Linus Tremaine Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) 1933 or so REO convertible coupe....bumper and hood vent knobs are a bit different.... Edited April 27, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) The mystery car is a '32. Keiser's pic is a '33. Hard to be certain exactly which model but more likely a Flying Cloud than a Royale, from the shorter wheelbase. Probably a rare car even when new, Edited April 27, 2016 by nzcarnerd (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, nzcarnerd said: The mystery car is a '32. Keiser's pic is a '33. Hard to be certain exactly which model but more likely a Flying Cloud than a Royale, from the shorter wheelbase. Probably a rare car even when new, All of the 1932s I see have a rectangular reveal around the hood vents and rounded windshield corners at the top, but a lot of it does look more like 1932 than 1933. Edited April 27, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Maybe an 'in-between' model - a late '32 or early '33 using up that last of the '32 grilles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 32 Flying cloud matches up pretty well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Dave Mellor NJ said: 32 Flying cloud matches up pretty well I see quite a few differences....hood sides, belt molding, hubcaps, fender mounted lights, grille, windshield not slanted.... Edited April 28, 2016 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 The Reo in question has hidden door hinges as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drwatson Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) This picture of a 1932 "Reo Flying Cloud Sport Convertible Coupe" shows the same round hood vent pull knobs seen on Bing's Reo. Pic comes from a "1932 Reo Flying Cloud Mailer Brochure" for sale on ebay. Just noticed a "gotcha", Bing's Reo doesn't have suicide doors..oh well! Edited April 28, 2016 by drwatson (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Curti said: The Reo in question has hidden door hinges as well. I see the upper hinge just below the belt molding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 You are right John. It looked like part of the reflection to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) It would seem that Reo may have changed individual features one by one. Looking at a few pics on the net I see a progression from 1930 to 1933 of the radiator, hood louvres, windshield style and door hinges with a mix of each on different cars. From this I guess that Bing's car is a late 1932/early 1933 as the door hinges at the rear look to be a 1933 feature. From this one - everything is that same as Bing's except the radiator. I also see that comment with the '33 pic that there were several variants. Edited April 28, 2016 by nzcarnerd (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I do not know about car, but do have trouble recognizing the driver as Bing Crosby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 9 minutes ago, D Yaros said: I do not know about car, but do have trouble recognizing the driver as Bing Crosby? Just Google "Bing Crosby and car photo" and see that photo a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Yaros Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 14 minutes ago, keiser31 said: Just Google "Bing Crosby and car photo" and see that photo a few times. Keiser: No need. I trust you guys more than I do Google! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 If it is on Google it must be true. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Remember this is circa 1932.Bing was born in 1903 and in 1931 had just become popular - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_Crosby - there is a shot here - - where he bears a close resemblance to driver of our car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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