just found this guy restoring a REO Speedwagon about 15 miles away from me. i am going back Monday or Tuesday to get more pictures. he said he would have the bed on by then.

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Great,

Thanks for sharing.

The REO Speedwagon renovation thread would be a 1st

 

Thats super cool. Those old trucks are like works of art with all of the wood. I look foward to more pictures

Thanks

 

So cool! Some of those trucks are still pretty cheap, it gets tempting to pick one up.

 

Looks like a top notch restoration,will look foward to more pics.

thanks,very cool!

 

i went to get more pictures today. he was painting the front finders. i will go back in a week to get more. get a load of that belt. also the timing chain runs a shaft that runs the water pump that runs the generator that runs the distributor. then there is an oil level gauge. he said it was a 1945

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Great band! I saw them in concert 2 years ago, with The Stray Cats, Pretenders, and ZZ Top. I went to see the Stray Cats, but REO was by far the best. Sorry to highjack! Just saw the title of the thread and had to check it out!