Hetchins production falls into the following periods:
|
model |
catalog year |
Brilliant No.1, No.2 |
1935 - 1940 |
Superbe Road |
1935 |
De Luxe |
1935 |
Ideal |
1935 |
Ladies De Luxe |
1935 |
Ideal No. 1 Tandem |
1935 |
De Luxe Tandem |
1935 |
Brilliant Tandem |
1935 |
Competition
|
1937 - 1940 |
Anglo-Continental |
1937 - 1940 |
Super Sprinter |
1937 - 1940 |
Olympic |
1937 |
Brilliant
|
1937 - 1940 |
Olympic Tandem |
1937 |
Brilliant No. 3 |
1938 - 1940 |
Tour De France |
1938 - 1940 |
Toni Merkens |
1938 - 1950 |
Competition
|
1938 - 1940 |
Super Brilliant |
1940 |
TRIO |
1940 |
Six-Day
|
1940 - 1950 |
Super Special
|
1946 - 1950 |
Massed Start No. 1 |
1948 |
Massed Start No. 2 |
1948 |
Massed Start No. 3 |
1948 |
Super Massed Start |
1948 |
Nulli Secundus |
1950 - 1964 |
Magnum Opus Mk (I), II |
(1950) 1951 - 1986 |
Experto Crede |
1950 - 1964 |
Magnum Bonum |
1951 - 1964 |
Vade Mecum |
1953 - 1964 |
The Plus |
1960 - 1964 |
Mountain King |
1962 - 1964 |
Brilliant |
1960 (catalog)
|
Track Supreme |
1962 - 1964 |
Italia |
1964 - mid 1970s |
Mountain King De Luxe |
1964 - ? |
Vade Mecum I |
1964 - ? |
Vade Mecum II |
1964 - ? |
Vade Mecum III |
1964 - ? |
Swallow/Spyder |
1960 ? - ? * |
Keyhole (KH Spade) |
1970 ? - ? * |
Magnum Bonum Spyder |
1984 ? - 1986 ? * |
Novus Ductor |
1985, 1987 - present |
Scorpion Bonum |
1985, 1987 - present |
Magnum Opus Mk III |
1985, 1987 - present |
Italia (reintroduced) |
1994 - 1995 * |
Mag. Opus Millennium |
2000 * |
Mag. Opus Ultralite |
2005 - ca. 2008 * |
Stainless Steel |
2019 * |
note: |
* production years, |
There was a long gap in catalogs from 1964 to 1985. During this gap, 'the customer got what he wanted' was Alf's motto. Any of the Latin Series models could be ordered, as well as any of the models introduced in the 1960s, Swallow/Spyder, Mountain King, Italia, Keyhole, and so on, some of which were never listed in a catalog. In 1985, a new catalog was issued with a greatly reduced number of models: Novus Ductor, Scorpion Bonum, and Magnum Opus. Jackson Cycles produced another catalog in 1987; it featured slightly re-designed versions of the same three models. These three models are still available.
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