Cor's got another Norton. It's a 1936 Model CJ Norton that spent it's youth in southern France.
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| Exhaust pipes for 350cc cammy engines were hard to find in France |
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| Someone used a hacksaw on the rear mudguard |
The CJ was despatched on 21 July 1936 to the agent Psalty in Paris. It's a matching-numbers machine and some of the paint may be original. The Works Records list the following Extra Fittings: a large 3½ gallon petrol tank, full-width oil tank, no lights. Further, a Dunlop Drilastic saddle and a 20" front wheel were fitted
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| 19" rear wheel fitted at front |
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| Note full-width oil tank |
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| It originally came without lights |
The CJ needs some TLC but is seems not to be worn out; the warm climate in southern France may have helped a lot. The CJ was delivered without lights; at one stage someone fitted a typical French generator driven by an extension on the left-hand crankpin. Later this was replaced by a Magdyno. Unfortunately the Records don't mention what type of magneto was fitted at the Works.
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| Black damper knob |
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| Agent Lucien Psalty |
For some reason the 19" rear wheel with WM3 rim is now fitted at front while the rear hub now contains the WM2 - 20" front wheel. The CJ will be recommissioned but what's left of the old paint and chrome will be kept as is.
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| The 20" front wheel fitted rear. Tyre is an Avon Supreme |
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| Dunlop Drilastic saddle seen from below |
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| A very large petrol tank |
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| No rust in the petrol tank |
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| The previous owner could do without a valve lifter |