Latest archived mark · 1912
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Latest archived mark · 2020
Norton Motorcycles
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | ABC Motors | Norton Motorcycles |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1912 | 1898 |
| Founder | Ronald Charteris | James Lansdowne Norton |
| Headquarters | Hersham, Surrey, UK | Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom |
| Name origin | ABC is short for All British (Engine) Company, the name of the firm founded in 1912. It was later renamed ABC Motors Ltd, keeping the initials. | The company carries the surname of its founder, James Lansdowne Norton, who set up the business in Birmingham in 1898. The name is a plain founder surname with no other documented meaning. |
| Highlights | ABC 400, Skootamota | Model 16H, Dominator, Manx, Commando |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1912 | 1902 |
| Latest archived logo | 1912 | 2020 |
| Archived logo assets | 1 | 9 |
Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.
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