Terry Harper Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 Here is a wonderful something you don't see every day. Facebook Market Place: https://www.facebook.com/share/BVFNJBXsx4Y6QQWD/ Seller Description: 1925 Rickenbacker broughman $10,000 Rare 1925 Rickenbacker four-door Broughman, six cylinder, three speed on floor, very few left in existence, older amateur restoration. Ran well when parked. Been in dry storage for many years. Will need gas tank drained and new gas put in. Last time running the radiator leaked. Dusty and dirty from sitting. Needs new battery. Selling due to health reasons. $17,000 invested, will sell for $10,000 firm. My loss your gain. Must make appointment to be seen 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Another really neat car for a reasonable price! I 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Shifter Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 8 hours ago, Terry Harper said: . Selling due to health reasons. Poor guy, the seller must not be able to use a dust cloth, much less a wrench. I apologize for the snide remark, but presentation means a lot in any kind of marketing. You'd think that there would be someone around to dust the car...a neighbor, friend, child, grandchild, wife??? Who lifted the hood, opened the doors, took the pictures, wrote the ad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Not much room in the back seat, but WOW! If I had the money I think I would be jumping at this one and quick! I have always really liked a lot of the off-beat style cars that came along in the roaring '20s! And this may not be the best of them, but I think it is great! Rickenbacker did built a very large oval window brougham, a truly incredible looking automobile! But this one isn't one of those. It is one of the smaller Rickenbacker models. Twenty some years ago, one of the few times I actually went to a collector car auction, there was an unrestored similar model Rickenbacker, a two-door sedan/coach. I looked it over quite a bit, but did not stick around to see what it sold for (conflicting plans). It wasn't an impressively big car, but still had a good look to it. But not nearly as neat looking as this one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 This would be a fun one to recommission! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 (edited) Rickenbacker is such a great story, both the car and the man. I've read a lot of biographies, but none come close to Eddie's story. Here's Eddie in his pre WWI Duesenberg days. Edited July 18 by Leif in Calif (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 My grandparents, born about 1892, had a Rickenbacker back in the day. I remember my grandmother talking about the bud vases in the corners. I wish I had a photo of their car. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 8 hours ago, Twisted Shifter said: Poor guy, the seller must not be able to use a dust cloth, much less a wrench. I apologize for the snide remark... "Selling for health reasons." I feel sorry for the owner, because he must have cared about it at one time. He would love to dust it off and go for a ride if he could. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 6 hours ago, Gary_Ash said: My grandparents, born about 1892, had a Rickenbacker back in the day. I remember my grandmother talking about the bud vases in the corners. I wish I had a photo of their car. My maternal grandfather born in 1910 had a Rickenbacker. I did not know of it until recently when my oldest brother mentioned it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 A cherished book in my modest collection is an autographed copy of his autobiography. Captain Eddie lead an amazing life and left us with a rich legacy and example. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 Captain Eddy was a hero of mine growing up. I loved to draw WWI airplanes and the exploits of the pilots of his time still interest me. The hat in the ring emblem goes back to his squadron and was used on his plane. I'd love to have that car although I don't think I could bring myself to drive it farther than short distances for fear someone would hit it. The price seem very reasonable to me. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted July 19 Share Posted July 19 .He cheated death SO many times! Crashed as a mail pilot in 1922, very seriously crashed on a Eastern Airlines flight to Atlanta in 1941 and then later in the war, spent 24 days floating around the pacific in a life raft with little food or water. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Harper Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 I figured this would not last long! Sold · 1925 Rickenbacker broughman 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Mack_CT Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Looks just like the Rickenbaker featured in an episode of the Twighlight Zone. An eccentric young man drives it and they mention it by name and it rolls away from it's parking spot causing an accident. Cop makes fun of him for having it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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