Scott Ruthven’s 1975 Diamond Reo Royale II Truck Tour

Filmed at the American Truck Historical Society’s 2022 convention & truck show in Springfield, IL.
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Intro music - "East Side Bar" (Instrumental) by Josh Woodward. Free download: joshwoodward.com/

[@thomasgrider6697]

😎👊..a very nice rare classic..👊😎

[@greatkingrat]

Beautiful Royale 2 and one of the best COE if you ask me. I am a huge COE fan, love ‘em.

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸 My dad bought many REOs back in the day for his transfer business. He liked the way they looked & ran. I have his last REO, a 1951 F22 model that I’m restoring. I love REOs myself! 🥰🤩✌️

[@ccth22]

Wow this is great. Used to see a lot of Diamond Reo’s growing up in North Jersey.

[@RedT379]

Wow, be still my heart, Diamond Reo, in 84 drove 1974 Diamond Reo, we had 3 of them. KEEP ON TRUCKIN. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 OUTSTANDING QUALITY

[@paulbrown8370]

I had a nice Green 1969 Diamond Reo conventional, i loved that truck.

[@genel5103]

My dad bought a 1974 Diamond Reo royal in the 80's, it was a cabover, with a 318 detroit. And a 13 speed transmission. I learned to drive a rig with this truck. It sure was nice.

[@Markhope-e3z]

One of my favorite trucks.

[@nelsonmattoon150]

Beautiful Diamond Reo

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Beautiful REO and great vid!! 👍👍

[@anthonyburrow7940]

Really nice truck! A lot of time invested! I have a 1974 Diamond Reo COE that I use to haul grain on my farm. It is not a Royal II but it is still a pretty rare old truck. Will consider selling as I am getting ready to retire.

[@stevestar657]

Really nice truck - thanks for sharing with us!

[@kevinrichards3288]

Awesome cabover. 🚛😎👍 Not many cabovers on the roads here in the USA🇺🇸 anymore like there use to be back in the 1980s & down.

[@neilmcintosh1200]

Brilliant, such a change from the norm. I can remember seeing CEO Diamond REOs when I lived in Omaha in the early to mid '70s but they were pretty scarce even then.

[@MissFlatbedRed]

If you haven’t seen it already, you may like the Diamond T cabover tour that’s on my channel, too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXOtnKeNqd50rtk

[@josephdugal4533]

Wonderful camera work.

[@MissFlatbedRed]

Thanks!

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Sharp paint job too!!

[@the.porter.productions]

O-H-I-O Porter greetings 🇺🇸As usual, I love getting the background history of the trucks! My dad was a REO lover. He bought several REO cars & trucks back in the day. It’s true, you don’t see too many Diamond REO Royale cabovers, anyway. I saw one in a junkyard years ago. Sadly, it got scrapped. They have a very unique look! I’m glad he said that he would grind the Volvo markings off the rear end. That would really make the truck look awkward. I’m not a Volvo lover anyway. This is one sweet looking cabover! Cabovers Rule, you know! Be nicer if it were mine! I have an old 51 REO wrecker that I’m restoring. Thanks for capturing this fine truck! Great stuff! 🥰😎✌️

[@robertbrake9927]

Beautiful truck 💕

[@rev.randall2292]

I realy enjoy these "not the norm" trucks. Awesome , wish I could take em all for a spin.

[@MissFlatbedRed]

In case you haven’t seen this one: Cam Hiltz’s 1965 Hayes Clipper Cabover Truck Tour kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXWbioZpoZ2GoZI

[@rev.randall2292]

@@MissFlatbedRed Getting a good cabin view as much as possible for me is maybe better than outside. Just loved em since a kid , getting to ride sometimes , putting models together I wanted to check out all that leather , gauges , knobs , chrome. The sleepers were the icing on the cake. Thanks for posting the vids.

[@johnmerlo5005]

I'd never seen one before in 35 years .

[@billybrinsfield6485]

I grew up in Tuckerman Arkansas not far from Jonesboro, I like the Idea of having a THSA Chapter there, a Lot of People would probably join, Especially the Farmer's in the area because so many still have Old Trucks like that in their Fleets

[@MissFlatbedRed]

Call the ATHS home office and I’m sure they’d be happy to discuss with you. Folks have to be national members in order to form/join local chapters.

[@chuckhamilton6827]

Ran away from home when I was 15. Drove from WV to Lansing just after Diamond T merged. Got a job in engineering specs department. They had a 1931 Reo Royale the used for airport shuttle for guests. Dad found me when my appendix ruptured. My Lansing career was over😅

[@dwightcorbett8889]

Awesome paint scheme, cool old truck. Cracks in the steering wheel but that's fine, you stuck with the classic vintage interior theme.

[@RoadRunnergarage8570]

Another rig you don't see too many of .

[@SchnelleKat]

Very cool and uncommon truck. I'd gladly take a D-A If i could find one in Michigan. Wasn't the newer ones late-70s and 80s just peterbilts? Unless i heard wrong. Always loved the unique interior dash layout. very cool

[@dandraper9812]

I’d love to have a Diamond Reo similar to yours!

[@johncoaker4952]

It's a dandy.

[@jeffc7486]

The color definitely matches something called a Royale. Beautiful rig you got there. I don't see many or any cabbie diamond rios but a guy I know of has a white one like the green one parked next to you is the first I've ever heard of diamond reos. I was 19 at the time and I put 8 drives on it and he parked it and it sat ever since. It's a shame really, nature is slowly reclaiming it.

[@MissFlatbedRed]

If you mean the green Raider, here’s the story on it (Scott’s Royale used to belong to Mark, owner of the green Raider): kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGiWkJdresdmnbM

[@MissFlatbedRed]

And here is the only white Raider I have personally seen, which was next to the green one :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmPXm6mAmLhrhrc

[@davidbogovich243]

Very nice. What year? Where is the assembly plant?

[@MissFlatbedRed]

1975; probably Lansing, MI.

[@davidbogovich243]

@@MissFlatbedRed I know Reo tried making a come back in the 80's. My brother worked for an Ohio propane outfit that bought a new glider daycab, circa 1986. The owner said it was constructed in PA.

[@boris2873]

My Dad ran a Diamond Rio when I was kid, he liked that truck. But I dont believe I've ever seen a D. R. cab over in Alaska. Cab over were not real popular due to rough roads and the fact you sit over the front axle and feel it all. A few fuel delivery companies have some of them on the road here and thats it.

[@markwray3905]

Sharp

[@South40Slim]

At that point in time they were using a PACCAR cab for the COE. The conventional still used the White cab.

[@ckelley63]

Those are getting really hard to find

[@MissFlatbedRed]

Only one known to exist right here.

[@MaclearieFarms]

I’ve never seen a diamond Reo cab cabover

[@MissFlatbedRed]

As you hear in the video, extremely rare.

[@antonioollarvia3462]

Looks like a Peterbilt