1934 REO Royale Speedwagon Auto
WA • Private
10
Odometer235,000km
Body typeWagon
FuelPetrol
TransmissionAutomatic
Comments from the seller
1933/34 REO SpeedWagon BN Series Long-Wheelbase Limousine – Possibly Australia’s Oldest Surviving Stretch Limo
A genuine piece of Australian and American motoring history, and the only six-wheel-equipped vintage limousine (fender-mounted spares) operating in Western Australia. Now offered for sale after a decade as the feature wedding car of a Perth chauffeur business.
What it is
REO was founded by Ransom E. Olds, the man behind Oldsmobile. The SpeedWagon earned its name by bringing car-like speed to commercial vehicles in the 1920s and 30s. This example is a BN Series on the rare long-wheelbase chassis, a crossover model built only in 1933–34 that combined REO truck strength with the comfort of the Flying Cloud passenger cars. Very few BN vans were made, fewer still on the long chassis, and we are not aware of another SpeedWagon in Australia.
Its story
Imported to Victoria in the mid-1930s and converted by Prestige Body Works, Melbourne, into an eight-passenger “country service” limousine, it ran out of Corowa on the Murray carrying passengers and mail from the rail terminus into NSW towns the railway never reached. Local accounts credit it with well over a million miles across two engines before retirement in the 1960s. Found in a Corowa truck wrecking yard in the 1980s, it was fully rebuilt in the 1990s under Christopher Constantine and worked in his limousine business until 2013. Period photographs of the vehicle in service are included with the sale.
Restoration and specification
The body remains in its original form, with a reinforced full-steel framework replacing the timber sections of the rear body. Mechanically it has been upgraded to modern Ford running gear and engine [insert engine/transmission details], making it a vehicle you can actually use rather than a museum piece.
Repainted in 2015 in period black over ivory with new whitewall tyres. Grey leather upholstery to seats and door trims, matching head-lining, black carpet. Electric windows. Modern dual-zone air-conditioning to the passenger cabin. Audio system with CD and iPod/iPhone connectivity.
Seats six in facing rear seats plus one in the front, with a quick-release jump seat giving a seventh rear passenger when needed (eight total).
Included spares
Spare engine, axles, power steering box and driveline, plus the service history maintained during our ownership. The vehicle has been maintained to commercial hire standards and has worked continuously for weddings, race-day transfers, Swan Valley wine tours and promotional shoots.
A rare opportunity for a collector, a wedding or tour operator wanting a proven revenue-earning vehicle, or anyone who wants to own something nobody else at the show has.
Car details
øVehicle description
Speedwagon Wagon 5dr Auto 4sp 4.2
Powerplant type
Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)
Cost to insureSponsored
Exterior colour
Black
Interior colour
Grey
Body type
Wagon, 5 doors, seats
Transmission
4 speed Automatic
Engine
6 cylinders, Petrol Aspirated, 4.2L
Cost of finance
Registration plate
Registration expiry
2 months/January 2027
Build date
January 1934
Compliance date
Check with seller
Cost to transportSponsored
Roadworthy certificate
Provided at pick-up by seller
carsales Network ID
SSE-AD-21101372
Engine
Engine type
Piston
Induction
Aspirated
Engine Configuration
In-line
Cylinders
6
Generic Engine Type
Piston
Transmission & Drivetrain
Gears
4
Gear Type
Automatic
Drive
Rear Wheel Drive
Fuel
Fuel Type
Petrol
Fuel Delivery
Carburettor Single
Other
Country of Origin
UNITED STATES
Launched
January 1934
Generation Name
BN
Series
(No Series)
Badge
Speedwagon
Doors
5
Body Style
Wagon
Probationary plate status +
Australian Capital Territory
Approved
Western Australia
Approved
Northern Territory
Approved
Tasmania
Approved
Victoria
Referred
Queensland
Referred
South Australia
Referred
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$145,000Excl. Govt. Charges
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