The bike was sold with a comprehensive history – the original old-style logbook bearing George Formby’s signature as well as photos of George with the bike, and pictures from through the machine’s 60-year history. The Norton has been restored in subsequent years since passing on from Formby’s possession, and has spent the last 12 years in the care of the same owner as well as being displayed at the National Motorcycle Museum. Kings also arranged the distinctive registration number, as George Formby insisted all of his vehicle’s registrations end in double or triple digit numbers. HVU 111 was presented to George Formby and his wife Beryl during a July 1947 visit to Norton’s Bracebridge Street factory, though the bike was actually purchased by Formby from the Manchester branch of King’s of Oxford and delivered to his Lancashire home several weeks before the visit.
The 1947 490cc Norton International was one of many bikes owned by George Formby, who starred in the film ‘No Limits’, a spoof of the 1935 Isle of Man TT races.
A Norton International purchased new by comedian George Formby sold for £30,582 at an auction on Monday (December 3, 2007).
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