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I wanted to start a thread on Reo Royale. I'm putting it down here in the CCCA forum instead of up in the Reo forum because the Reo guys will come down here but I'm not sure the CCCA guys will go up there! I have always liked the Royale because of its styling and I gravitate towards big straight 8 engines. Introduced in the fall of 1930 for the 1931 model year the styling was 3 or 4 years ahead of the curve. As a 12 year old I have vivid memories of my dad's giddiness when he discovered the two Royales in Bill's Junk Yard down in Rhode Island had a bunch of Model J Duesenberg parts attached to them. Quick Overview. There were basically 3 models, the 8-31,8-35 & 8-52. The second number indicates wheelbase, 131,135 & 152. There were also 1 to 3 coachbuilt bodies put on a 148 inch wheel base which have come to be referred to as 8-48. In 33, the 8-31 became the N2 and the 8-35 became the N1. I think the 52 was dropped. The 8-35 & 8-52 are considered full CCCA classics. The 8-31 was basically a Flying Cloud with the Royale underpinnings. I find the 8-31 interesting because it is a smaller car that got the bigger engine which became a popular performance technique with manufacturers in later years. There were 4 standard factory bodies, a Victoria, Sedan, Conv Coupe (made only in 31 & 32), and a 3 window. At least one convertible Victoria was built on the 8-35 chassis. There was mention of 3 coachbuilt Dietrich cars on the 8-48 chassis. One of those is known to have survived.

Steve, my reading comprehension seems to be diminishing with age.

Sorry, I somehow missed you were comparing two cars from the same year which means I get your point now.

The t-bird to town car is not really a fair comparison as one is a collectible and one is an every day car. When I think of t-birds I think of Suzanne Sommers.

I thought it was just sealing the ignition system ala Dupont but you are right, it looks different.

Ron, your website is actually at http://www.kisselsandclassiccars.com/ - very nice. It is good that you are focused and those are definitely cool cars. Everybody loves an unrestored car too.

I love it. Are you going to own every Kissel?

I don't like the valve cover imitation of a Dupont Straight 8. Otherwise kind of neat I guess.

I remember the 76 Eldo very clearly because at the time it was going to be the "Last Convertible". My dad ended up getting a very nice one in 77. If my numbers are right, it was around 25k to buy a nice low mileage car in 77. That was quite a premium on the new car price of 15k. These days I think you can buy the best one in the world for 25k. The real value of today's 25k in 1977 dollars is probably around 12k so things have not only not gone up, but backwards. My first lesson in "Instant Collectibles".

I swear that RM came up with the term "Sport Cab". I remember the good ole days when 900k would get you one

Hmmmm, a 180...

I assumed the car was in Arizona or California. You do need to post a price. Combination coupes are rare. You see many more of the sedans.

Your post has no link to price or location. I think that is the issue. Perhaps you are seeing something not visible to others. Cool car btw.

Unfortunately as a 4 door sedan which has sat out in the elements for many years you are looking at the low end of my range. Maybe less. It may only be useful as a parts car to someone restoring another car. My advice would be to take lots of good pictures including the parts and put it on eBay starting at 500.00. Also post a link to the auction here and on the Graham Club website. Good luck.

The XK 120/140/150s are great cars. My mom drove a 140 MC for years as her everyday summer driver. The only issue was warm days you watched that temp gauge. Big engine in a little compartment. The subject of this thread, a Stutz special is supposed to have a shortened DV32 chassis under the 1950s bodywork. Not horrible looking, not fantastic either. It has floated around in various Internet forums for years.

If it is a supercharged 8 Conv coupe than it could be worth 100k. If it is a 4 door sedan with the normally aspirated 6 and rust then maybe 2k. Or anything in between. A single picture would go a long way to narrowing that range.

John, that was well put. I did a search and this subject comes up about every 6 months like clock work. The original poster usually disappears quickly which makes me think it is just a trolling exercise.