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!
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 RESTORATION 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:
INTERIOR:
ENGINE COMPARTMENT:
UNDERCARRIAGE: