This shrine-themed Heritage Softail Classic variant appears in Harley-Davidson’s Softail special-model listings beginning with the 2012 model year, where it is identified as the FLSTC 103 Shrine. It carried through the 2013 and 2014 model years as a distinct special edition within the Softail family, rather than as a separate all-new platform. The “103” designation reflects its later Twin Cam 103-era positioning, helping distinguish it from earlier Shrine versions based on the same Heritage Softail Classic lineage.
The base Heritage Softail Classic itself has long been one of Harley-Davidson’s most traditional big-twin cruisers, with stepped saddlebags, floorboards, valanced fenders, and an overall look intended to evoke the brand’s postwar touring machines. The Shrine edition followed that familiar formula but added dedicated paint and trim combinations aimed at ceremonial and fraternity buyers, making it part of Harley-Davidson’s long-running practice of offering special-purpose and organization-specific variants alongside mainstream retail models. By the 2015 model year, it no longer appears in Harley-Davidson’s Softail model listings, indicating the end of this single production run.