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I think that Royale's are very cool. Other posters have pointed out that they are fairly obscure and this does impact their market value. Mechanically they are very similar to the top of the line Chrysler's of the period but seem to bring less money (although they are almost never seen for sale). My advice would be to take tons of good pictures, write a very detailed description then put up a website with all the info and advertise in both the REO club newsletter as well as the CCCA newsletter with the address of the website and say best offer. Generally I think you need to price something before you try to sell it but short of an auction scenario I'm not sure how you would do that. It is impossible to put a price on your project without seeing lots of pictures but If the car is complete, solid and only disassembled I can't see it bringing more then 30k dollars or so. Chances are it's less then that. I know the one I linked to has been for sale for a number of years at around 70k. Although the colors are not good, a buyer is much better off cleaning up an older but quality restoration then taking on a full restoration. Btw, does your car have the aluminum top pictured at the bottom? If so then I imagine it's worth a premium over the cloth insert model.

It's the same issue with the carbs that went on the blower Stutz. It's unique & unobtainable since they were originally pot metal and just disintegrated.

This one has been for sale for a number of years. It was an AACA first prize winner back in the 80s. I believe the asking price is around 70k. If the car needs a restoration I would discount heavily. 1931 Reo Royale White Glove Collection

When I saw the ad I assumed that the speedsters had special carbs that are made of unobtainium. It's worth the 15k if your speedster is missing the original for sure.

Almost all the high end Mercedes Benz and some of their mid-range cars (which still cost 4k or more in the U.S.A) came with fitted luggage.

Am I missing something here? The original post is almost 10 years old and you guys are expecting a response from a guest poster?

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No, it's not the same. Cord was just a name for a car that was originally going to be a Duesenberg but ended up being a called "Cord" in honor of the company's president E.L. Cord. Duesenberg was more typical of the arrangement you are talking about with Chevy and Buick as it was a purchased as a stand alone company in the late 20s by E.L. and it's factory was in Indy not Auburn or Connersville.

What state did her parents live in when they owned the car?

Beautiful car.

We've had a couple of Packard 12s in the family and still have one, but the ongoing 40 year long restoration seems to have gone over schedule so I can't comment on driving one. I've always liked the Pierce Arrow, although I've never driven one of those either. I'm wondering how the overdrive gear worked on the Pierce? Was the unit integral with the transmission or mounted behind it. Does it work on all 3 gears or is it like Mercedes where it's an over the top gear off of 3rd?

I don't know about the entire collector car market but it is going to impact the Duesenbergs in a big way - especially if they are selling no reserve. The Harrahs auctions occurred as the economy was in an upswing. These are happening in a down swing. There are just not that many collectors with 1 million plus to spend on a car, it has to effect prices.

Here are a couple of pictures of the two varieties. Are there any Hollywood experts out there?

You put it a bit more clearly then me Bob, but "ugly" is probably about right.

George, the hamb guys want more pictures. Also, why do you think it's rear engined? There seems to be a big transmission tunnel there.

Here you go George

I'm going to be the dissenter on the greatness of Tucker. I like the uniqueness of the rear engine and the multiple exhaust tips are cool. But the styling leaves me cold. I guess in fairness, quite a bit of the styling in that era was icky.

L29 or 810/812? I'm not a huge fan of the late 20s "spin dial" gauges.

If you post this on the hamb with a decent title like "Identify mystery 50s rear engined custom" somebody will tell you exactly what it it. If you want I'll post it for you.

Take some decent pictures of each of them and post them on here. You will probably get a better idea then from the price guides.

Do you know when they stopped publishing those books? Sometime in the 1920s?

If anyone figure out how to get Massachusetts Historical Registration records I would love to know about it. I have some old registrations for some of my cars and I'd love to try to find even earlier owners for them. With the current privacy law stuff I'm not optimistic.

I found a new one to put near the top of my list. 34 Nash Ambassador.

As a general rule, it's best to post pictures when asking questions Pete :-). Be sure to join the Studebaker club. I'm always amazed at how much knowledge is found with the marque specific clubs. I'm a big fan of the 1930 to 1938 time frame, the height of auto manufacture in my mind. Best of luck with it. A.J.