Norton ES2

Motorcycle ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ Classic

2 production runs ยท 3 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Norton ES2 on record.

Netherlands
1933โ€“1978
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
2019โ€“2025
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 40% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Switzerland

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history

2 production runs ยท 3 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/motorcycle/norton/es2/full

Registration history

1933: 1 vehicle 1935: 1 vehicle 1936: 4 vehicles 1938: 3 vehicles 1947: 5 vehicles 1948: 2 vehicles 1949: 4 vehicles 1950: 1 vehicle 1951: 3 vehicles 1952: 4 vehicles 1953: 10 vehicles 1954: 14 vehicles 14 1955: 8 vehicles 1956: 10 vehicles 1957: 8 vehicles 1958: 1 vehicle 1959: 3 vehicles 1960: 6 vehicles 1961: 2 vehicles 1962: 2 vehicles 1963: 2 vehicles 1965: 1 vehicle 1966: 1 vehicle 1970: 1 vehicle 1978: 1 vehicle 1933 1978
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
2019: 1 vehicle 1 2025: 1 vehicle 2019 2025
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1933 1
1935 1
1936 4
1938 3
1947 5
1948 2
1949 4
1950 1
1951 3
1952 4
1953 10
1954 14
1955 8
1956 10
1957 8
1958 1
1959 3
1960 6
1961 2
1962 2
1963 2
1965 1
1966 1
1970 1
1978 1
Finland
2019 1
2025 1

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "motorcycle/norton/es2",
  "name": "ES2",
  "make": {
    "id": "norton",
    "name": "Norton"
  },
  "kind": "motorcycle",
  "body_type": null,
  "availability": [
    "au",
    "ch",
    "fi",
    "nl",
    "nz"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 4,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit โ€” see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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