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A 1952 REO F21 Left Hand Drive Breakdown Truc...

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A 1952 REO F21 Left Hand Drive Breakdown Truc...
A 1952 REO F21 Left Hand Drive Breakdown Truck, See illustration £4000-5000 Note: This unusual six cylinder petrol engined American built truck was rescued from the Ardennes some four years ago. It had been used until recently by an agricultural engineer. Registered in Britain KSL 187 it has a current V5 and historic vehicle road license. REO Speed Wagons were common in Britain in the 1920/30's and the marque was available here until the 1950's. REO of course stood for Ransom Eli Olds, of Dorset extraction, who also founded Oldsmobile. KSL is useful for lifting engines etc, and has been to several rallies locally. It achieves 50 mph with ease and has a particularly easy constant mesh four speed gear change.