in 1924, the Rickenbacker car dealer in Los Angeles, demonstrated the brakes on a new 1924 Rickenbacker C6 Touring sedan by driving the car down the 2nd street steps leading from Hope street to 3rd street at the west portal of the 3rd street tunnel
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The Rickenbacker was the first American mass-production car to have four-wheel brakes. Other car companies tried to run a smear campaign against Rickenbacker, saying four-wheel brakes are dangerous – the car will stop too fast, causing rear-end collisions. Potential customers who were used to rear wheel brakes were easily convinced.
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