REO Speedwagons

[TonyHavana]

Not mine, no affiliation, but close enough that if someone's interested, I could go check them out.

http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-classic-cars-2-Rare-antique-REO-SPEEDWAGON-Trucks-Super-Solid-from-Sask-W0QQAdIdZ296797525

[RIMSPOKE]

HERE ARE SOME MORE :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1947-reo-speedwagon-2ton-truck-/190553313700?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2c5ddcd1a4

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1947-REO-Speedwagon-low-miles-western-grain-truck-/160608521143?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2565038bb7

"REO" STANDS FOR RANSOM E. OLDS , THE OLDSMOBILE GUY .

HE LOST CONTROL OF OLDSMOBILE EARLY ON AND WANTED TO START ANOTHER CAR COMPANY BEARING HIS NAME .

HIS FORMER COMPANY PREVENTED FROM USING THE NAME "OLDS" SINCE IT SOUNDED TOO MUCH LIKE "OLDSMIBILE" .

HE DECIDED TO USE HIS INITIALS & THE REST IS HISTORY .

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYONE ELSE THAT HAD TWO CAR COMPANIES NAMED AFTER HIM !

[TonyHavana]

Interesting info, Rim. The red one in the link you provided appears to be one of the two in my original link.

[RIMSPOKE]

THERE IS MORE !

HIS FATHER STARTED A FOUNDRY THAT EVENTUALLY MADE "OLDS" BRAND HIT-N-MISS ENGINES .

HERE IS ONE : http://www.gswagner.com/cspg/cspg2002/cspg20022.html

RANSOM STARTED OUT IN HIS DAD's SHOP AND TURNED OUT TO

BE VERY MECHANICALLY INCLINED .

IN 1897 HE WENT OUT ON HIS OWN WITH THE IDEA OF BUILDING AUTOMOBILES .

HIS FIRST CARS USED MOTORS THAT HE BOUGHT FROM HIS DAD !

PRETTY COOL , I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GM KILLED OFF A MAKE WITH

SUCH A RICH HISTORY