[Vwdiesel] Nice Audi
Roger Brown
r.c.brown at ieee.org
Wed Jan 13 20:49:18 PST 2010
Tony and Lillie wrote:
> The REO motor company, which is where the band REO Speedwagon for their name
> from. It was a model of theirs, but the name was split Speed Wagon. Also, I
> believe Diamond Rio (Meet in teh Middle) is named after the merger of
> Diamond and REO, although I'm not sure as the name is spelled differently.
>
> Tony
> ----- Original Message -----
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Nice Audi
>
>
>> So Oldsmobile (obviously), and... what's the other company named after
>> Olds?
I recall my very first "motor vehicle" was a home made go-kart my dad and I made which was
powered by an old Reo lawnmower engine. Didn't have any sort of actual clutch, rather a
loose v-belt and a tensioner pulley attached to a rod and handle up front that you pulled
back on with your foot to tighten the belt and connect the engine to the drive wheel. I
think there was some sort of lever that actuated a brake that rubbed on one of the wheels
to slow it down. It was fun to drive around the end of the street.
http://www.asecc.com/data/reo-history.html
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Roger
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