Western Flyer X-53 Original

[Christopher]

You must have flipped over a mountain of rocks to uncover this sweet ad! Clearly I'm not worthy with my internet skills. Interesting.... by looking at the photo, the handgrips of my bike are stock...cool, but appears the head lamp may be a little different than the earlier models.

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

Not quite.. No Christmas pudding for you!

'56 would be red and chrome. The Cherry color was used in '58 only on the X-53, then carried over to the deluxe middleweights in '59.

X-53 colors each year were as follows: -

'53-'55 Girls model: 2-tone Blue, white & gold trim, painted fenders and headlight.
'53-'54 Boys model: Black & Vermillion, white & gold trim, painted fenders and headlight.
'55-'56 Boys model (Girls model discontinued in '55 Flamboyant Red & chrome with chrome fenders and headlight.
'57: Black & Flamboyant Gold.
'58: Flamboyant Cherry & Gold.

If the serial number on Christopher's bike checks out to be '56, I'll eat my shorts!

Go to DAVES VINTAGE BICYCLE Dont choke on your shorts

 

[Fltwd57]

The ads were just artist renderings. The headlight was the same from '53-'58, just the finish changed.

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

Not quite.. No Christmas pudding for you!

'56 would be red and chrome. The Cherry color was used in '58 only on the X-53, then carried over to the deluxe middleweights in '59.

X-53 colors each year were as follows: -

'53-'55 Girls model: 2-tone Blue, white & gold trim, painted fenders and headlight.
'53-'54 Boys model: Black & Vermillion, white & gold trim, painted fenders and headlight.
'55-'56 Boys model (Girls model discontinued in '55 Flamboyant Red & chrome with chrome fenders and headlight.
'57: Black & Flamboyant Gold.
'58: Flamboyant Cherry & Gold.

If the serial number on Christopher's bike checks out to be '56, I'll eat my shorts!

Go to daves vintage bicycles I guess they have it all wrong

 

[Fltwd57]

Go to DAVES VINTAGE BICYCLE Dont choke on your shorts

That is outdated info, posted by the owner of a '58 (not Dave) who thought his bike was a '56... Don't be afraid to learn something new. Trust serial numbers, not something you see on the interwebs!

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

That is outdated info, posted by the owner of a '58 (not Dave) who thought his bike was a '56... Don't be afraid to learn something new. Trust serial numbers, not something you see on the interwebs!

Can i ask were you got your information Daves quote Only boys model after 55 these and the 56 models wore a flamboyant black cherry and gold or red and gold paint job

 

[rustystone2112]

the WFX53 light says WESTERN FLYER on top and the MURRAY light has the M inside the O

 

[Christopher]

Once I get home next week I'll be looking for the serial number to verify, but at this point looking more and more like a 58'

 

[Christopher]

Great info Rusty! Do you know if the 58's had the painted top or the Chrome. I've seen them displayed both ways with the bikes I've seen on line. I'm thinking the Chrome is right, but not certain

 

[rustystone2112]

I believe they went to a chrome light top at the same time they went to chrome fenders for the Murray, also i've never seen the Western Flyer light with a chrome top only the Murray light