-SG- The dirt-track museum 'Cinder to Shale' in Scotland, has been brought down to Ledbury in Herefordshire where I understand it was auctioned last week. It is thought to have been the biggest collection in the world.
One of the lots was a replica DT Norton built some twenty five years ago by Jim Gregory. Not having an original DT Norton engine, Jim used an early 1930 Model 20 unit, which looks very similar. He told me that he never actually ran the bike before he sold it to Ian Paterson, the 'Cinder to Shale' owner. And indeed Ian may not have run it either. Of course, the Model 20 engine will almost certainly have been used during its life but how much is open to query! It will be interesting to see if the new owner gets it going!
PS: ... sold for a hammer price of £15000 and the buyer, would you believe, a well known gentleman named Sammy Miller! Perhaps the auctioneers did not know it was just a replica ...