Rickenbacker Motor Company
Rickenbacker Motor Company
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Product Details
CompanyRickenbacker Motor Company
Certificate Type
Common Stock
Date Issued
March 11, 1926 (green)
March 6, 1926 (orange)
Canceled
No
Printer
American Bank Note Company
Signatures
Hand signed
Approximate Size
12" (w) by 8" (h)
Images
Show the exact certificate you will receive
Guaranteed Authentic
Yes
Additional Details
NA
Historical Context
The Rickenbacker Motor Company was started in 1921 when a group lead by Barney Everitt along with seasoned automakers Walter Flanders and William Metzger began the new venture. World War I fighter pilot Eddie Rickenbacker's name was used as the company moniker and he was named a Vice-President of the Company and contributed to the sales effort.
A manufacturing plant in Detroit, Michigan was purchased and tooled up and in early 1922 the first of the Rickenbacker cars made their debut at the New York Auto show. The new offering was equipped with a 218 c.i. L-head six cylinder that featured a flywheel at either end of the crankshaft; Rickenbacker had first seen this setup used on an aircraft engine during the war. The press reported the feature made the new engine one of the smoothest to be found
In 1923, the Rickenbacker is reported to have been the first of the medium-priced automakers to add four-wheel brakes; in the same year the firm lost Walter Flanders after he died in an automobile accident. In 1924, a nine main bearing L-head 268 c.i. straight-eight engine also utilizing two flywheels was added. Despite the changes and being chosen as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500, sales lagged at the company and even after price cuts in 1925 were instituted the situation did not improve.
As a last gasp measure, the flashy Super Sport Boattail Coupe was introduced at the 1926 New York Auto Show. That same year Rickenbacker left the company due to its failing in the marketplace. Barney Everitt struggled on to the end of the line for the automaker in February of 1927.
Rickenbacker's World War I 94th Fighter Squadron emblem depicting a top hat inside a ring was used for the company's emblems, which were located both on the front and the back of the cars.
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