Skip to content
Contact

General Discussion

74Topics

All things related to the REO Royale Eight.

Our Friend Mark Gregory

Some of you probably know but our friend Mark passed away last Summer from cancer. He was an avid contributor to our first forum. Mark and I first came in contact with each other in 2014 when we both bought cars from Bill Barker. He bought

Last reply by vmg · Apr 7

Introductions

Probably a good way to start is an introductions thread. I'm A.J. SanClemente a 49 year old computer programmer from Massachusetts. I grew up in a car family where my dad bought his first Auburn Speedster in 1957 and went on to collect many

Last reply by alsancle · Jan 29

2026 Pebble Beach Show Day

Here is a run down of show day at Pebble. Many of the non mobile cars (like the race cars) are placed on the field Saturday afternoon but for 90% of the cars, Sunday morning is about doing the dawn patrol. That is where all the cars line up

1 / 3
Last reply by alsancle · Aug 21

Cleanup Day at 2026 Pebble Beach Concours

The tour was Thursday and it rained. What a disaster. Saturday is the traditional pre-show cleanup in the truck lot. A lot more work than the usual year. We got there around 10:15 and we were finished by 1:30. So about 3 hours of work. The

Last reply by alsancle · Aug 16

Pebble Presentation Book

Here is a video on the book on my car I'm bringing to Pebble next week. The result of 20-30 hours of assembly, 14 years of research and maybe 2 hours of messing with the publishing site. Each copy is around 50 dollars to print hardcover wit

Last reply by alsancle · Aug 7

1931-1934 Royale Dash Photos

A topic for posting dash photos.

1 / 3
Last reply by alsancle · Jul 21

1931 REO Royale 11 mile Test drive, hit 50mph

Did 11 miles in 84 degree temps. Car ran cool and well. Shifted easy except for one time I had a little trouble on the downshift which you will see in the video. Note the slide from 1st to 2nd. This is the Clark 425T four speed and first is

Last reply by alsancle · Aug 1

Car Outside for the First Time in 10 Years

Normally this would be added to the existing topic on this car and I'll add to it later but I thought it deserved a bit of a splash. I bought this in 2014 and it was in pieces by 2015. Transport is showing up in 30 days to bring it to Pebbl

Last reply by alsancle · Jul 2

New Royale Member with late 835 Sedan

Bruce Klein in Arizona bought this very original and late production 835 sedan. The paint and interior are original. The car was setup at some point with a Stromberg UUR2 carburetor which is being rebuilt by John Cislak. Bruce is completely

1 / 3
Last reply by alsancle · May 15