Does anyone know the whereabouts of the famous Joe Ryan "Fireplace Nortons", a Manx stable so grotty looking, that it was christened thus by rival teams?

Old Joe used to lavish tuning precision and extreme attention to friction loss upon the bikes he ran, but cleaning and flash paint jobs were very definitely not a priority!

I heard a story that he once sacked a rider for washing the bike! Another legend has it that the works Nortons were trounced by Joe's machines.

Last I saw one, Sam McClements was racing it at Sligo, going like the clappers.

I believe both Sam and Joe are both passed on now, but I would love to know what happened to the machines, and learn more about their race history.