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£12,092
From the Pierce A. Miller Carriage Collection,c. 1907 REO Model B Runabout Engine no. 5654
United States • 17 Jan 2013
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AI Listing Summary
This is a c. 1907 REO Model B Runabout from the Pierce A. Miller Carriage Collection, powered by an 8hp single-cylinder engine. It's largely complete and original, offered from long-term family ownership, and is an ideal preservation or restoration vehicle.
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The car is described as a largely complete, original automobile, which suggests that it is not in perfect condition but has not been fully restored. The presence of original upholstery and stuffing, along with the generally sound condition of the body, implies that it has been well-preserved. The listing mentions that it is an ideal restoration project or a preservation project, indicating that it needs some work but is still in good shape for its age.
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• 8hp single-cylinder • Versatile 2/4-Passenger Runabout • Charming, unrestored early REO • Offered from long-term family ownership • Ideal preservation or restoration vehicle Ransom Olds left Olds Motor Works in a dispute with the mercantilist Smith family over product plans.
Olds thought the economical, reliable, simple automobile offered the best chance of market success.
The Smiths saw bigger unit profits in luxury automobiles along with less capital investment and management complexity.
The Smiths owned more of Olds Motor Works than its founder, though, and followed their own inclination.
Olds departed reasonably well compensated, leaving the sassy little Curved Dash, and his name, behind.
But not for long.
In only a few months Olds formed the R.E.
Olds Company in Oldsmobile's home city, Lansing, to manufacture an updated version of a low-priced automobile.
His former partners reminded him that his name, at least applied to automobiles, now belonged to Olds Motor Works.
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£5,713
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£13,523
Median Price (Since 2020)
£25,712
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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