Only two tone? Only three? Four?

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 11/11/2014 at 09:50 • Filed to: None

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I'm counting about 6 tones here. Come at me, bro.

Sn210 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 09:56

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Ruxton!!

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 09:57

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I only see white and red.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. 11/11/2014 at 10:04

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Have it your way, infidel.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Sn210 11/11/2014 at 10:06

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Sometimes I get the sense that if we really tried, we could turn Oppo into like the 3rd largest concentration of Ruxton fans in the world and most active website covering them, which is either sad, hilarious, or frightening.

Sn210 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 10:08

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definitely. There's you, me, Laird Andy right? That's three right there, we must be in the top ten already

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Sn210 11/11/2014 at 10:13

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I think with a dash of persuasion there's like a half dozen other semi-fans of Ruxton as well.

Sn210 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 10:20

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this roadster has got to be my favor

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 10:38

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All three, I think.

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > Sn210 11/11/2014 at 10:39

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I would be a fan of Ruxton if I knew what it was.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 11/11/2014 at 10:51

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Ruxton was a contemporary of Cord, in being a FWD luxury brand of the US. It had a number of interesting features, one of which being the multi-tone paint jobs, one being the Woodlight headlights also seen on some Cords, and a very low floor - being FWD, the frame and other elements were designed so that the Ruxton was much lower than pretty much any other cars of the period, both ride and roof height.

Sn210 > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 11/11/2014 at 11:35

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lol exactly

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 11:46

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I went and looked on Wikipedia too. Thanks.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 11/11/2014 at 11:56

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The best comparison might not actually be to Cord, but to the Citroen Traction Avant, particularly with the modified body structure to take advantage of the FWD, and the dropped running boards.

If it had been any cheaper, it might have enjoyed greater success like the TA did.

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 11:58

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How relatively expensive was the Traction Avant?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready 11/11/2014 at 12:02

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Upper middle class. It started in a middling French tax bracket and graduated to a higher one with an increase in engine size. On checking Wikipedia, it turns out that development costs from the TA bankrupted Citroen in the short term and forced sale to Michelin in '34, so however well the TA succeeded longer term, it appears it's more similar to the Ruxton than I thought.

Its engine actually was a forerunner of the one that went into the DS.

Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 11/11/2014 at 12:04

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Very interesting, thanks.