Directly south of downtown on the other side of I-496 along Washington Avenue lies " REO Town ", the birthplace of the automobile in the United States, is where Ransom Eli Olds built factories along Washington Avenue.

The Midwestern United States was the original REO Speedwagon fan stronghold and is pivotal in this period of the band's history.

That inventory is called REO ( real estate owned ).

A well-known vehicle from that company is the REO Speed Wagon, from which a major musical band got its name.

Another well-known truck that was made by a successor of that company is the Diamond REO.

Hi Infidelity is the ninth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1980 ( see 1980 in music ).

Experienced foreclosure investors may work in all of these various stages, but the possibility of making a transaction with the homeowner is no longer possible after the property is an REO.

The Ballads is a 1999 compilation album by REO Speedwagon.

He is not related to REO Speedwagon band member, Kevin Cronin.

Their albums feature a mix of humorous and original material and covers of classic songs from groups such as Styx and REO Speedwagon.

The failure of this program and the effects of the Depression caused such losses that Olds ended his retirement during 1933 and assumed control of REO again, but resigned in 1934.

Traveling 4, 176 miles ( 6, 720 km ) from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Vancouver, British Columbia, in a 1912 REO special touring car, mechanic / driver Fonce V. ( Jack ) Haney and journalist Thomas W. Wilby made the first trip by automobile across Canada ( including one short jaunt into northeastern Washington State when the Canadian roads were virtually impassable.

* A short sound clip of Darla, Spanky and Alfalfa from an episode of Our Gang can be heard at the beginning of the REO Speedwagon song " Tough Guys ", from the album Hi Infidelity.

REO was initiated by Ransom E. Olds during August 1904.

By 1907, REO had gross sales of $ 4. 5 million and the company was one of the four wealthiest automobile manufacturers in the U. S. After 1908 however, despite the introduction of improved cars designed by Olds, REO's share of the automobile market decreased due in part to competition from emerging companies like Ford and General Motors.

* The song " The Incomparable Mr. Flannery " by band Clutch from their 2005 album Robot Hive / Exodus mentions the REO Speed Wagon.

The REO portion of the show was released again under three separate titles: Live-Plus ( 2001 ), Live Plus 3 ( 2001 ) and Extended Versions ( 2001 )( which was certified Gold by the RIAA on 4 / 26 / 2006 ).

On December 2, 2009, REO Speedwagon released an online video game, Find Your Own Way Home, produced by digital design agency, Curious Sense.

He began singing at age six, using wooden kitchen spoons as pretend microphones ; he often interpreted songs by Menudo as well as English-language rock groups such as Led Zeppelin, Journey, and REO Speedwagon.

The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack featured music by Cyndi Lauper, REO Speedwagon, The Bangles, and others.

On March 3, 2010, Tommy Shaw and Styx played in the Auditorio Nacional of Mexico City in a double concert followed by REO Speedwagon.

They were followed in the early 1930s by Nash ( with a dual-ignition unit ), REO and the Buick, Oldsmobile and Pontiac divisions of General Motors.

The REO Speed Wagon ( alternatively Reo Speedwagon ) was a light motor truck manufactured by REO Motor Car Company.

Ron Quintana's article on " Metallica Early History " argues that when Metallica was trying to find a place in the L. A. metal scene in the early 1980s, " American hard-rock scene was dominated by highly coiffed, smoothly-polished bands such as Styx, Journey, and REO Speedwagon.

* Nine Lives ( REO Speedwagon album ), a 1979 album by REO Speedwagon

Each album by the band has a different theme: Have a Ball focuses on classic 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s songs by singer / songwriters like Elton John, Neil Diamond, and John Denver ; Are a Drag consists entirely of show tunes, Blow in the Wind consists of 60s classics, Take a Break consists entirely of contemporary R & B songs by artists such as Boyz 2 Men, Lionel Richie, and Vanessa L. Williams ; their fifth album, Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah, was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah and consists of pop music from the 1960s through the 1980s by artists such as REO Speedwagon, Styx and The Beatles, as well as traditional songs like " Hava Nagila ".

It also houses a collection of REO vehicles from the company that Ransom E. Olds created after he was forced from Oldsmobile by that company's management.

Through the years, the Kihncert has featured live concert appearances by Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jefferson Starship, Eddie Money, Boston, Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, The Who, Steve Miller Band, George Thorogood, John Waite, Pat Travers, Night Ranger, Mickey Thomas ’ Starship, Styx, REO Speedwagon,. 38 Special, Blue Oyster Cult, Yes, and Kansas.

Subsequent volumes became available in 2008 ( including songs by Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban and Trace Adkins ), 2009 ( an album of comedy tracks with material from comedians such as Chris Rock, Ray Romano and Adam Sandler ), 2010 ( featuring songs by Matchbox 20, Brandi Carlile, Ingrid Michaelson, and Gavin DeGraw ), and 2011 artists including Sara Bareilles, Mayday Parade and REO Speedwagon.

* Concerts: Bryan Adams, Irina Allegrova, Backstreet Boys, James Blunt, The Bravery, Sarah Brightman, Cascada, Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Alice Cooper, Toto Cutugno, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, Bob Dylan, Flyleaf, Foreigner, Good Charlotte, Gregorian, Darren Hayes, Enrique Iglesias, Elton John, Judas Priest, Patricia Kaas, Mark Knopfler, Korn, Lenny Kravitz, Avril Lavigne, Limp Bizkit, Lordi, Vanessa-Mae, Marilyn Manson, Massive Attack, Metallica, Kylie Minogue, Nazareth, Ozzy Osbourne, Pet Shop Boys, Phil Collins, P! nk, Placebo, The Prodigy, Suzi Quatro, Rammstein, R. E. M., Chris Rea, REO Speedwagon, Rihanna, Demis Roussos, Roxette, Ruslana, Sade, Scorpions, Seal, Simple Minds, Simply Red, Smokie, Sting, Styx, Sweet, t. A. T. u., Adam Tensta, Underworld, Vanilla Ninja, Vaya Con Dios, Whitesnake & Yes

The tracks are for the most part works from various real-life artists, such as Megadeth, Electric Light Orchestra, Judas Priest, Quiet Riot, Toto, Blondie, Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne, David Lee Roth, INXS, Michael Jackson, Teena Marie, Rick James, Kate Bush, Bryan Adams, Go West, Luther Vandross, Kool & the Gang, A Flock of Seagulls, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Spandau Ballet, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Hashim, Corey Hart, Laura Branigan, REO Speedwagon, and Eumir Deodato.

It was taken over by the James family in 1928, in an era when REO buses drove over plank roads through the wetlands between modern-day Tuart Hill and North Beach.

It was taken over by the James family in 1928, in an era when REO buses drove over plank roads through the wetlands between modern-day Tuart Hill and North Beach.

Styx and REO Speedwagon teamed up to record a single entitled " Can't Stop Rockin ", released April 23, 2009.

* Atlas Drop Forge Company, a parts subsidiary of the former REO Motor Car Company

* 1864 – Ransom E. Olds, American businessman, founded Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company ( d. 1950 )

The company went through many changes, including a buyout, between its founding to 1905 when founder Ransom E. Olds started his new company REO Motor Car Company, which would last in Lansing for another 70 years.

Later that year he founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, which became the Oldsmobile division of General Motors in 1908, and he was also the founder of the REO Motor Car Company in 1904, both headquartered in Lansing.

The REO Motor Car Company was a Lansing, Michigan based company that produced automobiles and trucks from 1905 to 1975.

Ransom Olds left the company in financial difficulties and formed the REO Motor Car Company.

Diamond T and REO Motor Car Company became the Diamond REO division, which was discontinued in the 1970s.

Its name was quickly changed to REO Motor Car Company to avoid a lawsuit from the Olds Motor Works.

Olds Freeway for Ransom E. Olds, the founder of Oldsmobile and the REO Motor Car Company.

Having left his company years before it was acquired by GM, in 1905 Olds established a new company, REO Motor Car Company, the predecessor to Nucor, in Lansing, Michigan.

* The corporate shell of REO Motor Car company, in what amounted to a reverse " hostile " takeover, was forced by dissident shareholders to acquire a small publicly traded company, Nuclear Consultants.

* REO Motor Car Company