1917 Reo tow truck

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Spike
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1917 Reo tow truck

Unread post by Spike » February 28th, 2008, 9:13 pm

Check out this Reo tow truck in my buddies shop.
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Note the oil can. There is no valve cover, you oil everything before you start it. There is wool in the caps that absorbs oil and slowly
releases it.
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As iron sharpens iron ...

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Unread post by Bryan 45 » March 3rd, 2008, 11:17 am

That's cool. I'm glad there are some of these old vehicles still around.

When is he going to paint it OD?

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Unread post by Spike » March 3rd, 2008, 11:31 am

I don't think that one will see OD but here's a 1917 REO Speed Wagon that gets some OD:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUzoY_5hF4I
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