alsancle Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Kirk, I think I was mistaking it for John's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Yes that is the one. Having trouble with the carb. Car starves for fuel but dumps gas out of the carb. Not sure where to look for help.There is a forum for royale owners withs some guys that are experts. You should join. Did you buy a kit for it? Here is a thread discussing the carbs:http://reoroyale.freeforums.net/thread/18/carb-kit-jon-hargrove?page=1&scrollTo=180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 This is the Victoria in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 An advertisement for the 8-31 Coupe. There may be one of these known to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 And one known survivor: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) The 1932 Royale 8 - 52 that was in Lansing still has a presence to draw crowds . I would of liked to see that car when it was new , it must have been striking . Edited July 20, 2014 by Mark Gregory (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Mark, we need to find who has the pictures so we can post them of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 There was a Royale here in NZ some years ago - it is probably the years since I have seen it. I think it was a coupe. It was blue and had right hand drive. I heard a rumour it had gone to the US but can't be certain on that. Whether or not it was the smaller 8-31 I don't know. If it was in the US the right hand drive would make it stand out. There also a big black sedan I saw on a trip to the north about 40 years ago which I presume still survives. I guess both of these cars were supplied new to NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 If it came to the U.S. it may have been converted to LHD. There are only 3 known coupes and I do not believe any of those came from NZ but perhaps it is is hiding somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stephen48 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 There was a Royale here in NZ some years ago - it is probably the years since I have seen it. I think it was a coupe. It was blue and had right hand drive. I heard a rumour it had gone to the US but can't be certain on that. Whether or not it was the smaller 8-31 I don't know. If it was in the US the right hand drive would make it stand out. There also a big black sedan I saw on a trip to the north about 40 years ago which I presume still survives. I guess both of these cars were supplied new to NZ.I have known of two surviving Reo Royales here. There was a sedan in the Auckland area in the late 1960s and it is now stored in the Southwards museum awaiting restoration building.Also there was a Victoria coupe in the Christchurch area that I last heard of in the 1990s. It may still be there.Both of these are right hand drive .As with any car there are usually more surviving than are generally known so it would not surprise me if there are others. Reo sold well here back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 24, 2014 Author Share Posted July 24, 2014 It would be interesting to know how many Royales were sold in NZ and Australia when new. I'm still trying to find the U.S. production. Some books list numbers measured in thousands but I really think that total production is measured in hundreds. A 5% survival rate would mean an original production total of around 1000 cars for all years assuming there are around 50 cars total today. We know of about 35 so I'm assuming there are probably 50 or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Do you have a picture of the Royale that won a race and broke some speed records in the early 1930 's . Do you have any history of this car ? Mark in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Mark,Do you mean the Indy car? I can post a picture of that one or are you thinking of another one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Here is the Indy car. Basically stock Royale chassis except for twin carbs and a high compression head. Placed 9th which is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Yes that is the car I was thinking off . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Another of the race car. This time the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Re my first post #48 I meant to put that it was probably ten years since I had seen the coupe. It sounds to be the same car stephen48 mentioned. The black sedan was near Opotoki I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stephen48 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Re my first post #48 I meant to put that it was probably ten years since I had seen the coupe. It sounds to be the same car stephen48 mentioned. The black sedan was near Opotoki I think.The sedan that was in the Auckland area was two tone , black guards and top with a mustard / brownish colour in the centre. According to the owners son at the time his father salvaged from a wreckers yard.I saw it many times in late 60s and possibly early 70s as the owner lived in Avondale in a side street off the street I grew up in.They let an advertising agency use it for a petrol advertisement during which the engine was ruined so it was sold and has not run again since.Recently I saw photos of it on flickr in the Southward Museum storage shed taken on their recent open days.So I assume they aquired it when the Allen family sold it after advertising it in the Vintage Car Club magazine. It was an impressive car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.Milke Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 In regards to the painted wheels and stainless (or chrome) spokes...It seems that there are several cars that have had this beautiful treatment done. I find it very interesting, though, that on the restored cars, everyone has chromed the lock rings. The factory photos (and the photo of the original car from Chicago), show that the spokes only were plated. The lock rings were painted the same as the wheel (even on the cars with all painted spokes and wheels).First post here as I just found the thread which is great...West (long time, no write!): I thought the same, body color, and I like the idea... but then I bumped into this original pic that shows them in a dark color.... Perhaps the car's dark trim color or maybe black. Looks interesting, and great!Victor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Victor, do you have that picture of the same model sedan in darker colors? The contrast is striking. Generally I'm a dark color guy but this car looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 8, 2014 Author Share Posted August 8, 2014 Here is the Royale engine in a 8-31 chassis. A big engine in the smaller chassis is an interesting combination. This car is under restoration by a forum member who will hopefully keep sending me pictures to post . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Here is a picture of the car in the Southwards museum in NZ.http://www.southwardcarmuseum.co.nz/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Hamilton Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 (edited) I had the pleasure of growing up in this particular Royale. (pre-restoration) I would love to see it in person since what appears to be a beautiful restoration or at least more photos. cfh0521@gmail.com Thanks Chuck Hamilton Edited September 3, 2014 by Chuck Hamilton (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 Chuck's dad Max Hamilton owned the one off Dietrich bodied Royale for many years. He purchased the car from an ad in the Wall Street Journal in 1960 and owned the car into the 1980s when it was sold to Alden "Peach" Thomas whose dad was the Reo Chief engineer. Alden Thomas had the car restored in the 1980s to its original colors (or close). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Very interesting Chuck could you fill us in on more details . Was the car in poor or good shape when your father purchased it . Was it the original owner he purchased it from . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Hamilton Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 -Mark, dad purchased the Royale just north of Baltimore from a private owner who wanted to sell one of his three cars-the Royale, an L-29 Cord and a Graham Hollywood. Of course the aluminum bodied Royale was the choice. But dad drove away but stayed overnight not too far away. I u derstand the car was sold in New York and then moved to D.C. Assumption would be it was sold to someone in Baltimore.The car was tan and brown. The only body flaws were one piece of wood on the drivers side needed replaced nd there was a tear in the aluminum body. The interior was a brown doe skin, very plain. We went back to get the car and typical Max Hamilton style, oil change, pugs gapped, brakes checked and off to WV.Dad's prioity was always the driveability--cars were meant to drive not sit around and look pretty. He rebuild the engine firsta nd then on to the other mechanics. He had it painted to match an ad in gray, back and red pinstripes. The interior was done by an upholsterer who owned a 1926 Olds opera coupe.From there on it was pure driving pleasure and maintenance. Smokey Mountains, Winchester, VA, Niagra Falls, Lansing, Michigan, etc. The Niavra Falls trip was combined with a lead on 2 Royales buried in muck in a farmer's field--never for sale as many told him. Dad bought them both (including their SS wire wheels which the Dietrich did not have) The parts Royales were garaged in Lewiston, NY. Well I answerex more than what I was asked but the discovery of the Dietrich once agains fuels my passiom.Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thank you very much Chuck for sharing the history of this beautiful Royale . I think a lot of other Royale owners will enjoy reading this also . Thanks , Mark Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Hi Chuck, could you describe what you mean by doe-skin? Was it a leather? Most closed cars were done in cloth during that era (although leather was an option for all closed Royales). Here are some pictures of the interior of the twin to this car on the Packard chassis. Did the interior look something like this? Btw, some pictures of those two buried Royales would be car collector gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Here is the current interior which is very presentable but probably not the correct pattern as Chuck describes above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Hamilton Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 It wasnt typical mohair, it was a soft leather much like a suede. The old interior shots of dad's car followed the original fairly accurately. The present upholstery is beautiful and who's to argue. LOL. I'm new here and cant seem to open the thumbnails. Would love to see the Packards so I'll keep trying. If you could sent them to cfh0521@gmail it would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Chuck, I will email them tomorrow. If you left mouse button click on the thumbnail they should expand.Do you remember the color of the original interior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Hamilton Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Issue is probably because I'm on a tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chuck Hamilton Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 The interior color was a muted brown toward the warm side. Not a tan and not a deep brown-somewhere in between the two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Is it just me or the entire forum been slow this fall? Ed, Dave, Jason, West, etc, where are you guys??? Don't tell me facebook!This restoration project has been going on all fall. I started with a list of about 12 things I really wanted fixed which seemed to me to be about 2 or 3 weeks worth of work. As I'm sure many of you have experienced it is very hard to find a place to draw the line. Where I'm going now is a 90 point car or so.You can see the picture of the original paint which was described as "tomato" in a period article on the car. It is close enough to the current color (basically the same minus the metallic) that I'm not respraying the body, only the hoods and fenders. I'm not a huge two tone fan so the fenders will be body color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K8096 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 What are you doing with the tan belt molding on the body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otahuhu Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Not so long ago I drove a right hand fully restored Reo Royale Victoria closed two door 8-35 model located in New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 What are you doing with the tan belt molding on the body?Still in Florida? I'm leaving the gold alone. We haven't found any of the trim color anywhere (the fenders were red under the gold) so in the interests of not going completely bankrupt I'm going to stock with the moldings as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Is it just me or the entire forum been slow this fall? Ed, Dave, Jason, West, etc, where are you guys??? Don't tell me facebook!No. Not on Facebook... yet. I'm still here, but mainly just viewing. Wind is out of my sails right now. Excited to see the progress on your Reo. Any luck with tires yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 I haven't been posting either so I shouldn't complain, but there has been very little to view unless you are into Buick.The tires turned into a complete fiasco. I ordered a single 700x18 Bedford Blackwall to see how it would look. The shop called me and told me I ordered the wrong tire. Come to find out that I have 17 inch wheels when the rest of the world is running 18 inch. One of my Royale buddies came up with a set of 6 wheels but I need snap rings. Actually scrounged 4 at Hershey but in the process have been communicating with Coker about their new snap rings. Also, Coker is re-manufacturing the outside rim. Wheels will arrive this week, one is going to Coker to see if their rings will work with my wheels. We will mount my single tire on one of the wheels to see how it looks, potentially use it to fabricate the side covers.I'm thinking chrome snap ring and painted wheels. Maybe a darker shade of the body color. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Not so long ago I drove a right hand fully restored Reo Royale Victoria closed two door 8-35 model located in New ZealandVictoria or Sedan? Did you take any pictures?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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