In the case of Tony Morisset,

who today has a collection of more than sixty very desirable motorcycles, there is an extra reason to fondly recall that day, 40 years ago, because his late father presented him with his first motorcycle. And this was no flimsy little moped, no Flying Flea or Bantam, but a big British twin – a 1956 Model 88 Norton Dominator – the pride of the roadsters to come out of Norton Motors in Bracebridge Street, Birmingham. ‚