• Norton-Villiers was a British motorcycle manufacturer formed in the 1960s following the collapse of AMC. With the general decline of the British motorcycle...
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  • Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT) was a British motorcycle manufacturer, formed by the British government to continue the UK motorcycling industry, until...
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    1953. It was reformed as Norton-Villiers, part of Manganese Bronze Holdings, in 1966, and merged with BSA to form Norton Villiers Triumph in 1973. In late...
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    the takeover of BSA-Triumph motorcycle operations by Norton-Villiers, later known as Norton Villiers Triumph. At its peak, BSA (including Triumph) was the...
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    called Norton-Villiers in 1966. In 1966 Associated Motorcycles went bankrupt and was taken over by Manganese Bronze Holdings, who formed Norton-Villiers to...
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    The Norton Commando is a British Norton-Villiers motorcycle with an OHV pre-unit parallel-twin engine, produced by the Norton Motorcycle company from...
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  • umbrella of a new company, Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT) in 1972. Poore was made NVT Group chairman and put in charge, even though Norton had produced far fewer...
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    The Triumph Thunderbird is a British motorcycle that was introduced by Triumph in 1949 and produced in many forms until 1966. The name was used three more...
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  • Dennis Poore's Manganese Bronze Holdings, upon the liquidation of Norton Villiers Triumph in 1978. In October 2016, India's Mahindra Group purchased...
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    Villiers Engineering was a manufacturer of motorcycles and cycle parts, and an engineering company based in Villiers Street, Wolverhampton, England. In...
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    early 1971. Enfield's remaining motorcycle business became part of Norton Villiers in 1967 with the business eventually closing in 1978. George Townsend...
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    name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on four-stroke motorcycles until 1969, and since the name's resale...
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    companies. It later absorbed Francis-Barnett, James, and Norton before incorporation into Norton-Villiers. Henry Herbert Collier founded Matchless as a cycle...
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  • motorcycle manufacturer (1885-1951 taken over by BSA, 1972 merged with Norton) Norton Villiers Triumph, a defunct British motorcycle manufacturer (1972-1978/1983)...
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    The Norton P11 is a 745 cc (45.5 cu in) air-cooled OHV parallel twin motorcycle that was made by Norton-Villiers from 1967 to 1969. Designed as an extremely...
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  • British racing driver, financier and entrepreneur. He became chairman of Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT) during the final years of the old British motorcycle...
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  • Motor Cycles (AMC) from its foundation in 1938 to incorporations as Norton-Villiers-Triumph. Many models were produced to the same specification under...
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  • Car (1921–1926) New Hudson New Imperial (1901–1939) Norman Norton-Villiers (1966-1972) Norton (1902–; reformed in 2008) OEC (1901–1954) OK-Supreme (1882–1940)...
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  • Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, a current British motorcycle manufacturer Norton Villiers Triumph, a defunct British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph (magazine)...
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    The Norton Mercury was a 646 cc (39.4 cu in) air-cooled OHV parallel twin motorcycle made by Norton-Villiers from 1968 to 1970. It was the last Norton model...
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    The Norton Commando Production Racer was a hand built production racer produced by Norton-Villiers from 1970 - 1972. It was based on the road-going Norton...
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    parallel-twin motorcycle manufactured by Triumph Engineering and later by Norton Villiers Triumph between 1959 and 1974. It was based on the company's Triumph...
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    the Norton Atlas, Norton Villiers decided to replace the Featherbed frame for their top model, and the Norton Commando was the result, although Norton-Matchless...
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    difficulties and in 1973 merged with Norton-Villiers. As part of a rationalisation by the newly formed Norton Villiers Triumph, production of BSA motorcycles...
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    the local and national economy. The factory was briefly acquired by Norton Villiers Triumph following their takeover of BSA but closed down, much of it...
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  • Triumph, were merged with Norton Villiers to form Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT). However, the merged company was underfunded. Norton's vertical twin engine...
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    Garside Bert Hopwood Val Page Edward Turner Other BSA Company BSA motorcycles Birmingham Small Arms Company List of BSA motorcycles Norton Villiers Triumph...
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    bolt action hunting rifles Rights to the motorcycle brand went to Norton Villiers Triumph and on its liquidation were purchased by BSA Company. Rights...
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    Mark E versions but the 197 cc (12 cu in) Villiers 9E engine was replaced by a 247 cc (15 cu in) Villiers 31A. Though this engine boasted 12 bhp (9 kW;...
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    'unmarked' vehicles. When Norton's parent company Norton Villiers Triumph (NVT) hit financial trouble in 1975 Shilton left Norton and joined BMW. In his...
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