Sunday, July 18, 2010
Iola is a huge event each year in the heart of the Midwest with thousands of cars, tens of thousands of visitors and enthusiasts, and its signature massive swap meet. The car that really caught my eye this year was the 1926 Rickenbacker roadster owned by Ron and Donna Jones of Greeneville, TN. It is a real stunner with beautiful brasswork highlighting the front end. Unfortunately our pictures do not do the car justice (click on The Car Blog’s Facebook Fan Page link to the right and then go to the photo section for lots of Iola photos).
One very interesting detail are the streamlined brass headlights with vertical light slits. I am not aware of any other Rickenbacker with these lights, and they appear to be exactly the same as those on some 1930 Cord L-29’s. How is it that these lights are on this single 1926 Rickenbacker and then do not appear again until four years later on the Cord L-29?
One very interesting detail are the streamlined brass headlights with vertical light slits. I am not aware of any other Rickenbacker with these lights, and they appear to be exactly the same as those on some 1930 Cord L-29’s. How is it that these lights are on this single 1926 Rickenbacker and then do not appear again until four years later on the Cord L-29?
