1928 Reo Flying Cloud

1928 Reo Flying Cloud in Billy Bathgate, Movie, 1991

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-03-04 08:25	Graham-Paige?
Gamer ◊ 2019-05-25 20:37	Either a late 20s Studebaker or a Reo Flying Cloud.
Gamer ◊ 2023-10-12 15:27	Well, that's one way to identify a car... Turns out this thing which was giving me a headache for so long may literally be on the back of my "bible." Aside from the wheels being red, it appears very similar to the main pic and is indeed, a 1928-29 Reo Flying Cloud. It's registered 2F 95-12, I know that doesn't help but I can't find a scan of the back cover right now. Mississippi is a bit far from North Carolina, but I wonder if this could be the same car? https://thevaultms.com/inventory/1928-reo-flying-cloud/
Gamer ◊ 2023-11-19 16:58	My book seems to have rather insufficient info on Reos, but from what I can gather, this is a Sport Sedan introduced mid-1928 as a 1929, and that there possibly appear to have been two series of 29s, early and late (which had wavy louvers, ours is an early one) 29 sedan: https://www.autopaper.com/images/17993/photo/img0753_59007.jpg 29 Sport Sedan: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/UioAAOSwmpBgEZ0M/s-l1600.jpg -- Last edit: 2023-11-19 17:00:11