{"id":22173,"date":"2015-12-17T14:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T22:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=22173"},"modified":"2015-12-17T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T22:00:15","slug":"1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/","title":{"rendered":"1946 Rat Rod REO Speedwagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/27369784-547-1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon-rare-may-tra\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,340\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra-300x165.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22181\" src=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra.jpg\" alt=\"1946 REO Speedwagon\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369784-547-1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Tra-376x206.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What may look like an old rust bucket is much more than that in this particular case. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/Rat-rod\/2699560\/1946-Rat-Rod-Reo-Speedwagon-Rare-May-Trade.html\" target=\"_blank\">1946 REO Speedwagon pickup truck<\/a> that we found on RacingJunk.com has been made into a rat rod and has been featured \u00a0in both shows and parades. It&#8217;s mechanically sound, as there are no holes in the floor, the turn signals and lights work, and it has been upgraded to include power windows and vintage air AC\/heat.<\/p>\n<p>For only $9,500 or a potential trade (this seller will consider motorcycles, boats, houseboats, jewelry, cars, and more), this is something worth giving a second look. If nothing else, the shoulder harness from a race car for a seat belt if a pretty cool feature.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22173 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/27369800-561-undefined\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369800-561-undefined-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1946 REO Speedwagon\" data-attachment-id=\"22174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/27369800-561-undefined\/\" 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width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369822-194-undefined-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1946 REO Speedwagon\" data-attachment-id=\"22176\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/27369822-194-undefined\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369822-194-undefined.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"27369822-194-undefined\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369822-194-undefined-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369822-194-undefined.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/27369828-283-undefined\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369828-283-undefined-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1946 REO Speedwagon\" data-attachment-id=\"22177\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/27369828-283-undefined\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369828-283-undefined.jpg\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"27369832-908-undefined\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369832-908-undefined-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369832-908-undefined.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/1946-rat-rod-reo-speedwagon\/27369840-793-undefined\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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data-orig-size=\"400,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"27369846-983-undefined\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369846-983-undefined-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/27369846-983-undefined.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This Cool Car find is a 1946 Rat Rod REO Speedwagon looking for a new 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