Car : Reo Sedan A
Year : 1927
Engine : 6 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :92.55×127 mm
Cylinder capacity : 4078 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power : 65
Maximum speed : 74 mph
Wheelbase : 10 ft 1 ins ( 3.07 m)
Suspension : front and back : semi-floating
Reo was started by the energetic and idiosyncratic industrialist Ransom Eli Olds (after whose initials these cars were named from 1904 on). Olds had already founded Olds Motor Vehicle Company in 1897, which later became Oldsmobile.
Olds began with two popular models, one single and one twin-cylinder. The latter had the engine in the middle, under the seat. 4-cylinder engines were adopted several years later, in 1911 (3700 cc), then 6 cylinders were introduced after that.
The 1927 Sedan A was the product of another period of change, its most noteworthy feature being the hydraulic brakes on all four wheels (although this was by no means a novelty in the American market). The engine had side valves with removable head, radiator and pump cooling, and multi-disc dry clutch. The decision to move into the de luxe car market, taken in the uncertain period before the 1929 crash, put Reo in difficulties, from which it tried to extricate itself with a hurriedly-constructed car in the middle-of-the-market range again. In 1936 Reo turned solely to production of commercial vehicles.