At last I have one

I have been looking for this engine model for a L  O  N  G, time, collected this today, saw and heard it run, was a round trip of approx 200 miles but was worth every mile,  will now give it a bit of clean up then make up my mind as to leave as is or give it a bit of paint



Blue Cat, only number I can find on this SC is as follows, SC 6401 just when you have time please with a bit of history.

Don

Nice find Don -enjoy!

My guess 1946 ish. Hopefully 'the gaffer' will be along shortly with chapter and verse.

Nice! I always think they have the look of a 20's motorbike engine about them.

mattblack wrote:Nice! I always think they have the look of a 20's motorbike engine about them.

Not surprising as they were developed from the Norman E type motorcycle engine of the late 1920's.

donp wrote:I have been looking for this engine model for a L  O  N  G, time, collected this today, saw and heard it run, was a round trip of approx 200 miles but was worth every mile,  will now give it a bit of clean up then make up my mind as to leave as is or give it a bit of paint.

Blue Cat, only number I can find on this SC is as follows,  SC 6401   just when you have time please with a bit of history.

Don

Always worth travelling for a good one Don, and glad you've found one.

Norman type SC serial number SC6401 was a single sale of one engine to a Gordon McAndrew on 7th July 1947. Sales to a single individual were uncommon, and it looks like Gordon took good care of it. There is no mention of Gordon's location in the dispatch book. The engine was originally fitted with a Wico Series A magneto, so the one on your engine may well be the original.

The light green paint remaining on your engine could also be original as I have seen other Norman SC engines with this colour.

Once again thank you Blue Cat for the information.  Think might just give it a clean and leave it as it is with these details to be entered onto a display board.

Don