What kind of car was the 1934 Reo?
Headlining the “real” “34s, unveiled in April, was the new S-4 Flying Cloud with nice streamlining and an optional built-in trunk for four-door sedans, though most everything else was continued from the S-2 and interim S-3 models. Arriving in May 1933 was the “Self-Shifter,” a new freebie for Royales and an $85 extra for S-4s.
When did the Reo Flying Cloud come out?
The 1936 Flying Cloud, such as the one shown here, was one of Reo’s final cars. Most 1934 Reos appeared in July and September of 1933, essentially carryovers save more deeply skirted fenders and an eye-catching array of six vents per hoodside.
When did Reo stop making cars and trucks?
With trucks now far more profitable than cars (the G-P deal had produced little revenue), the Reo board voted on May 18, 1936, to move truck assembly into the main Lansing plant; on September 3rd, Reo officially left the auto business.
When did Reo come out with the America’s finest six?
Reo announced “America’s Finest Six” in November 1935, but it was just an A-6 with fuller fenders, rubber-tipped bumper guards, optional “Zeppelin-style” fender lamps, and a reworked hood and radiator wearing bright trim a la Pontiac’s “Silver Streaks.”
Headlining the “real” “34s, unveiled in April, was the new S-4 Flying Cloud with nice streamlining and an optional built-in trunk for four-door sedans, though most everything else was continued from the S-2 and interim S-3 models. Arriving in May 1933 was the “Self-Shifter,” a new freebie for Royales and an $85 extra for S-4s.
The 1936 Flying Cloud, such as the one shown here, was one of Reo’s final cars. Most 1934 Reos appeared in July and September of 1933, essentially carryovers save more deeply skirted fenders and an eye-catching array of six vents per hoodside.
With trucks now far more profitable than cars (the G-P deal had produced little revenue), the Reo board voted on May 18, 1936, to move truck assembly into the main Lansing plant; on September 3rd, Reo officially left the auto business.
Reo announced “America’s Finest Six” in November 1935, but it was just an A-6 with fuller fenders, rubber-tipped bumper guards, optional “Zeppelin-style” fender lamps, and a reworked hood and radiator wearing bright trim a la Pontiac’s “Silver Streaks.”
