REO 1922 TOURING CAR
Sale price: US $19,900.00 Make an Offer
| Condition: | Seller notes: |
| Year: | 1922 |
| Make: | REO |
| Model: | T6-B TOURING |
| Vehicle Title: | Clean |
| Mileage: | 10000 |
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
Vehicle description
This is a fine example of a classic 1920’s Touring car built by the REO motor car company. Was purchased by current owner in 2017 and on the local "show" circuit with occasional neighborhood drives. Runs GREAT! Fun to drive!
Was restored by prior owner who passed away. An immaculate restoration with serious attention to detail. 1 or 2 paint chips, but nothing that requires repaint of panels. No issues mechanically. Does occasionally smoke, slightly (oil) smoke on startup, then clears.
2 time Winner in Hilton Head Concours "Best American Manufacturer" and "Classics 1920"s"
Only reason for sale is making room in warehouse for new motorhome. .
(Seller can assist in obtaining reliable carrier for shipping)
(REO History below) Ransom Eli Olds founded “Olds Motor Works” in Lansing, MI in 1897 and was known as the “Oldsmobile”. In growing the company, Ransom E. Olds was involved in a dispute with investors and quit to start his own company named “REO” (for Ransom Eli Olds), in 1904. However, those Investors kept the “Olds and Oldsmobile” name for themselves. Like most new companies, REO struggled at first, but by 1908 had sold over 4100 REO’s compared to Olds selling a little over 1000 Oldsmobiles. Oldsmobile was now part of the new General Motors. In 1912, REO made history when Fonce V. Haney and Thomas W. Wilby drove a REO touring car 4,176 miles from Halifax, NS to Vancouver, BC. REO did well up until the Great Depression and suffered in car sales like most car companies of the day however, they had branched into a solid truck building business, REO Speedwagon, and discontinued car manufacturing in 1936 focusing exclusively on trucks. In WWII, REO produced several military vehicles, in the truck line and saw success through 1967 when they Merged with Diamond-T Trucks and became “Diamond REO” until that company’s bankruptcy in 1975. Production facts are limited, but we believe this to be one of only 400 or so T6-B’s produced.
Was restored by prior owner who passed away. An immaculate restoration with serious attention to detail. 1 or 2 paint chips, but nothing that requires repaint of panels. No issues mechanically. Does occasionally smoke, slightly (oil) smoke on startup, then clears.
2 time Winner in Hilton Head Concours "Best American Manufacturer" and "Classics 1920"s"
Only reason for sale is making room in warehouse for new motorhome. .
(Seller can assist in obtaining reliable carrier for shipping)
(REO History below) Ransom Eli Olds founded “Olds Motor Works” in Lansing, MI in 1897 and was known as the “Oldsmobile”. In growing the company, Ransom E. Olds was involved in a dispute with investors and quit to start his own company named “REO” (for Ransom Eli Olds), in 1904. However, those Investors kept the “Olds and Oldsmobile” name for themselves. Like most new companies, REO struggled at first, but by 1908 had sold over 4100 REO’s compared to Olds selling a little over 1000 Oldsmobiles. Oldsmobile was now part of the new General Motors. In 1912, REO made history when Fonce V. Haney and Thomas W. Wilby drove a REO touring car 4,176 miles from Halifax, NS to Vancouver, BC. REO did well up until the Great Depression and suffered in car sales like most car companies of the day however, they had branched into a solid truck building business, REO Speedwagon, and discontinued car manufacturing in 1936 focusing exclusively on trucks. In WWII, REO produced several military vehicles, in the truck line and saw success through 1967 when they Merged with Diamond-T Trucks and became “Diamond REO” until that company’s bankruptcy in 1975. Production facts are limited, but we believe this to be one of only 400 or so T6-B’s produced.