Guest GP Gleason Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Can any of you ID the year of this Rolls? My great uncle is driving this outside of Washington DC. Photo is dated 1911. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 That's not a Rolls-Royce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Not Rolls Royce...looks like a Chandler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Paulsen Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I don't think Chandler started building cars until 1914. It looks like a 1910 (maybe 1911) Reo demi-tonneau. Especially being left-hand drive-quite unusual for this era.Respectfully,Chris PaulsenMcPherson, KS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Sorry, I meant Chalmers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintman Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hi all, When this photo is magnified it seems to have a lot of data, which suggests that if GC could scan the badges on the radiator and wheel hub at a high resolution the badges would stand out. Gas lamps so quite early. In view of my steep learning curve on US cars, certainly seems to have REO features.Kind RegardsVintman (UK) www.svvs.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Attached a picture of an original Reo, 1910. The car shown above is slightly different, with scuttle dash and no question mark rear fenders. That said, I say it is a Reo. Look at the radiator emblem, and the curved line at the bottom of it. Identical to Reo shown in my picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Could the previous photo be the "before" picture of this fabulous 1910 Reo I photographed at Charlotte?The body is different from the car in the initial photo, but the radiator, hood and fenders sure look the same. Note the ridge pattern around the hood in both cars.Do Lynskey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hi- no, the picture I posted is an original car, and will stay an original car. The owner is a purist. When he got the engine running, he was careful to leave original grease and oil on the outside of the parts. No restoration as long as he owns it, and it would be a shame to ever restore it. Shiny is nice, but it's only original once, as they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GP Gleason Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I don't know who wrote "Rolls" on the back of the photo, but I'll have to change it. This hi-res scan tells us. Just don't know what year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 As far as I can work out the difference between the first pic and the others is that the first car is a demi-tonneau and the others are tourers. Great to see that the original car is to remain that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Your last pic cinches it. It is a REO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 58Mustang</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Your last pic cinches it. It is a REO </div></div>I detect a bit of sarcasm, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 REO..for Ransom E. Olds. Who also started Oldsmobile first and sold to GM and formed REO after the sale. Just could not stay out of the auto business. Now you know the rest of the story.... Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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