JC Higgins

[JKJK]

Can anyone tell me the year and maybe an approximate value on this bike, in pretty solid shape and have all the paperwork if that helps...View media item 236View media item 237

 

[deorman]

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[JKJK]

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Sorry about that @deorman ; I'm obviously new to this forum, and tried to insert the media from my album, attached below should be the bike and the paperwork I have?

 

[RustySprockets]

What a nice survivor! I'll take a stab and date this right around 1963--if I'm not mistaken, 1964 and later had a different, more angular tank. Does it actually say "JC Higgins" on any of the badges? I get the impression this bike is from the post-Higgins era, when Flightliners were simply badged as "Sears."

As to value, these bikes aren't that uncommon, but MAN is that a beautiful cache of documentation & spares. They definitely add value for a true collector. I could be way off, but I'd probably ask $350 minimum for a package that nice.

P.S. I checked eBay and found several similar bikes up for grabs in various states of repair. The prices range from $120-255 for bikes that are not as nice as yours.

 

[deorman]

With the "provenance" of paperwork, and the condition, what ever the top dollar value of these bikes is, is what that one is worth.

 

[Wildcat]

I think it says "Sears" on the tank and on the little decal on the seat tube, so I think the J C Higgins paperwork was added even though it was after they switched to the Sears name. 1963 is a good guess as that was the year they went to Sears for naming the bikes.
But not a scratch on the bike from what I can tell! Probably original tires (Allstate?) too.