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The REO Company was formed in 1905 after Mr. Ransom Eli Olds (the initials forming the name of the company) had departed ('retired'0 from the Olds Motor Works the year before after a disagreement with his business partners. They had wanted Olds to move beyond the firm's popular curved-dash buggy and start building larger and more powerful automobiles. Mr. Olds did not share the same vision. The court finally got involved and they managed to keep the rights to his name, but not his initials.
REO completed their first car in October of 1904, a two-cylinder Tonneau producing around 16 horsepower, and was priced at $1,250. It was unveiled at the New York Auto Show where it was well received. A less-expensive, single-cylinder Runabout soon followed. A line of four-cylinder models was later introduced after Ransom Olds watched the success of the Ford Model T.
The REO Company would continue until the mid-1930s when the Great Depression and financial woes brought the company to an end.
This particular Runabout is believed to be from the company's first year of production. Robert Ullrich purchased this car in complete, but disassembled, condition from Don Short of Port Ludlow. Mr. Ullrich reassembled the car and put it into the correct running order. In 2002, the car completed the five-day 'Tour of The Country' from Spokane, Washington, to Seattle, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the American Automobile Club of America.
The Runabout is fitted with a 2-cylinder L-Head engine fitted with a single carburetor offering 15 horsepower. There is rear band-type brakes and a 2-speed planetary transmission.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2014
REO completed their first car in October of 1904, a two-cylinder Tonneau producing around 16 horsepower, and was priced at $1,250. It was unveiled at the New York Auto Show where it was well received. A less-expensive, single-cylinder Runabout soon followed. A line of four-cylinder models was later introduced after Ransom Olds watched the success of the Ford Model T.
The REO Company would continue until the mid-1930s when the Great Depression and financial woes brought the company to an end.
This particular Runabout is believed to be from the company's first year of production. Robert Ullrich purchased this car in complete, but disassembled, condition from Don Short of Port Ludlow. Mr. Ullrich reassembled the car and put it into the correct running order. In 2002, the car completed the five-day 'Tour of The Country' from Spokane, Washington, to Seattle, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the American Automobile Club of America.
The Runabout is fitted with a 2-cylinder L-Head engine fitted with a single carburetor offering 15 horsepower. There is rear band-type brakes and a 2-speed planetary transmission.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2014
2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction
Sale Price :
USD $38,500
Recent Sales of the REO Two-Cylinder
(Data based on Model Year 1905 sales)
1905 REO FIVE-PASSENGER DETACHABLE TONNEAU Chassis#: 93 Sold for USD$53,760 2023 Gooding & Company : Estate of Mark Smith Auction | |
c.1905 REO RUNABOUT Chassis#: 3106 Sold for USD$38,500 2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | |
c.1905 REO ROADSTER Chassis#: 4005 Sold for USD$44,000 2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | |
1905 REO Two-Cylinder Five-Passenger Detachable Tonneau Chassis#: 339 Sold for USD$60,500 2014 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona |
REO Two-Cylinders That Failed To Sell At Auction
1905 REO Two-Cylinder's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1905 Reo Two Cylinder Detachable Tonneau | 339 | 2016 Mecum : Monterey | $40,000 |
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