Here's my 1963 Montgomery Ward Hawthorne, which was built by Hercules. By 1963, Hercules was owned by Raleigh, which means my bicycle probably rolled off the Raleigh assembly line in Nottingham, England.
I bought it for $40. I spent about $7 on spray paint and a couple bucks for the pinstripe stickers. Cheers .
Jack D.
McKinleyville
Humboldt County
California
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Hi. Just saw this bike (the step through) today and got a kick out of it. When I tried to find a pic, I came across your site. Hope you don't mind, but I've linked in and used your pic. Nice work!
Cool blog!
I just bought a similar Hawthorne.
Would you consider $100. too much to pay for one in fair condition?
Would you know where I can find info on figuring out what year my bike is?
Thanks
I have a cruiser-style English Hawthorne I bought to restore. It's a 1960, right at the time Raleigh took over Herc. The headbadge says Made In Birmingham, England. Since yours is different, I think it's a good guess that it's a Nottingham build.
In general the best way to date an old 3-speed is to check the hub for a date code. If it's a Sturmey Archer hub, it will have a date code like "65 12" which would mean the hub was built in December, 1965.
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Bought the same bike for 20 bucks. Everything works, fun bike to ride
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