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1953 Hercules Tourist Queen Elizebeth II Coronation Celebration Bicycle

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I understand what 70 years will do to a one year production item
( I collect 1900- 20 record players and records)
 
You are correct! The 1953 Hercules bicycles are not that common. They were a one year limited edition to honor Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Celebration. I have 3 of these bikes and I am always looking for more! The rare parts for the bike are the B type 3 rear hub, the 44" rear brake cable and the hand brake controls. Your bike is missing the chain guard decal. You can purchase a reproduction chain guard sticker from Redbubble.com. They have 4 different styles for your bike. They all look good and are not that expensive!

Your bike looks like the Canadian Eaton Model, as it does not have the 5 Monarch chevrons on the seats down tube or the gold Hercules script with a falcon in flight on each side.

I purchased the QEII Coronation Medallion on E-bay for about $45. It was a bit costly, but looks great on the bike! The reproduction air pump is only slightly more than $10 on e-bay. The Midland Sports rear rack are occasionally available on E-bay. They usually cost between $25 to $50, depending on condition.

The rare Michelin tires are available online from the bike guy.
 
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Any idea about this? I believe it was repainted

it has a 3 speed drum brake rear hub

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The Bike located in Semonole, Florida is in fact a 1953 Hercules Tourist Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Celebration Bicycle. You are correct about the bike being repainted! It is also missing all the special Coronation decals. Unfortunately, It has the wrong rear hub, the wrong goose neck, missing the rear caliper brake, missing the chain guard, has a Sturmey Archer shifter instead of the Hercumatic shifter. As such the bike is not a bargain, unless you pay between $25 to $50 for it, as it will cost a lot to find all the correct parts and purchase them off of e-bay. The parts value of this bike is based on the hand brake controls, which are difficult to find and the front forks' top chrome cover. Good Luck!
 
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Attached to this thread is a 1953 Hercules Tourist QE2 bicycle that is in excellent condition, located in the Washington D.C. area for $222. If purchased, it would not take too long to get it looking fantastic!

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Attached to this thread is a 1953 Hercules Tourist QE2 bicycle that is in excellent condition, located in the Washington D.C. area for $222. If purchased, it would not take too long to get it looking fantastic!

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would take so little to get looking nice and working nicely as well
 
Yes, you did OK paying $40 for the bike. If you are interested in parting it out, I am interested in purchasing both hand brake controls, the front brake caliper and the chrome top fork cover.

Thanks,

Arnie
 
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