But have you ever driven a 1924 Rickenbacker?

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:06 pm

Mr Bevis and his 1923 Rickenbacker B-6

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:48 pm

Charming. Oh, BTW, did you photoshop that R tailpiece on the grill of the old car?
JimK

octagon · Post by **octagon** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:57 pm

jimk wrote:Charming. Oh, BTW, did you photoshop that R tailpiece on the grill of the old car?
JimK

No,that is original

http://www.rickenbackermotors.com/hrm/hrm.html

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:40 pm

Nope, I haven't ever driven one. Haven't even seen one other than in pictures. But it would sure be cool to own one!

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:01 pm

I watched that very episode this afternoon on the annual SciFi Network Twilight Zone marathon.

I refuse to type 'SyFy'.

Good to see the apostrophe abuse on the logo...

paologregorio · Post by **paologregorio** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:23 pm

Nice, the car company used the American air corps Uncle Sam throws his hat in the ring emblem from WWI, used by ace, and company VP, Eddie Rickenbacker, of course.

Zurdo · Post by **Zurdo** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 3:46 am

indeed I have, in Nashville, Tennessee. Rickenbackers are a very heavy vehicle to steer and maneuver, like a truck, but then so is any 1920's vehicle except maybe the Ford Model T which is a bit lighter.

I reburbish old Jaguars from the 1960's, but have always been interested in antique and classic cars, my preference is for the cars of the 1930's, specifically the 1934 Ford and some others.

electrofaro · Post by **electrofaro** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 6:27 am

eatswodo wrote:I refuse to type 'SyFy'.

Doctor to patient: I'm sorry, you contracted SyFy

horrible name...

Anyway, nort driven a Rickenbacker, but if they're anything like old Mercs... going at 50 km/h some bends tend to become quite hard to corner, they remind me more of some older 4x4s in how they drive than of trucks (if you mean what brits call a lorry, not a pick-up).

jimk · Post by **jimk** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 7:27 pm

I drove a Model A Ford two-door (tudor) once upon a time. If you're used to power steering, they can feel pretty heavy. Kind of always wanted a 1930-31 Model A Ford pickup truck. That will be a long time coming, though.
JimK

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:15 am

octagon wrote:... No,that is original ...

...

However, apparently not worthy of correct grammar ...

cjj wrote:Nope, I haven't ever driven one. Haven't even seen one other than in pictures. But it would sure be cool to own one!

Some time back when I used "rickenbacker" as a search term on some Craigslist, one of the cars (in bad need of restoration) came up as a hit.

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