REA Delivery Vans on Ebay

Tom Cornillie · **Posted:** Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:12 pm

Hello all,

A breif search on E-bay found two REA vans currently being listed:

Item Number: 2486384364

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 84364&rd=1

AND

Item number: 2486339106

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... gory=63739

Are there any museums that own a REA van?

altoonaroundhouse@umich.edu

sc 'doc' lewis · **Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:08 am

for those who hate to copy/paste....use the link below

REA Van #1
utweyesguy@aol.com

sc 'doc' lewis · **Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:12 am

...and the second listing linked

REA Van #2
utweyesguy@aol.com

Doug Shearer · **Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2004 2:30 am

> Hello all,
> Are there any museums that own a REA van?

The Northern Pacific Railway Museum was able to acquire the original 1941 Ford REA delivery van that served our depot from approximately 1941 to 1960. It then went through two owners until we were able to obtain it for the museum about two years ago. It has recently been moved to our secondary shop for restoration. The van appears nearly identical to the one on Ebay.

We have reopened the original REA freight room and REA office to display all REA artifacts.

Doug Shearer
Northern Pacific Railway Museum
Toppenish, WA

Northern Pacific Railway Museum

dwshearer@aol.com

John Redden · **Posted:** Thu Aug 05, 2004 5:07 am

> Are there any museums that own a REA van?

Rochester & Genesee Valley RR Museum has a 1939 Ford REA delivery truck. It is currently in the shop awaiting restoration.

Right now, the website does not have any good photos of this piece, but check back soon, as the site is updated frequently

Rochester & Genesee Valley RR Museum
ejredden@frontiernet.net

catalpa · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:34 am

The Mad River and NKP Museum, at Bellevue, OH has a pre-war REA truck. I believe it has a canvas top. I don't know if a photo is on their web site.

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L Beckman · **Posted:** Fri Aug 06, 2004 12:45 pm

> The Mad River and NKP Museum, at Bellevue,
> OH has a pre-war REA truck. I believe it has
> a canvas top. I don't know if a photo is on
> their web site.

These REA delivery vans seem to have a place to post advertisements on the sides. Were these ads strictly for the Railway Express Agency or did they sell this space for other products; e.g. Camel Cigarettes, Westinghouse washing machines, Ford Automobiles, Sinclair Gasoline, etc.?

Thanks.

Les Beckman (Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum/North Judson, Indiana)

midlandblb@cs.com

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