Optimus 324 Rider mint condition

Discussion in 'Optimus No:324 Rider' started by Jake Weber, Jul 17, 2023.

  1. Jake Weber United States

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    First firing of a mint, unburned 324 Rider. Never polished. Enjoy! IMG_2397.jpg
     
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    Nice - still on my “Dear Santa List”.
     
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    Nice stove.
    One day I bought one for three bucks in a flea market, after a few years I sold it for fifteen bucks then I began to regret but it was too late. Maby seven years later I was in the flea market and I saw MY stove.The guy who bought it from me was selling it for twenty bucks.The 324 was mine again ,lucky me.

    Cooleman
     
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    Can’t tell from the photo, but complete with ‘Rider’ windshield?
     
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    +1 :content:
     
  7. Majicwrench

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    Very fun, attractive stoves. @presscall didn't you do a wonderful write-up on these?

    BTW "Dear Santa" heard me, I must have been a good boy :)
     
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    That’s very kind of you to say so Keith, thank you. I guess you had THIS post in mind.

    John
     
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    I have one. Been on a shelf for years. What is so attractive about them?
     
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    Bit of a dead end as a stove design I’d say Ken, with contemporary Coleman stoves outstripping it on useability but their appeal for me as a collectors’ item is their complexity (construction/operation) and comparative rarity, many having suffered this fate …

    313254EA-A45B-4934-93F8-F528572AA404.jpeg

    John
     
  11. Majicwrench

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    Perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder. At any rate, beauty is hard to describe. Little bling, nice colors, attractive.
     
  12. Fettler United States

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    At the time the safety recall of that particular model limited the appeal, and then they were soon pulled from the market. Not one of their better efforts.
     
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    I don't recall a recall (sorry) do you have any documents??

    Have heard rumor that the 323 was an issue, but the 324 was fine (mine is 324)
     
  14. Fettler United States

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    Yeah, 323 was the defective model, not the 324. Mea Culpa.
     
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    Got one 323 and a 324 with box and leaflet. Could happily swap for a really good M1942 with accessorues os good 111T
     
  16. Keith Blume United States

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    I am a huge Simplex Kettle fan and need more of these pictures