1967 Norton Dunstall

1967 Norton Dunstall sits at the top of Paul Dunstall's own catalog, the flagship expression of what a Norton twin could become once a specialist tuner got hold of it. This isn't a factory Norton with a badge change. Dunstall took the standard parallel twin platform and reworked breathing, exhaust, and chassis details to sharpen throttle response and high-speed stability, aiming squarely at riders who wanted café racer performance without building a special from scratch themselves. The result is a bike that rewards commitment on fast A-roads and circuit outings more than it does gentle commuting, with a mechanical character that demands attention but pays it back in feel. As the first year the marque was officially recognized in its own right, 1967 has no prior Dunstall-branded model to compare against directly, so early production examples carry particular weight with collectors tracing the lineage from Norton donor bikes to full Dunstall specification. Buyers today tend to be Norton enthusiasts stepping up from standard production twins, or collectors specifically chasing Dunstall's tuning pedigree rather than generic period customs. Given the high collector interest surrounding these machines, documentation and originality matter as much as condition when it comes to value.