Came across this. I bought it because I once had a go-kart with a REO motor on it, and a small engine that had never been operated was an oddity. I knew I had it, but haven't looked at it in years. Time for someone else to store it.
Ad copy:
"Brand new 70 year old REO boat motor for sale. This is part of a kit REO sold in the early 1950s to turn a rowboat into a power boat. Motor only. This motor has never been run, never had gasoline in it. The muffler still has the original paint."