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-'''Associated Motor Cycles''' (AMC) was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded, by the Collier brothers, as a parent company for the [[Matchless]] and [[AJS]] motorcycle companies. It later absorbed [[Francis-Barnett]], [[James]], and [[Norton]] before incorporation into [[Norton-Villiers]].
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+'''Associated Motor Cycles''' (AMC) was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1938 by the Collier brothers, as a parent company for the [[Matchless]] and [[AJS]] motorcycle companies. It later absorbed [[Francis-Barnett]], [[James]], and [[Norton]] before incorporation into [[Norton-Villiers]].
-Associated Motor Cycles was formed in 1938, though AJS had been bought by Matchless's owners, the Colliers, in 1931. Sunbeam had been bought in 1937 from Imperial Chemical Industries. AMC designed an all new range of Sunbeam motorcycles, maintaining Sunbeam quality and engineering, but sold Sunbeam to [[BSA]] in 1943.
+[[AJS]] had already been bought out by the Colliers in 1931. [[Sunbeam]] had been bought in 1937 from Imperial Chemical Industries. AMC designed an all new range of Sunbeam motorcycles, maintaining Sunbeam quality and engineering, but sold Sunbeam to [[BSA]] in 1943.
-[[Category: Defunct motorcycle manufacturers]]
+[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]]
+[[Category:Defunct motorcycle manufacturers]]
 [[Category:English motorcycles]]