Atlas colour schemes

Previously andrew_orr wrote:

Does anyone know what colour schemes were offered for a 1968 Atlas?

thanks everyone.

I only have records up to 1967 model year on the Atlas.

I remember seeing the usual black and chrome with tanks in a burgundy red or a metalic green.

The 66/67/68parts book lists candy apple red & flamboyant green as the 2 Atlas colours.

Al

Going by memory (always slightly dubious) I only ever saw candy apple red in the dealers' showrooms in 1968.

I got a flamboyant green one from Paul Dunstall in New Eltham. He took the standard stuff from the bikes before they were Customised to his spec. Chrome guards, tanks and seats went for really cheap prices. I added two white lines around the chrome badges a la BMW - looked quite striking. Black and red wouldn't go with that intense green. Nice though ? howard

Previously howard_robinson wrote:

I got a flamboyant green one from Paul Dunstall in New Eltham. He took the standard stuff from the bikes before they were Customised to his spec. Chrome guards, tanks and seats went for really cheap prices. I added two white lines around the chrome badges a la BMW - looked quite striking. Black and red wouldn't go with that intense green. Nice though ? howard

Your pin-striping is very good. You could make a good living doing just that. I see you went with the Mercury mudguards and seat. Very nice mods.

Another Norton just how i like them,very sensible. 650SS or Mercury with maybe an earlier motor? possibly 99?.

Red was the tank colour choice of most new owners with the green available as an option. The Factory also built a few more Atlas models (& 650SS) for the armed forces and police of several overseas countries. These generally had black tanks.