If it were mine I'd restore it back to original and put either a wedge car-hauler body on it or maybe find and adapt a 1950's era vintage travel trailer/camper body onto it, wouldn't that be slick rig to tow a vintage Chris-Craft mahogany runabout to the lake for a week of camping with? 😊

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

The goal is to make it a functional tow-rig. I like the idea of a camper shell. That’d be sweet!!

Exactly what I wanted to see over coffee this morning

Im so much looking foreward for progress on this. Just went and subscribed, just in pure expectation of updates on it!

@Xthreadgarage

12 күн бұрын

Plans for the Reo are big. The big push for us now is to get the 41 running and driving, but there may be a “will it start” episode on the REO coming…..

@Xthreadgarage

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

I saw a comment under here talking about keeping it on a heavy duty chassis and I agree. You could find a bus or like an f600 with a diesel in it to swap it on to.

Central California watching

Nice play on scripture! Absolutely love it, and the fact you have your daughter with you? Golden! She’ll be as good or not better of a mechanics that Dad. Good job on all fronts!

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

I'm 80 years old my great-uncle 70 years ago had four of these 3 yd cement truck

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Very cool! I did wonder if this may have been a mixer truck. I don’t have any history on it.

That truck is beautiful and what a great price I wish I could have found it I’d of restored it keep everything the way it is reuse the frame rear everything I could use. I hope you do something nice with it. The best part is you get to do something with your kids take pics videos and have fun with it that’s most important. God bless y’all.

It's not pronounced R-E-O. R-E-O was a second rate band. REO was first rate, premium quality TRUCK. By the way, the name REO came from the initials of the company's founder, Ransom E. Olds after he sold his original 'Oldsmobile' company and left General Motors to found his own independent car and truck manufacturing company.

That REO would make a nice ramp truck for someone who moves vehicles.

An other amazing video I enjoy watching an smiling an long with you an your daughter keep up the awesomeness thank you for making me smile every time ❤ much love 😍

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Kevin! You’re very welcome.

That truck is called Reo I had two of them back in the sixties

Spicer transmissions were used in lots of trucks and greyhound class buses…this should be a fun build

I want to do something similar with a 58 gmc 9830. It is such a beautiful truck. Great job, man.

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Go for it! Nothing better than a late 50’s GM truck.

It would be cool if you kept it a heavy duty chassis, like from a ram 4500 or similar

Ive got a 52 REO gold comet. Solid trucks

Its R-E-O. It stands for “Ransom Eli Olds”. Just like G-M-C stands for “General Motors Company”. Using initials of car manufacturers is extremely common. Examples: BMW, VW, FCA, AMG, FIAT, SAAB.

Yeah thats ah score for sure, Cadillac of semi trucks im jealous 😊

It's a shame you seem so against using the original engine and driveline right from the word go. Those Gold Comet sixes can run as smooth as silk and have both surprising power and pretty decent on gas and the 2-speed rear it has is a blessing as well. When I was young my mom's boss had a small construction company, and around 1975 he bought a '50 REO Gold Comet very similar to yours, although his had hydralics not air brakes. He bought it from the original owner, a potato farmer in CT who bought it brand new and it was used mostly in the fields and relatively little on the road, and then with Farm Plates on it. It only had 30,000-ish legitimate miles on the day it came in the yard and it ran like a watch and was as straight and rot-free as a razor blade! Only the owner, me, and one other of his drivers were allowed to touch or drive it as we 3 had the gentle touch with the crash box and 2-speed rear. Almost 50 years later and I can still see her in my mind's eye and hear the unique sound of her starter and instantly purring and willing engine. Many of my fondest memories are all the times and miles I spent piloting that REO. Consider giving that motor and driveline a chance or you won't know what you missed, or what I'll never forget... ❤

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. We are gonna try and get it running, long-term though 🤷🏼‍♂️? We’ll see what we learn and what we like. Thanks for watching.

It's like semi because it is a semi truck, it's a class A truck tractor trailer truck. It looked like it was used for many jobs like dump truck at one point. The dual air tanks are for tractor trailer air system (second tank is for the trailer.

RS means Rally Sport...you got a fancy one

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

😆 I can’t tell if you’re serious or not.

@g.h.1726

7 ай бұрын

@@Xthreadgarage Hardly ever serious

The cab is in good shape, for how old it is.Great video.

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Yes, thanks

Man some buff and wax and y'all will be riding high in that rig 👍

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

That's the plan!

Im hauled 85 cans of milk on a 1950 RE

Awesome truck guys. So what are you're plans for the truck?

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Gonna have to watch the whole episode to find out.

In my long ago youth there was 1946 genuine Speed Wagon, red, western, no rust, 14' stake bed, same truck other than flat head engine, seems like gage cluster was in middle of the dash. It was a 45 mph cruiser.

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

The earlier trucks, mid-40’s did have a center cluster.

@misterhipster9509

8 ай бұрын

@@Xthreadgarage Guess my aged memory banks still function.

Cool video man -- tons of info in there between the jokes :) good stuff

@Xthreadgarage

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

So you're gonna kill another REO, great, another great truck bites the dust.

There's a fellow down here in South Africa with a REO Gold Comet truck on Ratrods for Africa, he could use those spares. 😅

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

😆 I just subscribed to his channel. I came across his patina-paint video when I was looking into how to fix burn through on a sanded patina.

👍👍

Some of the nicest most seemingly “straight up” people can just be damn good CON ARTISTS!!!

@SuperchiefApache

8 ай бұрын

Yeah..I just got hacked by a dude that said, “Well, it was a running engine!” Got it home, and had all manner of acorns in the intake sides of the head, and bad rust spot in number 4 cylinder, and a wiped out cam. Good thing I only paid $200.00 for the motor.

Cant help but think how cool it would be with a erra aproproate detroit 6-71 turbo in it!

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

2-stroke! To the moon!!

No one's righteous 😂 trust your instincts if you suspect the neighbor you don't like down the street has a stinky breath

Fill the cylinders with some tranny fluid let em sit. And while they sit get the carb lubed up and moving then get the points cleaned and get the spark going so you can start it up will help you to sell it anyway plus it’s a great will it start video.

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Great minds….

Im new hre. Well REOs from Lansing. Its initial means Ransom E. Olds. The founder of Oldsmobile and REO.

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Correct.

I'd go with the band R.E.O. Speedwagon. Would they steer you wrong? 😀

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

I’m more of a Diamond REO fan,…musically speaking.

Oh put some free up juice in the cylinders and let it sit a few days and she will spin

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Gonna have to at least try and get it started before we send it down the line. Equal parts ATF/Acetone/PB-Blaster.

Reo😍🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🇺🇸

that carb is either a carter or rochester

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Thanks. That’ll help when we try to get this thing fired up!

Poor mouse :(

It needs a Cummins ISL 8.3 with the works

@Xthreadgarage

8 ай бұрын

Did we just become best friends?

It is a REO pronounce Rio

@55desotomine

8 ай бұрын

Yes, you pronounce it as a word, not letters.