Post-Listing Update: Despite 18 bids on eBay, this Norton P-11 did not meet reserve at $11,600.
Back when AMC owned Norton and Matchless, the latter sold a bike called the G85CS, which was competitive in European motocross. The US west coast distributor sold several but thought they were a little slow for the ‘scramble’ racing that was happening in America, before MX took off. After requesting that AMC put a more powerful Norton Atlas engine in the Matchless frame (and then being told it wasn’t going to happen), the distributor, a man named Bob Blair, had his mechanic build what he wanted over three weeks. The result was then adopted by AMC to become the Norton P-11 – unfortunately it was almost immediately outdated as lightweight two-strokers started showing up in the US. Still, it was a championship desert racer for a couple of years, and an interesting footnote in Norton history as the only true scrambler they built. Just over 500 P-11’s were built, and almost all of them were sold in the states. For more information on this Norton desert racer, check out this profile from MotocrossActionMag. This specific example (VIN: P11/121534) is a numbers matching bike with less than 6,000 miles. Only a few minor pieces have been replaced, and the only non-OEM items are a K&N air filter and a mirror. Find this Norton P-11 for sale in Memphis, Michigan with bidding up to $6,889 and the reserve not yet met