Motorgeezer Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Edited September 30, 2020 by Motorgeezer Added another pic (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Maybe circa 1910 Reo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulrhd29nz Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 It’s a REO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 With electric lights and steel felloe wheels I would think it is nearer to the later teens or perhaps even early 1920's. It could even be a small Speed Wagon truck chassis. Greg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Motorgeezer Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 A REO Speedwagon! This is so fantastic to know. I really appreciate the help from all of you helping me identifying it. Especially the video. I suspect it was a truck because it has very heavy duty looking rear leaf springs (12 leaves). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorgeezer Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 7 hours ago, 1912Staver said: With electric lights and steel felloe wheels I would think it is nearer to the later teens or perhaps even early 1920's. It could even be a small Speed Wagon truck chassis. Greg Hi Greg yes it has electric lights. I saw a bulb holder for a taillight. And the rear leaf springs are very heavy duty I counted 12 leaves. I don’t know what steel felloe wheels are, you can see from the photographs that the wheels are wooden spoke in the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The felloe is the part of the wheel that the outer ends of the spokes go into. First picture shows a wood felloe wheel, second picture is a steel felloe wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Motorgeezer Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Just now, Motorgeezer said: I don’t think those two loose broken rims in the frame are from this vehicle but who knows? The heavy duty looking rear leafspring can easily be seen in this pic. Also you can see the rear differential. What else should I look for to determine if this was a truck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorgeezer Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Also is this a starter motor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorgeezer Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 Looks like there is only pedal a clutch pedal no brake pedal only a handbrake lever for braking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The rear hubs and general appearance of the rear of the frame also suggest REO Speed Wagon { light duty truck }. The arm for the brake is there , just that someone has removed the bolt on, top pad of the brake pedal. Most likely early 1920's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 13 hours ago, 1912Staver said: general appearance of the rear of the frame also suggest REO Speed Wagon { light duty truck }. Agree, definitely lighter duty REO truck. I had a bare frame for a 1920 REO small school bus and the frame and spring hangers match. Also, there is a second "frame" that the motor is mounted on, that sits inside the main frame which REO used at least on trucks, going way back. I also had remains of two 1913 REO Model J big trucks with that second engine frame set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F&J Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 also, the headlight bar that is a straight round pipe that is clamped to the tops of headlight stands, then the pipe also supports the fenders are REO truck like I had 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV Puleo Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 That engine was introduced in 1910 and discontinued about 1925. It was first used in the Model R, then "Reo the Fifth" (in 1912) and later in the Speedwagon. Most of the engine parts are interchangeable right to the end...I once used the Northeast generator/distributor unit from one of those on my 1910 R. The bracket that held the generator just bolted on in place of the magneto bracket. There have been at least two people on this forum looking for engine parts in the last year or two. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorgeezer Posted October 1, 2020 Author Share Posted October 1, 2020 I found the engine serial number today. l believe it represents a 1915? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 There is a guy in the REO section looking for hubcaps like those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWK1919 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Hi, I realize i'm really late to this party but i was wondering what the status was of this REO frame and engine? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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