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 |  |  | Touring Chassis Num: 26689 Engine Num: 930 |
| Sold for $275,000 at 2012 Gooding & Company. | |||
The car has a large 128-inch chassis and the first owner is believed to have been an executive of the Coca-Cola Company in Laredo, Texas. The car has been treated to a restoration and every attempt to use as many original components as possible was made. It has its original brass headlamps, engraved with the Rambler logo, brass lights, brackets, and fittings. For convenience, a 12-volt starter has been installed, which the other electrics remain 6-volt.
The restoration work was completed in 2008 and later shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it received a class award. It has also been awarded a Best in Show at the Saratoga Springs Invitation Concours, in Saratoga Springs, New York.
The car is powered by a 4-cylinder, T-head, 318 cubic-inch engine fitted with a single updraft carburetor and offering 45 (rated) horsepower. There is a three-speed manual gearbox and rear-wheel mechanical drum brakes.
During the 1890s, the Rambler was the second-best selling bicycle in the United States. As the Nineteenth Century came into view, Thomas Jeffery became interested in the automobile. A single-cylinder Rambler car was built in 1897. The following year, he and his son Charles built two more cars and exhibited them in shows in his home city of Chicago and in New York. The cars had two-cylinder engines mounted in the front. The cars were left-hand drive.
Jefferys sold his bicycle business in 1901 to Colonel Albert Pope's American Bicycle Company. Jefferys went into the auto industry using his 1898 car as a guide for the production version. In February of 1902, the production version was introduced and it was rather different from the prior models. It was powered by a single-cylinder engine which had been placed under the seat. A tiller on the right was used to control the vehicle. During its first year, 1500 buyers agreed with the car at a cost of $750.
By 1905 and 1906 the Rambler Company was in third place in terms of sales. They remained in the top ten throughout the decade. In 1910, Thomas Jeffery died of a heart attack and in 1914; Charles re-christened the Rambler with the family name. After nearly escaping death when the Lusitania sank, Charles acquired a new outlook on life and chose to retire. The company was sold in 1916 to Charles Nash. The Rambler name soon faded away, replaced with the 'Nash'.
By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2008
Jefferys sold his bicycle business in 1901 to Colonel Albert Pope's American Bicycle Company. Jefferys went into the auto industry using his 1898 car as a guide for the production version. In February of 1902, the production version was introduced and it was rather different from the prior models. It was powered by a single-cylinder engine which had been placed under the seat. A tiller on the right was used to control the vehicle. During its first year, 1500 buyers agreed with the car at a cost of $750.
By 1905 and 1906 the Rambler Company was in third place in terms of sales. They remained in the top ten throughout the decade. In 1910, Thomas Jeffery died of a heart attack and in 1914; Charles re-christened the Rambler with the family name. After nearly escaping death when the Lusitania sank, Charles acquired a new outlook on life and chose to retire. The company was sold in 1916 to Charles Nash. The Rambler name soon faded away, replaced with the 'Nash'.
By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2008
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