Reo Speed ​​Wagon

Emblem of a Reo-Speed-Wagon fire engine

The Reo Speed ​​Wagon was a commercial vehicle that was manufactured by the Reo Motor Car Company .

use

James & Son , a feed retailer with English roots, used Reo-Speed ​​Wagon trucks to transport spent grains from London breweries to farms in the surrounding area. The spent grain was used there as calf feed. The trucks used by James & Son had wooden cabs and were available in two sizes.

The rock band REO Speedwagon named themselves after this vehicle.

Gallery images

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  A Reo Speed ​​Wagon from an advertising leaflet (1917)

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  Reo-Speed-Wagon fire engine at Jack Daniel’s distillery in Lynchburg, Tennessee . The rock band Reo Speedwagon was named after this copy

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  Reo Speed ​​Wagon (1939)

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