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1953 Raleigh Lenton (John Lennon Replica)

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“I wanted to own my own bicycle.
When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool, maybe the world.
I lived for that bike.
Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on taking mine indoors and the first night I even kept it in my bed.”
– John Lennon

 

1953 Raleigh Lenton

23″ Frame

26″ Wheels

Raleigh inflator pump and saddlebag

(Now sold)

John Lennon’s uncle bought him a green Raleigh Lenton in 1952 after he had taken his 11 Plus school exams.

I bought this similar one. It’s in superb restored condition. This one was purchased in 1954 for a lad on his 13th birthday, so the circumstances were similar. It was kept by him until he passed away this year.

 

 

 

John Lennon on the green Raleigh Lenton below) that his uncle George bought him in 1952 after he had taken his 11 Plus exams at school.

“When I got the bike I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool. I lived for that bike.
Most kids left their bike in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on taking mine indoors and the first night I even kept it in my bed.”

A recent photo below showing John’s childhood home, with a Raleigh Lenton Tourist parked there.

Photo thanks to Liverpool Echo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1951 RALEIGH CATALOGUE EXTRACTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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