We were at Carp Fair on the weekend and among the many historical vehicles was this one.
Now while it is a real cool truck (1923 it's from) here's a closeup of the end of the fuel-tank for those of you who aren't Jay Leno and into old vehicles.
Yes, it's a REO Speed Wagon like the band (REO Speedwagon). In reality the truck (which was spelled in 2 words "Speed Wagon" (REO Speed Wagon)) was quite the stylish truck back "in the day".
As Wikipedia points out on the name of the company (Reo)
Yes, it's a REO Speed Wagon like the band (REO Speedwagon). In reality the truck (which was spelled in 2 words "Speed Wagon" (REO Speed Wagon)) was quite the stylish truck back "in the day".
As Wikipedia points out on the name of the company (Reo)
The pronunciation, however, was as a single word (like "rio"), never as letters (like the band "REO Speedwagon").Reo was named for it's founder Ransom Eli Olds (the man who also founded Oldsmobile.
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