Originally Posted by
wahoonc
Not ALL '50's 3 speeds were 32/40, but the bulk of them were. From the sounds of it the Herc has been "renovated" a few times. I am pretty sure those aren't the original handlebars, the chain guard is a crap shoot, I have seen chromed chain guards on bikes that you would have never thought they would be on and they were OEM. I would start perusing old Herc advertising and see what turns up.
I still have that 50's Skyliner that pastorbob rescued and we have yet to find it in a catalog.
Aaron
Renovated is one way of putting it!
I can say that because of the fact that it doesn't have the original wheels this bike was probably well ridden over the years, which is more important to me than it being original and correct. For what I paid, I am not complaining. I've been trying to find some old ads and whatnot to help pinpoint the machine and it's age, though the consensus so far is that it is a 50s model, which is great from my perspective. It is now the oldest bike in my collection, far eclipsing the age of my current favourite rider, a 1970 Schwinn Collegiate.