anyone know about this J.C. HIGGINS Barn find

[eureka1]

Pulled this out of a pile of old bikes and stuff in a barn today.Anyone know anything about these? Year? Is this worth anything? parts? I think the J.C. HIGGINS crank is cool and the Eureka ca. bike license plate . Are these pales worth anything ? Thx in advance !
Martin

 

[fat tire trader]

Hi Martin,
It's from the late 50s or early 60s. It's a good bike and will.be worth about $300 after you put about $300 in parts and labor into it.
Unlike the Raleighs, these have normal English threaded bottom brackets.
I like the Eureka!
Chris

 

[THE STIG]

put it back in the barn

 

[eureka1]

i paid 15.00 for it with some other rusty stuff as well so I guess i"m ok with that!
Thanks for your reply!
martin

 

[Frank and Pam Skid Kings]

The license plate will get ya $25+.

 

[eureka1]

put it back in the barn

i don"t think he"ll take it back!

The license plate will get ya $25+.

Good to know , I can my money back plus a little somthin!

 

[Wanted33]

Also, I've saw one of those cranks for sale on Ebay. So I would say that's definitely worth saving. It's a neat find, and I'd have paid 15 bucks for it myself.

 

[Krakatoa]

You can't go too far wrong at that price point! Nice score.

 

[dweenk]

It is a 3-speed (see the pulley on the top tube), but the brakes, levers, shifter, cables, and such are gone. I would bet the the 3-speed hub still functions, or will after some cleaning. The hub was licensed from Sturmey Archer most likely.

 

[Adamtinkerer]

I believe all the Austrian JCH's were made by Puch.