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REO Flying Cloud - flying cloud with six-cylinder thrust and rock'n roll

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Created on November 11, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - makes a powerful impression on the road

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - with massive bumpers

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - the Ford T drivers of the time probably saw it mostly from this perspective

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - two-seater coupé

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - typical body shape of the 1920s

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - elegant, but not exaggerated

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - the spare wheel is at the rear

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - no mother-in-law's seat, but large trunk that is also accessible from the side

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - View through the rear window into the car

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - the driver's workplace

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - a thick steering wheel is needed to control the car

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - extensive clock collection, the fuel gauge on the right is missing and has been replaced by warning lights

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - not only the water temperature is displayed, but also described (cold, summer, danger)

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - the speedometer scale rotates (left), even the oil pressure is displayed

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - the pedals for clutch and brake on the left, the "accelerator pedal" in the form of a button on the right, the starter button on the far right

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - beautiful seat upholstery and practical pockets in the doors

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - built-in clock in the rear-view mirror

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - stylish interior lighting

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - longitudinally mounted 3.5-liter engine

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - in-line six-cylinder with central carburetor

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - winged cooling water thermometer

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - Cooling water thermometer and radiator grille

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - beautifully curved horn, after all, the car is capable of over 100 km/h

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - one of the most built cars of the time in the USA

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - Front wheel

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - wooden spoke wheels, wire spokes were available for an extra charge

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - an entire house is reflected in the car

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - Stoplight and retrofitted turn signal

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - Stop means stop, i.e. brake light

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - when it lit up, those who followed had to take care, because the REO braked hydraulically

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - various REO trademarks

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REO Flying Cloud (1928) - Advertisement from the year 1928

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REO Flying Cloud (1929) - Advertising in the USA in 1929

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Summary

From 1927 to 1935, the REO Motor Car Company built the luxury-class Flying Cloud automobile with an inline six-cylinder engine in various versions. The cars were characterized by above-average performance and high reliability and were also sold in large numbers. Only a few of them remain, as the company has long since given up building cars. This driving report describes impressions and technology of the Flying Cloud model and takes a look back at the history of the vehicle, supplemented by pictures of today and then.

This article contains the following chapters

First the practice, then the theory
A child of its time
Different versions
The ideal automobile
Almost a mass product

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"Keep on loving you" is the name of a hit from 1980 that is still well-known today, recorded by the band "REO Speedwagon". And this soft rock group borrowed its name from a light truck built by car manufacturer REO between 1915 and 1953 (albeit under the name "Speed Wagon"). While the hit became an evergreen, the REO Motor Car Company brand was taken over in the 1950s and was subsequently forgotten. In the first decade of the 20th century, it was still one of the four richest car manufacturers in the USA. But then Ford and General Motors took over and REO became a specialist. REO was founded in 1905 by Ransom E. Olds, an entrepreneur who had already established the Olds Motor Vehicle Company (later Oldsmobile) in 1987. The name REO goes back to the initials of the founder, after competitors had banned him from using names such as "Olds Motor Works".

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