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Is that a Tucker I see in the background?

In the mid 1970's my uncle had a restored 1909 REO like the one in this video... Identical right down to the same colors.

I wonder why fixed wing airplanes have the pilot in command on the left while helicopters have the pilot in command on the right??

People would have easily accepted the new modern features if it wasn't so FREAKING UGLY! The Chevy is BEAUTIFUL! (NOT annoying)

Everyone seems to forget about the Barracuda. A 65 Barracuda fastback with the 273 PowerPak and four speed was sportier than the Mustang.

The only thing against the tucker was, Ford, dodge and chevy. They all knew Preston tucker was far beyond what they offered in so many ways.

Is this where the Rock Group REO Speed wagon got their name??? Its amazing to have a puzzle piece fall into place you aren't even looking for 50 years later...

Ah, the REO Speedwagon!

Up here in BC we drove on the left hand side of the road up until 1921. Just did a little research and it appears a lot of the USA did the same. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-_and_right-hand_traffic

Name people who had more than two car companies named after them. Let us start with Benz, Daimler and Horch.

That was a fantastic little history lesson. Much enjoyed!

It's obvious why it didn't sell, it's incredibly ugly.

i was born in 1950 and got to see all these cars from the 50's and 60's and one of our neighbors had a white skylark with the wire wheels and red highlights in the wheel wells but not sure it was a '53 or '54. my whole family were gm people so on holiday there would be my dads low end chevy, and my aunts and uncles would have pontiac, buick, oldsmobile and cadillac cars. my brother and i would always have so much fun identifyiing all the cars on the road back then. my first car was a 1954 chevy that i paid $50 bucks for in 1966 and my brother had a 1953. i'm still a chevy guy today with a 2015 chevy siverado WT and you can see how they built brand loyalty. thnx for the info and show.

You can't use the word evolution, according to evolutionist.

Always look to the obvious. Human nature makes us look for the hidden. If the car was so great a major manufacture would have snatched it up as Tucker failed. The complaints were from the dealers that invested. They had a contract they paid for. Tucker did not deliver and they filed against him. He sold what he could not deliver. It is this simple. There are also the customer reports from people that wound up with one or more of the 50 "production" cars. No two are the same. The build quality was horrible. Tucker spent all his money on marketing and not enough on a product not yet ready for market.

RH drive. Crazy. But at those speeds, why not?

I like that car... where can I buy it? I've got a fistful of cash and I'm hot to buy a new car. I can afford 650 dollars. Everything is simple to understand and out in the open where you can get a wrench on it.

What a superb presentation thank you.

Tucker being a car guy knew about the Tatra cars and did his own version of it. I would think the Big3 would be more concerned about Kaiser and what he was doing in the car business Kaiser-Frazer built 760k and Tucker built 51 its a good story but you know we love a underdog story

Boxer engine?

What about the clutch and shift?

PS "68"s rule (FIREBIRDS RULE!!)

What they should have done, is made a "trans am" ! . And left the "firebird" alone ! .

You are a very well informed and great presenter. Right on the heels of that Steve guy we all know and love. Love your videos.

This guys History ,Sloppy and confusing .

I love old cars, and this 1909 Reo is an excellent example of a distinguished, elegant-looking automobile. And $1250!! That was a lot of money, back in the day.

Normally the engine in american veteran and brass era, 1900 till 1907 circa was in the center of the cars, under the drivers seat, the bonnet was false "in French fashion", american cars was so, european most posh cars was with anterior motor layout yet, I know those things why i (from Italy) try to makes model cars in brass and wood in 1 : 20 scale of american cars of brass era : Oldsmobile Curved dash, Northern runabout, Rambler model C, Ford A, Stanley Steamer etc etc.

All CAPS, is R.E.O the initials, not Rio the South American city, is how it was explained to me decades and decades ago. This is a good video so Thanks You.

hey Rick, i can tell by your comment that you have NEVER seen acetylene lamps being used. a miner friend of mine once brought along several miners style lamps for our Classic Car Club to see, he gave a superb talk on the history of acetylene lamps, and as he has the permits, ignited one for us, the light is a VERY BRIGHT WHITE light, far superior to the yellow electric lamps most of us are used to prior to the super bright lights on modern cars.

Will it start if the backup camera goes out?

If you look and read all there is awayable on internet about Tucker it is very clear that it all was a big scam.

I learned to drive with a Valiant like that red one in the background.❤

The garage in our Dutch village converted two army surplus trucks to tow-trucks in the seventies, one of those was a REO and it was known locally as 'Thé REO' and you knew that there had been a car crash or something else where some 'muscles' were needed.

I had a 1949 Olds 88 and named it Ransom, it came with a push button 🔘 starter. In 2021 we retired overseas and bought a 2021 Toyota Wigo. The dealer said it was the first year that came with a push button starter. I replied "what took you so long? My 1949 Olds had one.

So we get to hear the jaw flap but not the engine run -- does it even run?

There's a whole history book wrapped up in that REO. Well researched and presented.

I only saw this car in Murdoch's Mysteries. I never heard about REO and thought it was a fake name for a car, made just for the TV Series

Ransom Eli Olds influence on the ENTIRE course of the American motor industry from inception to direction is grossly underestimated. The documented history of this GENIUS is phenomenal.

🎶 "Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick, a Buick, a brand new Buick" ? Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick, this year" ?

It's not one of the earliest cars as cars had been around for 25 years back then. However, it's one of the first friendly gasoline cars to followed up EVs that had been more popular until then.

Henry Ford, Henry Ford, Henry Ford...I swear why do people always claim he did everything first? There where other car manufacturers that had left hand steering before Ford, even Chevrolet had left hand steering from the start 1908 same year Ford had left hand steering. Even Oldsmobile had the first assembly line before Ford, yet he gets the credit. Ford had the first flathead V8 they say, yet Cadillac had them in 1914, a good 18 years earlier. I even hear Ford had the first overhead valve V8 in 1954, yet Chevrolet had them in 1917. I expect more from people that's supposed to be knowledgeable. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Fords, Henry did a good job of making an affordable car to the masses, and helped produce goods for WW2, but that's about it.

I love this museum! my girlfriend took me here for my birthday and I wanted to stay all day long. It's so cool seeing all the unique cars on display. Definitely need to go back for another look.

Ridin' the Storm Out

I also have a REO and it runs. It's a tiny 4 cycle snow blower. You got a nice car there.

I've been to the Oldsmobile museum in Lansing twice. It's very cool. Ransom even had a turntable for cars at his house

Horrible conditions for the riders of cars at the time, except for the electric cars marketed to women and ultraluxury cars marketed to ultrarich.

The advertisement with a capital R and lower case eo indicates it was transitioning to a word and away from initials.

Thank you Rick

Hottest setup for this car was the Turbo Grand Prix, offered in 89 and 90 and only built in black and red, 240 HP.

Can't imagine how scary 45mph would be sitting 10 feet up in the back seats.