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This link doesn’t work. I am interested as I live nearby.

With beveled glass rear window. From 1917, or is it later? The rest of the automobile is unrestored.

I had stated, IIRC, this car has a Johnson, which it had when purchased, and I did not switch to the K & D, as it wasn’t a 1:1 swap and I didn’t want to modify it only to have to modify it back. Well, IIRC, and I did not recall correctly, as I did modify and install the K & D carburetor a few years ago. The important point is IIRC. I have no recollection of modifying and changing the carburetor out, but here it is. Either I did it, or a gremlin.

What a lot of the brass automobiles in this auction hammered at today, presumably in good running condition, makes the 1908 REO not running and without a title at 23k not seem like such a bargain after all. https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/29953/gilded-age/?page=6

That exactly describes my usage—for my own amusement. Drive back roads and enjoy. I would only attend a local car show in it because it’s local. Just walk around a bit and see what other early cars show up. While the tours seem neat in that, again, you can see what other early automobiles are out there, they are too distant, they require a great expenditure of time and money, and, admittedly, to drive for several days is not of interest to me. I drive to the beach a few times a year because my wife and I enjoy that. It’s 162 miles. The time it takes to drive that is about as much as I wish to drive at any given time. I realize that a brass era automobile would cover less distance in the same amount of time, but it’s the time driving that’s a factor. I have never been a fan of long drives with regards to time and distance and longer trips usually result in a headache.

It was recently asked when I contemplated buying a brass era car at auction what my intended use was for it. What do others use theirs for? It was mentioned going on a tour. That’s nice if you are retired, it’s hard to plan anything like that, and my wife only has so much time off and might not enjoy such a thing more than a few hours on a Sunday afternoon. Plus, you have to have a truck and trailer to haul from your residence to the tour location. To be honest, I can’t afford that and, if I could, the HOA would view my trailer as an eyesore. What I see using it for is driving to a big car show 8 miles once a year to check out the automobiles others have. And driving to my trout stream 2 or 3 miles round trip several times a year. A Sunday afternoon drive possibly including a stop at an American Legion or VFW. How do others use their brass era automobiles?

This isn’t likely what you expected, but I read this book long ago and I get it it’s a child’s book, but a major theme is Mr Toad’s reckless driving. It came out in 1908. I has forgotten what a delightful book it is—The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame… https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_in_the_Willows

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I have a potential garage bay available. We shall see. That car I lost storage space and had to keep it out front and my wife had no patience when she had to look at it more than 24 hours. Leads vack to my original post—lack of garage space and space to work under a roof. Never mind if it’s even heated or not.

I should ask—just how desirable is a 1908 REO, in the whole scheme of things?

Most others seem to think no way no how without a title. ?????

IIRC, it has a Johnson, I purchased a K & D, but probably should go with a Zephyr, although not correct for 1917, as it seemed to work well on a 1930 Model A Ford I used to own.

What would be the horsepower of that 1908 REO I was looking at? Is there a list of 1915 and earlier high horsepower automobiles and I’m gu swing that’s above 45 horsepower. IIRC, the Ford Model A is only 40 horsepower and that dates to 1928 to 1831.

And more photographs… I thank everyone for this. How much does it affect the value of this REO? I did not know until attending there was this problem and the forum told me today what a big deal it is!

It was this 1908?REO at auction yesterday. Estate sale. Bill of sale provided, the estate doesn’t know where titles are or if they even exist. Applied to this and several other cars. I guess it’s best I wasn’t the winning bidder at 23k, needs more work to get running, runs “when towed”, basically all there, but needs some refabricated parts.