Ruger Car Literature- Value?

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I have had this for 50 years. The complete literature packet for the car Bill Ruger planned to introduce in 1970. Apparently, only three cars were built. I've never seen another set of this material. Any idea of value?

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At first blush I would say valueless. If you're talking to a Ruger collector, however, I'd say fifty bucks. However, since people are paying 500K for worthless paintings by the son of a Biden I think it behooves you to get onto a Ruger forum and inquire there. There's no telling what some folks will buy for real money these days.
 
I'm a Ruger fan but Bill Ruger's design looks like it's 30 to 40 years behind the time he showed it. Throwback to his youth??
 
ISCS Yoda said:
At first blush I would say valueless. If you're talking to a Ruger collector, however, I'd say fifty bucks. However, since people are paying 500K for worthless paintings by the son of a Biden I think it behooves you to get onto a Ruger forum and inquire there. There's no telling what some folks will buy for real money these days.
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Yes, early Gen1 Glock boxes and manuals are bringing $500+ these days...
 
No idea on value, but that is definitely cool! Man had a plan, just needed to find the right product.

Myself, I might have been marketing a 500cc horizontally-opposed two-stroke touring bike...
 
AJ said:
It looks like his version of a Stutz Bearcat. Stutz Bearcat - Wikipedia
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Exactly. Bill Ruger was a fan of the Stutz Bearcat. I seem to remember reading many years ago that that's where the name "Bearcat" came from for his little 22 revolver.

No idea on the value of the literature though. I'll bet someone would pay for it though. You'd have two possible interest groups. Car and gun enthusiasts.
 
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Ruger was a fan of the Classics. His firearms styling reflect that.
His automobile was designed to look of that 1920' era, but be mechanically state of the art at the time.

I seem to recall reading that the car did not pass certain road worthy specs for a production made veh and would have had to have had some serious redesigning done for it to do so.
I'm not a car-guy so I don't what it was about the car that the Nat'l U-Can't Do That Safety Admin or who ever has the power over such things didn't approve of at the time.

As far as the literature,,Seems like a classic car & Ruger collector would be target.
I'd try over on the Ruger forum, or there must be Classic Car forums where stuff like this is bought and sold.
 
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