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For Sale: 1931 REO Flying Cloud in Seekonk, Massachusetts

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1931 REO Flying Cloud Sedan

ATTENTION “ALL” CLASSIC CAR ENTHUSIASTS!

 ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF A REO FLYING CLOUD IN THE WORLD!

MUSEUM QUALITY!

THIS CAR WAS OWNED AND RESTORED BY A WELL-KNOWN REO SPECIALIST FOR 25+ YEARS!

EXTENSIVE FRAME OFF NUT AND BOLT RESTORATION!

MANY ORIGINAL AND CORRECT PARTS THROUGHOUT!

CONCOURS SHOW QUALITY THROUGHOUT!

ONLY 862 MILES SINCE COMPLETION!

BELIEVED TO BE ALL THE ORIGINAL SHEET METAL THROUGHOUT!

BELIEVED TO BE ALL ORIGINAL WOOD THROUGHOUT!

EXTREMELY STRAIGHT BODY WITH EXCELLENT LINES THROUGHOUT!

MAGNIFICENT MAROON AND BLACK PAINT!

ALL NEW GLASS THROUGHOUT!

PHOTOS DO THIS CAR NO JUSTICE!

CORRECT WOOD SPOKE WHEELS!

HIGH GRADE COACH WORK INTERIOR COMPLETED BY WELL-KNOWN UPHOLSTERER!

HIGHLY DETAILED ENGINE COMPARTMENT!

ORIGINAL REBUILT STRAIGHT 6CYL ENGINE!

ORIGINAL 3-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION!

HIGHLY DETAILED UNDERCARRIAGE!

THIS CAR LOOKS, RUNS AND DRIVES WONDERFUL!

GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A VERY RARE CLASSIC AUTOMOBILE!

 

***MS CLASSIC CARS PURCHASES BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC VEHILCES THAT WE’VE COMPLETELY SERVICED AND DETAILED UNLIKE MOST CLASSIC VEHICLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING ADVERTISED FOR SALE. THIS IS DOCUMENTED WITH AN INVOICE.  THIS CAR WAS RECENTLY COMPLETELY SERVICED BY THE GENTLEMAN WE PURCHASED IT FROM SO WE DIDN’T HAVE TO SERVICE IT.  THE SERVICE INCLUDED AN OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, NEW POINTS, NEW SPARK PLUGS, NEW CAPS, NEW CONDENSER, NEW FUEL PUMP AND NEW FUEL FILTER.  MS CLASSIC CARS PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BATTERY. MS CLASSIC CARS ALSO DID SOME LIGHT COSMETIC WORK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDERCARRIAGE.  WE ALSO COMPLETELY DETAILED IT.  WE’LL LET THE PHOTOS DO THE REST OF THE TALKING***

STORY:

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED BY A GENTLEMAN FROM VERMONT IN THE MID 90’S.  SINCE RETIREMENT HE STARTED RESTORING REO AUTOMOBILES AND BECAME WELL-KNOWN BY THE QUALITY OF HIS WORK.  HE’S WON MANY AWARDS AT PRESTIGIOUS CAR SHOWS AND HAD REO’S FEATURED IN MAGAZINES, ETC.  WHEN HE PURCHASED THIS CAR IT WAS VERY ORIGINAL BUT HAD BEEN LIGHTLY RESTORED OVER THE YEARS.  THERE WERE SOME INCORRECT THINGS ABOUT IT SUCH AS THE WHEELS, ETC THAT HE WOULD CORRECT DURING THE RESTORATION. HE SPENT MANY YEARS RESTORING THIS CAR UNTIL IT WAS FINALLY COMPLETED IN THE EARLY 2000’S.  IT WAS A TRUE FRAME OFF RESOTRATION WITH NO EXPENSE SPARED.  THIS CAR IS THE DEFINITION OF A NUT AND BOLT RESTORATION.  WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT FROM MOST RESTORATIONS IS THE PARTS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND.  IT LITERALLY TOOK YEARS TO FIND THE PARTS.  A RESTORATION OF THIS CAR TODAY WOULD WELL EXCEED SIX FIGURES.  ONCE THE CAR WAS COMPLETED IT WASN’T EXPOSED MUCH LIKE SOME OF HIS OTHER REO’S WERE.  SINCE IT WAS COMPLETED HE ONLY DROVE IT ABOUT 800 MILES IN 15+ YEARS.  HE’S NOW IN HIS 80’S AND DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO HIS BABY.  HE SOLD THE CAR ALONG WITH ANOTHER REO TO A CLASSIC CAR DEALER/COLLECTOR IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ABOUT A YEAR AGO.  RECENTLY THAT DEALER DECIDED TO SELL ONE OF THE TWO HE PURCHASED AND MS CLASSIC CARS JUMPED ON THE OPPORTUNITY.  I RECENTLY SPOKE TO THE GENTLEMAN “ROBERT” AND HIS WIFE “CARMEN” ABOUT THE REO.  THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL CAR THAT THERE BOTH VERY PROUD OF.  ROBERT AND HIS WIFE TOLD ME, “THIS WAS THE BEST OVERALL REO THAT HAD EVER RESTORED”.  “IT’S NOT ONLY BEAUTIFUL SHOW CAR BUT IT’S ALSO A GREAT RUNNER AND DRIVER”.

EXTERIOR:

  • BEAUTIFUL EXTERIOR FROM HEAD TO TOE WITH EXCELLENT ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
  • SHOW QUALITY THROUGHOUT.
  • BELIEVED TO HAVE ALL THE ORIGINAL SHEET METAL AND WOOD THROUGHOUT.
  • EXTREMELY STRAIGHT BODY WITH EXCELLENT GAP LINES THROUGHOUT.
  • THE HOOD AND DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE BEAUTIFULLY ESPECIALLY FOR A 1931 VEHICLE.
  • MAGNIFICENT PAINT WITH A RICH COLOR COMBINATION OF MAROON AND BLACK.
  • ALL NEW GLASS THROUGHOUT.
  • EVERYTHING ON THE EXTERIOR HAS BEEN RESTORED OR REPLACED.
  • CORRECT WOOD WHEELS WITH HAND PINSTRIPING ON EACH SPOKE.
  • THE LIGHTS ALL WORK AS THEY SHOULD.

 

INTERIOR:

  • STUNNING HIGH QUALITY INTERIOR THAT LOOKS AND FEELS RICH.
  • ALL NEW PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED COACH WORKS LABARON BONNEY GRAY MOHAIR INTERIOR.
  • THE DASH HAS BEEN PAINTED TO MATCH THE EXTERIOR.
  • EVERYTHING IN THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN RESTORED OR REPLACED.
  • THE WINDOWS ROLL UP AND DOWN VERY SMOOTHLY.
  • THE DASH KNOBS WORK THE STARTER, CHOKE, SPARK TIMING, ETC.  SOME OF THE GAUGES AREN’T WORKING BUT NOT REALLY IMPORTANT.
  • NEW 6 VOLT SYSTEM.
  • THE BATTERY IS UNDER THE FRONT SEAT AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE. 

 

ENGINE COMPARTMENT:

  • HIGHLY DETAILED ENGINE COMPARTMENT THROUGHOUT.  IT’S NOT AS COMMON TO FIND VEHICLES OF THIS AGE WITH HIGHLY DETAILED ENGINE COMPARTMENTS.  EVEN THE PAINT UNDER THE HOOD IS HIGH QUALITY!
  • LIKE THE EXTERIOR BODY THE FIREWALL PAINT IS HIGH QULAITY.
  • THE ORIGINAL REBUILT STRAIGHT 6CYL ENGINE RUNS GREAT.
  • ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED FOR RELIABILITY.
  • EVERYTHING HAS BEEN RESTORED OR REPLACED THROUGHOUT.
  • THE ENGINE HAS NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES WITH OVERHEATING.

 

UNDERCARRIAGE:

  • HIGHLY DETAILED UNDERCARRIAGE THROUGHOUT.  IT’S NOT AS COMMON TO FIND VEHICLES OF THIS AGE WITH HIGHLY DETAILED UNDERCARRIAGES.  THIS UNDERCARRIAGE IS NICE ENOUGH THAT AT A CAR SHOW I’D RECOMMEND PUTTING MIRRORS UNDER IT.
  • THE ENGINE BREATHES OUT A VERY NICE EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT HAS RECENTLY BEEN PAINTED.
  • THE ENGINE IS COUPLED TO A 3-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT SHIFTS VERY SMOOTHLY.
  • EVERYTHING HAS BEEN RESTORED OR REPLACED.

 

REO Motor Car Company from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia;

 The REO Motor Car Company was a Lansing, Michigan based company that produced automobiles and trucks from 1905 to 1975. At one point the company also manufactured buses on its truck platforms. Ransom E. Olds was an entrepreneur who founded multiple companies in the automobile industry. In 1897 Olds founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company (later, as Oldsmobile, to become a part of General Motors). In 1905 Olds left Oldsmobile and established a new company, REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, Michigan. Olds had 52 percent of the stock and the titles of president and general manager. To ensure a reliable supply of parts, he organized a number of subsidiary firms like the National Coil Company, the Michigan Screw Company, and the Atlas Drop Forge Company. Originally the company was to be called "R. E. Olds Motor Car Company," but the owner of Olds' previous company, then called Olds Motor Works, objected and threatened legal action on the grounds of likely confusion of names by consumers. [1] Olds then changed the name to his initials. Olds Motor Works soon adopted the popular name of its vehicles, Oldsmobile (which, along with Buick and Cadillac, became a founding division of General Motors Corporation). The company's name was spelled alternately in all capitals REO or with only an initial capital as Reo, and the company's own literature was inconsistent in this regard, with early advertising using all capitals and later advertising using the "Reo" capitalization.

By 1907, REO had gross sales of $4.5 million and the company was one of the four wealthiest automobile manufacturers in the U.S. After 1908 however, despite the introduction of improved cars designed by Olds, REO's share of the automobile market decreased due in part to competition from emerging companies like Ford and General Motors. REO added a truck manufacturing division and a Canadian plant in St. Catharines, Ontario in 1910. Two years later, Olds claimed he had built the best car he could, a tourer able to seat two, four, or five, with a 30–35 hp (22– 26 kW) engine, 112 inches (2,845 mm) wheelbase, and 32 inches (81 cm) wheels, for US$1,055 (not including top, windshield, or gas tank, which were US $100 extra).

In 1915, Olds relinquished the title of general manager to his protégé Richard H. Scott, and eight years later he ended his tenure as the company's presidency as well, retaining the position of chairman of the board. Perhaps the most famous REO episode was the 1912 Trans-Canada journey. Traveling 4,176 miles (6,720 km) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Vancouver, British Columbia, in a 1912 REO special touring car, mechanic/driver Fonce V. (Jack) Haney and journalist Thomas W. Wilby made the first trip by automobile across Canada (including one short jaunt into northeastern Washington State when the Canadian roads were virtually impassable.) From 1915 to 1925, under Scott's direction REO remained profitable. In 1923, the company sold an early recreational vehicle, called the "Motor Pullman Car." Designed by Battle Creek, Michigan newspaper editor J.H. Brown, the automobile included a drop-down sleeping extension, a built-in gas range, and a refrigerator. [10] During 1925, however, Scott, like many of his contemporaries/competitors, began an ambitious expansion program designed to make the company more competitive with other automobile manufacturers by offering cars in different price ranges. The failure of this program and the effects of the Great Depression caused such losses that Olds ended his retirement during 1933 and assumed control of REO again, but resigned in 1934. During 1936, REO abandoned the manufacture of automobiles to concentrate on trucks.

REO's two most memorable cars were its Reo Flying Cloud introduced in 1927 [11] and the Reo Royale 8 of 1931. The Flying Cloud was the first car to use Lockheed's new hydraulic internal expanding brake system and featured styling by Fabio Segardi. While Ned Jordan is credited with changing the way advertising was written with his "Somewhere West of Laramie" ads for his Jordan Playboy, Reo's Flying Cloud——a name that provoked evocative images of speed and lightness——changed the way automobiles would be named in the future. It had a 115-inch (2,900 mm) wheelbase.  The final REO model of 1936 was a Flying Cloud.

In April 1927, Reo introduced the Wolverine brand of cars as a companion model to the Flying Cloud. With a Continental engine, artillery wheels, and a different pattern of horizontal radiator louvers from the Flying Cloud, the Wolverine was made until 1928. [13] The 1931 Reo Royale was a trendsetting design, introducing design elements that were a precedent for true automotive streamlining in the American market. The 8-cylinder model was sold through 1933 with minor updates. The name was used on a lower-priced 6-cylinder mode through 1935. Beverly Kimes, editor of the Standard Catalog of American Cars, terms the Royale "the most fabulous Reo of all". In addition to its coachwork by Murray designed by their Amos Northup, the Royale also provided buyers with a 125 hp (93 kW) straight-eight with a nine-bearing crankshaft, one-shot lubrication, and thermostatically-controlled radiator shutters. The Royale rode upon factory wheelbases of 131 inches (3,300 mm) (Model 8-31) and 135 inches (3,400 mm) (Model 8-35); a 1932 custom version rode upon a 152-inch (3,900 mm) wheelbase (Model 8-52). As many as 3 Dietrich coach built bodies were built on 148-inch (3,800 mm) wheelbases in 1931. Beginning in 1933, the Royale also featured as an option REO's semi-automatic transmission, the Self-Shifter. The Model 8-31 was priced at $2,145. The model 8-35 was priced from $2,745 for the sedan to $3,000 for the convertible coupe. The coach built cars were priced close to $6,000. A convertible Victoria was listed at $3,195 but only one is known to have been built. The 8-35 & 8-52 are considered full CCCA classics.

 

 

**AS I MENTIONED ABOVE PHOTOS OF THIS CAR DO IT NO JUSTICE.  THIS CAR SCREAMS QUALITY AND COMMANDS CENTER STAGE WHEREEVER IT GOES.**

YOU’RE CHALLENGE

I HAVE MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE AND FOLLOW THE CLASSIC VEHICLE MARKET ON A DAILY BASIS.  I’M EXPERIENCED WITH MOST YEARS, MAKES AND MODELS.  OBVIOUSLY I’M MORE EXPERIENCED WITH CERTAIN VEHILCES BUT FOLLOW THEM ALL.  I PRICE MY CLASSIC VEHILCES COMPETITIVE BASED ON THE CURRENT MARKET VALUES.  I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYONE TO FIND A COMPARABLE VEHILCE FOR LESS.  PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR COMPARING THE VEHICLES HISTORY, RECENT DOCUMENTED SERVICE WORK, ALL OPTIONS AND THE ENTIRE VEHICLES OVERALL CONDITION FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.  IF YOU’RE TRULY INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE A COMPARABLE VEHICLE THAT’S PRICED LESS PLEASE CALL ME TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER. I’M CONFIDENT THAT MY VEHICLE WILL BE THE BETTER CHOICE.  IF I’M WRONG I’LL TELL YOU THE OTHER VEHICLE IS A BETTER CHOICE AND POINT YOU IN THAT DIRECTION.

 

“AS MY WEBSITE INDICATES I’VE COLLECTED AND SOLD HUNDREDS OF BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS.  I’M PROUD TO SAY THAT I SOLD MULTIPLE VEHICLES THAT HAVE SET WORLD RECORD PRICES.  I’VE ALSO SOLD MANY CLASSIC VEHICLES IN THE SIX FIGURE PLUS PRICE RANGE.  THE POINT BEING IS THAT I’M A GOOD JUDGE OF CHARACTER WHEN IT COMES TIME TO DESCRIBE A CLASSIC VEHICLE.  MS CLASSIC CARS COLLECT BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC VEHICLES THAT WE COMPLETELY SERVICE AND DETAIL.  WE DOCUMENT THIS WORK WITH AN INVOICE THAT PICTURED IN THE PHOTOS.  THE VEHICLE YOU’RE ABOUT TO WITNESS IS REALLY SWEET!  IF YOU’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS VEHICLE I WOULD SUGGEST MOVING FORWARD WITH INVESTIGATING IT FURTHER.  PLEASE GIVE ME A PHONE CALL AND I’LL GO OVER THE ENTIRE TRUCK WITH YOU OVER THE PHONE.  I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT IT INCLUDING THE POSITIVE AND ANY NEGITIVES.  I’LL LITERALLY GO OVER IT FENDER BY FENDER IF NEEDED SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU’RE PURCHASING.  I’M THE OWNER AND CAN MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS REGARDING THE PRICE, ETC.  THERE WILL BE NO PRESSURE.  MY GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT VEHICLE FOR YOU.  IF YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE IT I’LL MAKE THE TRANSACTION TRANSPARENT AND SIMPLE.  I’LL ASSIST YOU IN FINANCING IF NECESSARY. I’LL ALSO ASSIST YOU WITH ALL THE SHIPPING.  IT’S THAT EASY.  MS CLASSIC CARS ISN’T JUST ANOTHER DEALER. MS CLASSIC CARS IS A BRAND.”

MARC SCHILIRO – THE OWNER

 

 

 

Vehicle Details

  • 1931 REO Flying Cloud
  • Listing ID: CC-1029320
  • Price: $49,900
  • Location:Seekonk, Massachusetts
  • Year:1931
  • Make:REO
  • Model:Flying Cloud
  • Exterior Color:Maroon
  • Interior Color:Gray
  • Transmission:Manual
  • Engine Size:Inline 6
  • Odometer:862
  • Stock Number:394
  • Title Status:Clear
  • Restoration History:Fully Restored
  • Exterior Condition:Excellent
  • Seat Material:Cloth
  • Engine History:Rebuilt
  • Engine Condition:Running
  • Drive Train:Front-wheel drive
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