1922 Rickenbacker model A five passenger tourer,  A car worthy of its name

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  • @a.leemorrisjr.9255
    @a.leemorrisjr.9255 9 месяцев назад +11

    Don't recall name of tune, but I remember it. That's Sonny & Cher Bono. "Baby Don't Go"? It's from the '60s.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah buddy congratulations you got it =)

    • @johnboydTx
      @johnboydTx 9 месяцев назад +2

      Well done 👏👏 I remember that on the TV series 😱🧓 I'm old 😂🥇. ✌️

    • @a.leemorrisjr.9255
      @a.leemorrisjr.9255 9 месяцев назад +3

      @@johnboydTx I was just a "youngblood" boy myself then. Seems like USA really started going to hell in a bucket after '60s.

    • @johnboydTx
      @johnboydTx 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@a.leemorrisjr.9255 I'm have mixed thoughts on that 🤔..60s had race riot's and assassinations of popular figures and 68 Democratic convention mess ???
      Then NASA had a moon landing and brought the people together!!!!
      After Nixon and Vietnam ended the celebration and party with substance's took a heavy price!!!!! We still suffer the hang over and addiction.....😱🤢.
      Humanity has peaks and valleys since the beginning 🤔???
      Renaissance art and music
      Dark Ages the bubonic plague and the Crusades...
      Industrial Revolution......
      World Wars ......
      Nuclear ☢️ Fusion is both at the same time 😱 Unseen Maximum Destruction and Death ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
      Endless Energy for Domestic and Commercial Use for Millions of people 🤷
      Technology can be are saving Grace !!!!!
      Technology can Destroy Humanity !!!!!!!
      Humanity's understanding decides the path 🤔🤞🤞 enjoy your day 👋👋. ✌️🤠

    • @livewire2759
      @livewire2759 9 месяцев назад +4

      Dang... Here I was, expecting the song to be from a band that used Rickenbacker guitars... like The Beatles, or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers... or Lemmy...

  • @LlyleHunter
    @LlyleHunter 9 месяцев назад +6

    The interior is unbelievably elegant.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      The dash is so nice

    • @LlyleHunter
      @LlyleHunter 9 месяцев назад +1

      The dash is very warm and inviting.

  • @josephpiskac2781
    @josephpiskac2781 9 месяцев назад +2

    Really beautiful many people must have loved their new Rickenbackers.

  • @jimciancio9005
    @jimciancio9005 16 дней назад +1

    And that's why today we still, well maybe many of us refer to belts as a "Fan Belt"...... But on some of these older and obsolete models of engines they incorporate so many different engineering designs in their own or sometimes borrowed means of doing certain things. Like the Generator/water-pump combinations are found on many different models across the board, the optional oil can on the firewall, another feature that was borrowed from engine's which featured exposed lifters, push rods and rocker arms. As this engine appears to be a L head or Flat head valve train design, which mostly everything is contained within the crankcase system and is sealed in as well as splash or sometimes even pressurized lubrication was done by the engine itself. But either way theres no lacking of lubrication points on such a vehicle that requires a mandatory regiment of oil or a heavy grease to keep things moving smoothly. I learned something new today and I thank you Jay for finding out so much about the life and outcome of the famous Rickenbacher automobile, I only knew the mans flight history and his experiences during WW1. So thank you for doing what you're doing here Jay, its been a great and fun ways of learning much more information about the common to obscure vehicles, their engineering feats weather positive or negative and they're beginnings to their demise for way too many innovative ideas! ❤😊 Keep em coming And we'll be here to help, share and all learn something new or forgotten about.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  15 дней назад +1

      Thank you so much for sharing all that information happy you dig the obscure cars =)

    • @jimciancio9005
      @jimciancio9005 15 дней назад +1

      @@What.its.like. Thank you for making such rich informative videos on cars that are usually only ever seen behind ropes in a museum! It's more than just a great show, it's a basically a first person experience that you give your audience, which is something never done before! So you Sir, my hats off to you for a fantastic idea! If they only had smellovision...... LOL 😂

  • @robertmechner3231
    @robertmechner3231 9 месяцев назад +1

    I remember as a kid when Eddie Rickenbacher passed away in 1973. I live in Long Island New York at the time. Eddie lived in Bronxville, New York.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      Oh wow he was definitely a mans man he would be a great one to have a interview with =)

  • @bparksiii6171
    @bparksiii6171 9 месяцев назад +4

    Another great find Jay, just looked up the Rickenbacker in my car spotter guide before watching Dual flywheels looks like the predecessor to the harmonic balancer. nice restoration on the car. looks tight getting in the rear First choice 1922 Studebaker , second 1922 Jordan (was thinking of the Jewett car yesterday. Song sounds like Piano man by Billy Joel.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      Great guess I name that tune but it’s not piano Man it’s not by Billy Joel
      I’m leaving for Hershey the day after tomorrow and I honestly can’t wait I am going to try to do a Jordan may be a couple Jordans.. The vehicle that I really want to do is a Roxton and a 1937 Studebaker coupe Xpress.

    • @charlesdalton985
      @charlesdalton985 9 месяцев назад +1

      My thought also - an early rendition of a harmonic balancer. ~ Chuck

  • @batiusfinkius2923
    @batiusfinkius2923 9 месяцев назад +3

    The kick plates on the side in front of the rickenbacker running board foot plate had his plane top hat logo cast in. Nice detail.

  • @don66hotrod94
    @don66hotrod94 9 месяцев назад +2

    There were so many cars far superior than the Model T. Your videos are a constant reminder.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      Yeah so many cars got left in the past I want all automotive grandson have a voice especially the forgotten ones

  • @JefferyHall-ct2tr
    @JefferyHall-ct2tr 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hi Jay!: Rickenbacher, er I mean Rickenbacker! What a car! WHAT A GUY! You know it always amazes me what people thought was safe as far as automobiles in those days!! Seat belts, we don't need no stinking seat belts! It's SAFER to get thrown from your car!! (If you managed to split your head wide open on a fence post or tree or the road, that was just bad luck!!) Same with 4 wheel brakes. Then they finally became industry standard along with hydraulic actuation. I think that old Eddie had a lot of irons in the fire during the mid 1920's and that lead to the demise of his car. He got married around that time, and had also been offered the job of corporate service manager for the VERY short lived GM car the Sheridan also about this time. Eddie actually bought the speedway after his car company went belly up around 1927. I can't remember for sure, but it seems that Eddie suffered what a lot of car makers endured, even Henry Ford, he didn't necessarily have the same vision that the Investors and Directors did for the brand. WYR#1 Rickenbacker. #2 Cole!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      Great choices yeah Eddie Rickenbacker was definitely a man’s man.. he honestly should be the most interesting person in the world

  • @johnboydTx
    @johnboydTx 9 месяцев назад +2

    Great Car 👍☺️ a proper restoration..
    No over spray
    No philips screws
    Wires
    Hoses and slot screw heads on the clamps 👏👏👏👏👏👏
    Couldn't see the texture of the paint 😉 put out standing job ❤❤
    Someone has pride and dedication 👏👏 respect to the owner...
    Studebaker had spoke rims 👏👏
    Cole windshield style with the barrel hood ☺️👏👏👏👏
    Great Episode Sir Keep it up 👍✌️

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      This was an awesome car
      Question do you have an airflow i was talking to someone on facebook with the same name that has one just didnt know if it was you

    • @johnboydTx
      @johnboydTx 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@What.its.like. technically a 1934 DeSoto not a Chrysler.. grandfather used for parts nobody wanted it 😢 just a body he used the drive train in his 2 door ....
      I think that's why I build speedsters .... wood gets expensive 😱 labor and true work of art . I bought a 29 Chevy in boxes for 200 dollars... Today's Technology is scaring grandkids from old cars 🤔
      If you ever drive a speedster you'll understand 👍🤠✌️

    • @johnboydTx
      @johnboydTx 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@What.its.like. but I'm not on Facebook

    • @johnboydTx
      @johnboydTx 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@What.its.like. was he in Arkansas??? My nephew has my grandfathers car last I knew 🤠✌️

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      1937 Chrysler air flow??

  • @carlmontney7916
    @carlmontney7916 9 месяцев назад +1

    22 Studebaker
    22 Rickenbacker
    Real beautiful and elegant auto. I've never seen one in the wild. Thanks for posting this one.
    I really dug the Hat in the Ring 94th Aero squadron emblem on the running board kick panels. A subtle tribute to the aero squadron Eddie served with during the war. Very cool car and it's just awesome to actually see one in the wild.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      Awesome choices this is the only one that I’ve ever seen in the wild somebody wanted me to do one last year and I was like yeah I’ll get right on it not the easiest thing in the world to find and it was the very first car that I shot the very first day at the Greenfield Village..

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota 9 месяцев назад +1

    8:10 Dang, those "Rickenbacker" plates on the running board are GREAT looking !!

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      That whole car was awesome it was the only one ive seen in the wild

  • @waggitnshaggit6592
    @waggitnshaggit6592 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rickenbacker just to Honor Eddie! He truly is an amazing man especially his survival at sea and also later horrific injuries from plane crash.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      Awesome Eddie was definitely the most interesting man in the world I didn’t know about his later plane crash thank you so much for sharing that really need to do an episode on him when the base gets bigger going to do people behind the cars =)
      Cover people like Eddie Rickenbacker Virgil Exner Harley Earl Alex tribulus Dick Teague Ramen Louis henry Ford Louis Chevrolet Durant Charles Nash Walther P Chrysler the list goes on and on just like the engine episodes

    • @waggitnshaggit6592
      @waggitnshaggit6592 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@What.its.like. That would be tight! You just named a bunch of my favorites. Mr Nash is quite a story, Ransom Olds too.

  • @aaronwilliams6989
    @aaronwilliams6989 9 месяцев назад +2

    Cool story. Interesting car.

  • @charlesdalton985
    @charlesdalton985 9 месяцев назад +2

    More proof that being too far ahead can sometimes be a bad thing. This one is beautifully restored - holy cow! WYR: 1922 Stanley Steamer (they’re just so cool!) and the 1922 Rickenbacker. Thank you as always another excellent piece of work. Enjoy Hershey!!! ~ Chuck

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      Great choices. =)
      I might take my stuff so I can do episodes while I’m out there otherwise there won’t be a new episode for a while =)
      Definitely want to do more 50 stuff

  • @thomasozminkowski2589
    @thomasozminkowski2589 9 месяцев назад +4

    Actually the 2 flywheel thing did catch on.....sort of. Almost all car engines have a harmonic balance(r).. which is pretty much what he invented. 😊

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      Great catch i wasnt looking at it that way =) but yeah Rickenbacker is the inventor of the harmonic balancer =)

    • @josephgaviota
      @josephgaviota 9 месяцев назад +1

      ... harmonic balancer ...
      Of course that makes sense, I didn't think about it at the time.

  • @tonychavez2083
    @tonychavez2083 9 месяцев назад +1

    22’ Rickenbacker, great video, would love to visit Michigan to attend that classic car show, seems like an amazing area too.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      I can’t recommend that enough it’s not really a show it’s an experience I believe anybody that’s into the Classic Car hobby should go to that
      You will see cars there that you’ll never see again you’ll also see cars that you’ve only read about I just got back from Hershey I’m hoping to get the 57 dual ghia episode posted today.. if not today tomorrow for sure it is the most in-depth dual ghia episode out there . And they even let me ride in it which was absolutely incredible there’s only 32 known to survive out of the 117 produced. To put it in perspective of how rare that car is I saw six Duesenberg at the show I didn’t ask to do any of them which I probably should have Duesenberg is a common car when compared to the dual ghia.. i’m 34 years old and I’ve only seen one other one and that was 18 years ago..
      But back to the point you should totally go it’s always the week after Labor Day. I think it’s $45 to get in but that’s for the whole weekend they give you a bracelet and everybody is more than happy to share their cars with you with anybody they just want to see people that are interested in those cars because interest unfortunately is dwindling there still are people that are hard-core enthusiast but they’re just not as common is that used to be

  • @tigre7739
    @tigre7739 9 месяцев назад +1

    Fascinating and Honorable History! It is a beautifully crafted auto, the interior looks really nice!🤩 I'd definitely pick this one and the Cole.😎

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      This was the very first car i did when i got there i was like, wow
      People have been asking for a rickenbacker and i was like ill get right on that super rare, eddie rickenbacker is the man myth legend that deserves his own episode one day
      Sweet choices =)

  • @keithstudly6071
    @keithstudly6071 9 месяцев назад +4

    Humm.. Rickenbacker made his name as a race driver and then became even more famous as flyer so obviously flying was his first love. After the car business he became the owner and president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway until he sold it in 1945 to Tony Hulman. Yes, from 1938 to 1959 he was the president of Eastern Airlines and was the Chairman of the Board until 1963. There was some talk that his sale of Indianapolis Motor Speedway was done to quiet investor worries that he was not taking the airline business as seriously as he should. For most of his life he was a regular visitor to the speedway and almost all the racers remember a visit by Capt. Eddie, but it's safe to say flying was his first love.
    The front flywheel was an early version of what has become better known as an harmonic balancer, a regular part of almost all modern engines.

    • @josephgaviota
      @josephgaviota 9 месяцев назад

      Personally, I like him for his popcorn.

  • @seanhoward8025
    @seanhoward8025 9 месяцев назад +2

    Jay, that “little attachment thing” is called a turn button.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      Awesome there was also a horn button on steering wheel

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota 9 месяцев назад +1

    11:53 Love the Dos Equis reference ... I was _thinking_ of it just before you showed it.
    Stay thirsty, my friend ;-)

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +2

      You’re the only one that commented on that I thought that was comedic gold =)

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota 9 месяцев назад +1

    3:49 Agreeing that two flywheels would have a "smoothing" effect, I would also think it would inhibit "peppiness," since there would more matter to change speed.

  • @ROXSTARCorvette4371
    @ROXSTARCorvette4371 9 месяцев назад +2

    Interesting car. It looks well made. I had no idea so few of them remain. It's the Studebaker and Jordan for me.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      I could not believe the survival rate was that low either this is the only one I’ve ever seen
      Sweet choices

  • @hcombs0104
    @hcombs0104 9 месяцев назад +1

    For WYR, I will go with the Stanley Steamer, and then the Rickenbacker.
    Here, yet again, is a car I've never heard of until now but looks good. I really like the front end...and the seats.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад

      Awesome choices =)
      Love finding cars off the beaten path =)

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota 9 месяцев назад +1

    WYR #1, Rickenbacker for the win.

  • @oscarblom4885
    @oscarblom4885 9 месяцев назад +2

    Very cool 😎

  • @goatfarmmb
    @goatfarmmb 6 месяцев назад +1

    Eddie Rickenbacker is the Son of a Swiss immigrant, I read about him in my tractor book where a tractor maker that converted a Rickenbacker car into a tractor (or doodle bug)

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  6 месяцев назад +1

      Great insight and information =)

  • @THROTTLEPOWER
    @THROTTLEPOWER 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great vid 👌 👍 😊

  • @josephjohnson3073
    @josephjohnson3073 9 месяцев назад +2

    Early harmonic balancer.

  • @davidpistek6241
    @davidpistek6241 9 месяцев назад +2

    I would assume the bead around the fenders is for strength as well as style

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      Possibly i always thought it was to give the fender a bit more design character

  • @josephgaviota
    @josephgaviota 9 месяцев назад +1

    7:16 "... headlights; are massive ..."
    I suppose those old headlights weren't "sealed beams, and the lamps didn't come with 1157 bulbs, but I wonder _what_ was inside?
    Bulbs? or ?? It was _past_ acetylene lamps ... I just wonder!

  • @ColtonRMagby
    @ColtonRMagby 9 месяцев назад +1

    1 & 2: All of them. The Stanley Steamer would get driven the most of all the cars.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      Sweet =) leaving for hershey tomorrow going to try and do a stanley steamer

    • @ColtonRMagby
      @ColtonRMagby 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@What.its.like. Nice.👍

  • @mrperkinsthehusky
    @mrperkinsthehusky 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rickenbacker???? Huh??? I mean I own a Rickenbacker guitar. I didn’t know they made cars lol

  • @davidpistek6241
    @davidpistek6241 9 месяцев назад +1

    Now bikes have drilled disk brakes

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      Haha yeah i was looking at e bikes and they have disc brakes and hydro set up

  • @JamesAllmond
    @JamesAllmond 9 месяцев назад +1

    22 Stude
    22 Rickenbacker

  • @markchandler1130
    @markchandler1130 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rickenbacker
    Cole

  • @davidpistek6241
    @davidpistek6241 9 месяцев назад +1

    Dumb question, iron maidens mascot is cousin Eddie, Bruce Dickinson is into war planes and a aviator wonder if rickenbacker is cousin Eddie

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      That’s interesting connection i have no idea

    • @davidpistek6241
      @davidpistek6241 9 месяцев назад

      I looked it up and it's a no ,however I remembered the aces high poster my brother had spitfire shooting down br109s with the mummified zombie flying, Bruce Dickinson is a jumbo jet pilot for British airways as well as a Rockstar, he goes on tour, Flys the 747 with them and the other bands a very interesting man also

  • @a.leemorrisjr.9255
    @a.leemorrisjr.9255 9 месяцев назад +2

    Maybe a '22 Jordan or Studebaker provided I could get parts. The Rick is unique & 1 of a kind, but parts & repairs could be extremely difficult, don't know if could drive it much as company was only in business several years.

    • @What.its.like.
      @What.its.like.  9 месяцев назад +1

      It would not be just the parts it would be anybody that would wanna work on it I’m having a hard time finding people that wanna work on a 52 Chevy because that’s a vehicle that you can’t plug a computer into the diagnosis nobody wants to do that anymore and just come up with excuses and not do anything

    • @agostinodibella9939
      @agostinodibella9939 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@What.its.like.Before computer diagnostics mechanics had to actually think for themselves and know how to fix things using the car’s symptoms to chase the problem.

    • @a.leemorrisjr.9255
      @a.leemorrisjr.9255 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@What.its.like. I do miss old days when did alot of own work on cars & trucks. A good general mechanic could keep her running for you.

    • @AdamWaffen
      @AdamWaffen 9 месяцев назад +1

      You don’t “get” parts for these vehicles. You make them.