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£5,000 - £7,000
c.1956/1959 Norton Les Archer Works Replica, 500cc. Registration number not registered. Frame number P84248 (1959). Engine number L11 64960 (1956).
Sold with Stu Rogers engine letter and an old photograph when built.
Les debuted his famous 500cc overhead camshaft Norton in 1952, a machine specifically designed and developed to make him the King of Europe.
He was part of Britain’s victorious 1952 and 1953 Motocross des Nations teams. Archer competed in the FIM European motocross championship with a 10th-place finish in 1954 then, improving to a 5th place in the 1955 championship. In 1956, he succeeded in winning the 500cc European motocross championship over the defending champion and countryman John Draper.
Archer continued to race his Nortons for many seasons, always there or thereabouts, before in 1966 he sold the whole equipe, and decide to swap to a Greeves two-stroke.
Our vendor built this replica c.1995 using a Stu Rogers built all alloy International engine. This had been originally built for Owen Greenwood (who won races witha BMC Mini engine sidecar outfit).
The frame has been strengthened, the footrests, alloy tank, forks and handlebars were all made new for the project, it runs on stainless steel spokes and rims.
Since completion it has been dry stored and will need commissioning before use.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
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15% inc VAT*
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18.6% inc VAT*
