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Tomanaldo / Dicki, if this site is factually correct :
http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/Transport/bicycles/Viking.htm
... then they ceased production on classic Vikings in 1967. The company was then sold to Americans who restarted it in Ireland, but it is basically an assembly line company now using parts from elsewhere, a different thing altogether. I didn't know at the time but Vikings were made in my hometown by someone with the same last name as me. Davies is a common name though...
I have a 60's Hotellier frame with original paintwork that my friend gave to me this summer. Its a bit scratched in places, but good condition... I love it. The 'Hotellier' decal is particularly pleasing as Im a retro typography nerd.