8-35 Coupes

EDIT:  I merged the thread that Victor created with this one to create a single thread for the 8-35 Coupes. This car sat in a garage in Canada not too far from Kanata for 50 years.  About 15 years ago the gentleman that owned it has a quickly paint and interior job done to an otherwise original car.  It has body number 533-444 EDIT 2: It was sold to Brian Coffee around 2012.

I should have bought it when it was first found as the price was very reasonable. Barry Brown bought this car and a bunch of others as a package deal. It was sold via eBay to Brian Coffee in Dayton Ohio. Supposed to be in the process of a ground up restoration. Perhaps some of you are in contact with Brian? He should be a member of this forum.

Haven't heard of Brian Coffee. Why don't you invite him. John

I sent him an email and asked him to check out the forum. Anytime we identify another owner of a Royale that has a computer we should try to get them to join.

Another one, in Texas:

And the last one I know of... in Ohio apparently.

There are only 3 known coupes!! I'm really not feeling well about passing on the maroon one.

Should I say that design wise it is my favorite regular Royale? Or is that putting lemon on the open wound? ;-)Here is another one, in Belgium apparently.

Here is a picture posted by a friend of mine in the CCCA Royale Thread. His post is as follows:

Here's a photo of a Reo Royale 3 window coupe. It looks like it's one with the longer hood. This photo was taken in front of a home in Silver Lake, OH which is just a couple miles Northeast of Akron, Ohio. The home still exists as I've driven past it. While Akron was home to Goodyear & Firestone, there were also numerous smaller tire manufactures in the area as well. The tires on this Reo were made by Falls Rubber Company of Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Cuyahoga Falls is the suburb in between Akron and Silver Lake. The tires were called Falls Roadmasters. Another interesting accessory on this car is the oval driving light.

A factory photo. What is with the spare tire straps??

I believe that is how the spare is held on the 8 - 31 . According to Joe Asuchak who owns one . I heard that Reo changed later on to this fastening on all there models . I have no proof . As it was a cheaper system .

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I believe that is how the spare is held on the 8 - 31 . According to Joe Asuchak who owns one . I heard that Reo changed later on to this fastening on all there models . I have no proof . As it was a cheaper system .The picture looks like a 8-35 to a me?

Yes, the picture is from an 8-35... which brings me to a question: As you can see, it has a long Hood with five vent doors, as all the 8-35 I have seen have. The 8-31 models used louvers instead of doors, at least for 1931... so, the question is: why does the coupe from Belgium posted above shows four doors on the hood? It doesn't show the Royale lights that the 8-35 used, so it is either an 8-31 with hood doors perhaps because of a different year model or a... ? Any ideas?

Here is a picture posted by a friend of mine in the CCCA Royale Thread. His post is as follows:

Here's a photo of a Reo Royale 3 window coupe. It looks like it's one with the longer hood. This photo was taken in front of a home in Silver Lake, OH which is just a couple miles Northeast of Akron, Ohio. The home still exists as I've driven past it. While Akron was home to Goodyear & Firestone, there were also numerous smaller tire manufactures in the area as well. The tires on this Reo were made by Falls Rubber Company of Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Cuyahoga Falls is the suburb in between Akron and Silver Lake. The tires were called Falls Roadmasters. Another interesting accessory on this car is the oval driving light.

When I saw Steve Kelly at Hershey he mentioned a 8-35 Coupe in Western NY. Is this the blue one that is pictured earlier in this thread or another car we have not mentioned? He thought that it came out of Europe.

Hi A.J.

That 8-35 coupe that I ran across at the Warsaw, NY show a couple years ago belongs to a fellow who lives in Honeoye Falls, NY. I'm trying to track down the photos I took and his name. He might be listed in the AACA roster. He also had a Continental Mark II and a '56 Nash Statesman, unusual collector taste!
It was solid red/maroon, is pictured on page 178 of the book "The Classic Era" by Beverly Rae Kimes. At the time of the photos in the book, it was owned by Mr. Frederic de Barsy of Belgium.

Steve

I have that book somewhere and cannot find it!

Hi A.J.

The Royale coupe owner's name was Gerd Hermann. It came to me in an unfortunate way. Receiving back issues from my friend, in the May/June issue of the Antique Automobile in Final Milestones is Mr. Hermann's obituary. The family may still have his cars.

Steve

I remember seeing his name quite a bit in the 1970's and 1980's in the ECHO .

My friend Steve Pughs sent these photos to me. These are his comments:There were 4 Reo Royales on a farm in Fresno in 1970. There were two coupes and two sedans. They were eventually sold and I don't know where they ended up. I bought some Franklin parts some years ago and there was a letter in with the parts that talked about a Franklin ( the one the parts came from) and also mentioned that the Reos were for sale. There were a few snap shots of the Franklin and these two of one of the Reo Royal coupes. The back of one of the photos say "This is the worst one".

Merced and Fresno are not far apart so that could be possible. Do you have any additional pictures of the sedan? If so we should post them to the Sedan thread. Agreed on the price. Unrestored cars always seem to be priced (and sell) for more than they should.

I can't disagree with anything you have said. Sometimes you can get a good deal on an older restoration where some minor cosmetics work wonders. You need to choose carefully however.

Is this the maroon coupe in NY?   I assume so.  I captured it out of youtube video.

Bill Eaton's completely original 8-35 coupe.

Hi A.J

That looks very much to be the maroon coupe that Gerd Hermann owned here in Western New York. Does anyone know if the family still has it? Bill Eaton's original 8-35 coupe looks amazingly well preserved.

Steve

That is one gorgeous car!!

Keith from this past weekend.

Period pictures of a coupe.

http://www.aacamuseum.org/1932-reo-royale-8-35-rumbleseat/

Bill, I am sure it will be stunning, and at the same time fulfill your dream since childhood, so, congratulations! March 2017 is just a few months away.

victor

Bill, I understand the dilemma. Also, pictures tend to lie. Just about everything looks better in a picture than when you are standing 3 feet away. I basically had the same choice with my Graham Convertible coupe. It looks ok in pictures but not so great standing in front of it. I showed it once at St John's since they were having a special class for Hollywoods and asked but otherwise it doesn't run or drive so it is a pain in the rear end bringing it anywhere. Btw, here is a video my son took when we dragged it on the field. Towards the end you can start to see the new Bentley's and Rolls Royces, quite a juxtaposition to what I was showing.

Keith's car at Hershey.

From Tim via Mark.

A shock ad with Royale coupe

A couple in the rumble seat.

Recently purchased by a club member. Nice original car with a repaint. Note the full chrome Lyon's side covers. There is at least one factory photo showing that setup. I say leave it that way!

John, have you had a chance to drive it? I tend to agree with your assessment of the tire covers but thought I would rib you a bit. Paint the inside cover blue and throw some blackwalls on and you will be styling!

Photo courtesy of AMC VP John Conde who had an original collection of Reo memorabilia and brought to us via Chuck Stebbins and Harley Goff

Interesting pic which I hadn't seen. Thanks for posting it!

Curious to see a dark body with light colored fenders and trim. Still think coupes are the nicest design among Royales.

I agree with John and A.J... a gorgeous blue car which will only look better with the blue spare tire side wall.

The Dragone brothers will have this at Amelia Island for sale.  Unknown to us until now: 8000 miles Found in 1975 by Don Carlson and sold to John Peterson of East Hampton conn with 5000 miles. Peterson sold it to the man in Connecticut who had it .

Another view of the low original miles coupe. Currently owned in RI.

These come from Matt Harwood. Here is is message: Here are some engine and chassis photos of the silver/blue convertible coupe shown up above. The owner is a friend of mine with one of the most spectacular collections of high-grade #1 quality American Classics. By far my favorite collection to visit.

Several innovative features on the Reos, including hydraulic brakes. This one might be ridiculously over-restored because there's a lot of bling on the engine. It's one heck of a flashy car. Shockingly, the restoration dates to 1984, when it was both an AACA and CCCA National First Prize winner. It's still excellent, although you can see some wear on the moving parts and the result of a little brake fluid leakage on the master cylinder. A very impressive car nonetheless.

Picture taken out of a 1970s book on American cars published in Europe. From the cars in the background it looks like the photo was taken in the 1960s. Do we know which car this is now?