A Classic

[Ed Kennell 41,775]

My neighbor added this  1925 Rickenbacker to his collection. Beautiful machine.   https://www.bing.com/search?q=rickenbacker+car&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&ghc=1&lq=0&pq=rickenbacker+car&sc=11-16&sk=&cvid=FE3AAA8A2BC441B8ADAE4BE7528F5102&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl=

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 17, 2024 by Ed Kennell

[ebinmaine 72,379]

Niiiiice 

[Ed Kennell 41,775]

This was the first vehicle to have all wheel brakes.   Studebaker hurt the sales by claiming the front brakes would cause the car to flip over forward.    Two years later Studebaker added front brakes.

[953 nut 59,742]

49 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

 Studebaker hurt the sales by claiming the front brakes would cause the car to flip over forward.    Two years later Studebaker added front brakes

Sounds a bit like today's political doublespeak to me.          

[Ed Kennell 41,775]

55 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Sounds a bit like today's political doublespeak to me.          

True, but the gullible public bought it in 1925.      Rickenbacker folded before Studebaker.

[Ed Kennell 41,775]

The high price was another reason for the poor sales. 

 No expense was spared to cut the quality.    The head and tail light lenses even had the Rickenbacker circled top hat emblem cast in them.

 

[Lane Ranger 11,391]

Eddie Rickenbacker also owned The Indianapolis Motor Speedway until 1945.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

On November 1, 1927, Rickenbacker purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway  from Carl for $700,000. He considered his salary of $5,000 a year and the opportunities for public relations to be more valuable than the $700,000 in debt he incurred.[73] He also drove the speedway's pace car for several years.[59]

He operated the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for more than ten years, overseeing many improvements to the facility.[74] He was responsible for the first radio broadcast of the Memorial Day 500 race.[59] After a final 500-mile 
race in 1941, he closed the Speedway to conserve gasoline , rubber, and other resources during World War II.
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 In 1945, Rickenbacker sold the racetrack to the businessman Anton Hulman Jr.

 

More about the Rickenbacker Motor Car Company:

 

  

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickenbacker_(car)

 

Edited August 17, 2024 by Lane Ranger

[rmaynard 16,289]

17 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

True, but the gullible public bought it in 1925. 

Funny how the public is still gullible today, more than ever.

[SylvanLakeWH 28,311]

57 minutes ago, rmaynard said:

Sad how the public is still gullible today, more than ever.

 

Fixed it for ya...