I remember Rick's well. I started in the hobby in '71 had the interest long before that. But in 1971 Rick's was THE go-to guy over JC Whitney for Model A parts.
Seemed like a lot of his stuff was coming out of Argentina at the time as I recall.
Reverse engineered, no where near factory Ford print specs
Out right dangerous parts! A buddy came across one of his ignition coils just this month and he asked me 'What do you think?' and without hesitation I told him 'I think BWM Waste Management out on Knoxville Road will have room for it!!'