from 1967 until 1977. Initially having a nominal 750 cc displacement, actually 745 cc (45.5 cu in), in 1973 it became an 850 cc, actually 828 cc (50.5 cu in). It had a hemi-type head, similar to all OHV Norton engines since the early 1920s.
Herbert Hopwood was a British motorcycle designer. He was, at least, partly responsible for some of the most influential designs for the British motorcycle industry and worked for Ariel, Norton, BSA and Triumph.
The Model 50 was a touring motorcycle built by Norton between 1933 and 1963. A further Model 50 was briefly produced by Norton parent-company AMC during 1965 and 1966 using a re-badged Matchless.
The Norton ES2 is a Norton motorcycle produced from 1927 until 1964. From 1965, a different machine was produced for a short time by parent manufacturer AMC, based on a Matchless but badged as Norton ES2 Mk2.
The Dominator is a twin cylinder motorcycle developed by Norton to compete against the Triumph Speed Twin. The original Dominator was designed in 1947 and 1948 by Bert Hopwood, who had been on the Speed Twin design team at Triumph. Available for sale from mid 1949, this design set the pattern for Norton twins for the next 30 years.
The Matchless G12 is a British motorcycle made by Associated Motor Cycles at the former Matchless factory in Plumstead, London. Developed in 1958 specifically to capture the potentially lucrative US market, the last G12 was produced in 1966.
The Norton 650SS is a 650 cc (40 cu in) vertical twin motorcycle made by Norton Motorcycle Company from 1962 to 1967. The 650SS was based on the Norton Manxman.
Brian Jones was a motorcycle designer and engineer born in Gloucester, United Kingdom in 1928. Notable for his contribution to the original design of the Triumph Bonneville, he died in Coventry, on 4 March 2001.
The Jubilee is a Norton motorcycle made from 1958 to 1966. Named to commemorate Norton's Diamond Jubilee, the 249 cc Jubilee was a break with Norton tradition designed in response to UK legislation introduced in 1960 limiting learner riders to motorcycles of under 250 cc. It had the smallest engine ever made by Norton, and was the first Norton with a unit construction engine and gearbox.
The isolastic frame, designated by Norton as GlideRide, used a system of engine-to-frame mountings incorporating rubber bushes to isolate the vibration of the vertical twin engine from the frame and rider. The isolastic frame was developed for use with the Commando inclined engine, whilst the Featherbed frame continued in production for the Mercury with a softer-specification 650 cc vertical-engine until 1970.