Kristin Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 1927 REO Flying Cloud2 door Excellent condition. Should be a fun and reasonably easy restoration project for any car enthusiast. It's been garaged for nearly 50 years. Last ran in 1974, when it was driven into the garage it's still in. id love to see this car go to someone who wants to preserve a little bit of history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim43 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Hello; Where are you located? Do you have a dollar figure in mind? Thanks;; Jim 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristin Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 I’m asking 13,500, but I’m willing to negotiate. I’m located in Saugerties NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Excuse my ignorance but what are those brackets across the back for? Cool old car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 minute ago, JACK M said: Excuse my ignorance but what are those brackets across the back for? Cool old car. To keep the trunk from contacting the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Hmm, I was thinking that they may be in the way of the trunk lid. They also are spaced out wider than said trunk. I don't see any sign of the brackets marking the lid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 However, I certainly know better than to argue car facts with my old buddy John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp36 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 If there was not a trunk bolted to the car, they would be used as ti-downs for any thing you needed to carry on the trunk rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp36 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 That's a car that needs to be serviced and driven AS IS, no fancy restoration. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristin Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 I agree! That’s why I’ve listed it here. I hope to sell it to someone who appreciates what it is. I don’t want it turned into a hotrod with a weird paint job. It’s in such great shape the way it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I also agree, it’s too nice to restore. Someone will fall in love with it at some point and be very happy with her. Good luck with your sale 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I copied your ad and placed it in the Reo Section here on the AACA . I also put it in the Reo Club yahoo group . reoclubofamerica@yahoogroups.com I owned a 1926 Reo T6 Sedan and they are excellent car . I am currently restoring a 1931 Reo Royale Victoria . Reo over built all the parts . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 7 hours ago, JACK M said: Hmm, I was thinking that they may be in the way of the trunk lid. They also are spaced out wider than said trunk. I don't see any sign of the brackets marking the lid. I don't think the trunk was designed to fit the car. It's probably an aftermarket. As you say, the brackets are spaced wider than the trunk. The rack also is wider. The two brackets on the ends extend downward on the body to serve as rub strips for a wider trunk, as well as tie-downs. The four between them do not extend past the belt line and likely were intended as just tie-downs. Presumably an appropriately sized trunk would have some provision so the lid did not hit the tie-downs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I love this car. But I cannot buy anything. There are six of those bars, all extend down near the bottom of the body. The four in the middle are adequate to protect the body. And yes, the trunk is an after-market, and a bit smaller than was intended for the car. I had a '29 Reo Flying Cloud Master fifty years ago. An incredible car to drive! Mine was the semi-sport-coupe with rumble seat which had similar bars on the trunk lid as tie-downs for additional whatever one wanted to carry on the back. One time, I was driving to a club tour, uphill on the freeway at my usual comfortable 45 mph, when I wondered what it could really do. So I pressed the pedal to the wood and heard a deep throaty rumble as the car picked up speed at a surprising rate! At 55 mph, I decided that was enough, I knew it had more power than any antique really needed and settled back to my comfortable 45. This car, being a bit heavier, and modern gasoline delivering less power than it used to, it would not do quite that well. However, it would still be a great tour car for the nickel age crowd! I wish I could afford it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 CHuDWah is correct....the four bars in the center do NOT extend all of the way down like the outer two do.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 9 hours ago, wayne sheldon said: ...There are six of those bars, all extend down near the bottom of the body... CHuDWah is correct....the four bars in the center do NOT extend all of the way down like the outer two do.... Apparently wayne sheldon's 29 was different from this 27 and/or his Master was different from whatever series this one is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 59 minutes ago, CHuDWah said: Apparently wayne sheldon's 29 was different from this 27 and/or his Master was different from whatever series this one is. Well, here is a 1929 REO and the center four are short like the 1927.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, keiser31 said: Well, here is a 1929 REO and the center four are short like the 1927.... Yup. Also, that trunk appears identical to the one on the 27. Wonder if they really are OEM equipment? If so, I can't see that the long strips serve any function other than aesthetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old car fan Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Really love the car,no room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RansomEli Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I used to own a '27 REO. Nice driving car. First year for four-wheel hydraulic brakes, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Well, okay? I have seen several other makes of cars (including mid '20s Buicks, Marmon and several others) with bars like that on the back of sedans and even touring cars where all bars went to near the bottom. And, of course, many more cars did not have such bars than did. I think they were more for decoration than holding heavy loads. However, they did also protect the back of the body somewhat. The castings with my '29 were not really good quality, and a few were broken. I actually had a few replacements made for it. The mounting holes left no doubt that the coupe's rumble seat lid had bars that showed the full space when the rumble seat was opened. The bars on the sides of the lid were longer. If there are now two such Reo coaches that way? Maybe so.But I would be very surprised if there were not holes near the bottom of the body for the other end of those bars. Regardless, that is a beautiful Reo, and would make an excellent tour car for someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHuDWah Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 On 2/15/2019 at 5:09 AM, wayne sheldon said: Well, okay? I have seen several other makes of cars (including mid '20s Buicks, Marmon and several others) with bars like that on the back of sedans and even touring cars where all bars went to near the bottom. And, of course, many more cars did not have such bars than did. I think they were more for decoration than holding heavy loads. However, they did also protect the back of the body somewhat. The castings with my '29 were not really good quality, and a few were broken. I actually had a few replacements made for it. The mounting holes left no doubt that the coupe's rumble seat lid had bars that showed the full space when the rumble seat was opened. The bars on the sides of the lid were longer. If there are now two such Reo coaches that way? Maybe so.But I would be very surprised if there were not holes near the bottom of the body for the other end of those bars. Regardless, that is a beautiful Reo, and would make an excellent tour car for someone. Or maybe coach and coupe are different? I've seen other cars where trim differs by body style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowbarr Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 I got my old 22, T6 sedan REO running this summer, first start in 36 yrs... can anyone explain for me the purpose of the oil can in the engine compartment...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Back in those days, oil wasn't quite as good as today's modified creations, most engines lacked pressure oiling to everything, most roads were very dirty if they were even paved at all creating dust that got into everything. Automobiles required regular oiling of starter and generator bushings, distributor shafts, spring shackles, speedometer cables, and sometimes any of a dozen other things. Some things according to the owner's and maintenance manuals required oiling every day! This was mostly to flush out the road dust. However, most of those things even today should be given a squirt or two every few local drives, or hundred miles. Some items even back in the day had fifty, hundred, two hundred, or five hundred (or other?) mile interim oilings. These should still be followed somewhat. Some people use chain or bar oil in many of those places. It is stickier and requires adding or flushing less often. In some places, chain and/or bar oil being stickier can collect dust more easily, therefore, in some locations it may be a bad idea. Any oil, especially sticky oil, mixed with fine dust becomes an abrasive compound suitable for lapping valves into a block. You can guess how destructive it can be for a distributor bushing. The simple reason for those oil can holders on the firewall is simply a convenient place to keep a filled and ready oil can for the routine maintenance. A few cars had such holders from the factory. Most of them were an after-market add-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Same answer from the Studebaker thread may apply. Many cars still had priming cups on the engine for cold weather starting, if so that can held an amount of raw gasoline for use in the priming cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Gas Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Is this car still available? If so give me a call. I was looking at it on craigslist but the ad expired and luckily I ran across it here. (682)429-1010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Eidsness Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 2/11/2019 at 10:54 PM, Kristin said: 1927 REO Flying Cloud2 door Excellent condition. Should be a fun and reasonably easy restoration project for any car enthusiast. It's been garaged for nearly 50 years. Last ran in 1974, when it was driven into the garage it's still in. id love to see this car go to someone who wants to preserve a little bit of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Eidsness Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Hi Kristin, Did you sell the car? Can you tell me who owns it now? I've compiled a registry of Flying Clouds and am now compiling a photo gallery of REOs and would like to include this car in both. Please write me. Carl Eidsness carleidsness@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Carl, Kristin has not been on site for a couple of years. When you get enough posts you might try a PM to see if the car is sold. Not sure how many posts you need, 10 or 15 I would guess. If you hover over Kristins name you will see some details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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