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Topic: Rickenbacher headstock logo plate |
Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 21 Oct 2009 4:39 pm |
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late 30's, early 40's...
In the same drawer as the hen's teeth?
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Al
My equipment:
One heck of a Wife
The ghost of a red Doberman
Several pairs of reading glasses strewn about |
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 13 Nov 2009 6:25 pm
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...or same closet as the lost Monet?
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Al
My equipment:
One heck of a Wife
The ghost of a red Doberman
Several pairs of reading glasses strewn about |
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Richard Shatz
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St. Louis
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 14 Nov 2009 11:48 am
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Thanks, Richard.
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Al
My equipment:
One heck of a Wife
The ghost of a red Doberman
Several pairs of reading glasses strewn about |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 14 Nov 2009 8:28 pm
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Al.
Which Rick are you trying to restore, or do you just want a hood ornament? |
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 14 Nov 2009 8:53 pm
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Richard -- I recently got a B10 with no headplate. I mean, it's not necessary...but, gee, it's like having Levi's with no red label!
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Al
My equipment:
One heck of a Wife
The ghost of a red Doberman
Several pairs of reading glasses strewn about |
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 2 Dec 2009 7:37 pm
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The one on ebay went the next notch above my high (embarrassing) bid of $127, so it looks like I'd pay $127 for one...in case you thought I'd only pay $30. By the way, the guy who parted out his Rickenbacher -- chrome plates, neck, body, tuning keys, badge -- got over $750 for everything (minus the pickup), which I thought was incredible...but isn't that the way junk yards work? Cars are often more valuable parted out than sold as one hunk. So, does anyone want to part out their dysfunctional Rick? $127 for the badge.
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Al
My equipment:
One heck of a Wife
The ghost of a red Doberman
Several pairs of reading glasses strewn about |
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 3 Dec 2009 4:46 pm
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Al,
I did notice that that plate came from a parted out B-6, and I'm amazed that the logo plate went for so much. I didn't track any of the rest of the parts.
What did they sell for?
Maybe the parts are worth more than the whole. |
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 3 Dec 2009 5:07 pm
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Richard, if you do a search of completed auctions under Rickenbacher, you'll see the breakdown of parts. If he'd been selling the pickup, he would have cleared $1,000, which is, I think, more than he would have gotten for an intact prewar B6.
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Al
My equipment:
One heck of a Wife
The ghost of a red Doberman
Several pairs of reading glasses strewn about |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 1 Jan 2010 8:09 am How about the knobs?
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| A pair of brown Bakelite flying saucer knobs have been on eBay for weeks now, at $69.00 +/- |
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