Steven
Eggert sent these pictures of his 1947 CC Wagon. He pointed
out that it had been a winner at Wauseon in 2001 as a panel delivery
with "Wabeno Hardware" on the side and has since been converted back
into a wagon.
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The car is driven daily. (Except
when it rains real
hard because of the vacuum wipers!)
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Our own Crosley
Quarterly Editor in his 1955 racer Wiley, I think this must have been
taken a few years back.
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This is also Fred
when
he is up against deadline for the Quarterly and he is still waiting for
my column. Any more details to share Fred?
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Both of this months cars are
repeat Crosley of the Month winners. Skinny was last
Summer, but I wanted to show how Paul Gorrell transports it to some of
the shows.
Paul's son, Duane, sent the following note with the photos: "This is how Skinny has went to several shows this summer! If I am not mistaken, it has rode 400 miles or so on the running board of the '25 Studebaker. Quit the sight going down the road or stopped." Paul also uses his stock Studebaker to tow a tailer with a Crosley on board for some shows. Says it stops faster with the trailer brakes. |
The woody wagon was a Crosley of
the Month last year
in the restoration process.
Paul's Woody was a big hit at the 2010 Nationals and he could not resist this little wooden boat that was for sale at the same Nationals. It was built to carry extra luggage behind a small car. He has had a lot of fun showing them together with his two chickens Elvis and Henrietta. The whole package draws a lot of attention. |
This
month is a bit of a departure. As best I can tell it was never
built. The base FarmOroad was referred to as FOR-1. This is
configuration 2. In the drawing the wheelbase has been extended,
the roof raised and the rear bed widen extending it over the dual
wheels
. Setup to be an ambulance, it would carry 4 patents plus a nurse
in the back. Cramped is an understatement. It would have
gotten into places a standard ambulance couldn't. Not the factory
thinks it would readily go 60mph on the highway. I have included
the factory description that was with the proposal.
GENERAL
PURPOSE VEHICLE NO. 2:
It is a very simple matter to lengthen the wheel base of the standard Farm-O-Road chassis. On the above drawing the wheel base has been lengthened from 63 inches to 96 inches, giving the rear body a length of 76 inches. This particular drawing shows the adaptability of the chassis for Ambulance use. |
We
visualize the need for getting ambulatory cases quickly from
the disaster scene to a first aid station. Therefore, we have designed
this ambulance to take care of four litter patients with a 16 inch
aisle between litters, which could easily accommodate a seat at the
forward end of the aisle for a nurse or attendant.
This
chassis
requires only the lengthening of the frame and the lengthening of the
propeller shaft and possibly using heavier rear springs. This chassis
would accommodate a variety of special use or dual-purpose
bodies. As a personnel carrier two lengthwise seats would take
care of up to eight people. Much equipment could be carried in the
boxes under the lengthwise seats.
Remember
that on
open highways these vehicles with standard gear shift will readily
travel up to sixty miles per hour; in low speed range the top speed is
reduced to fifteen miles per hour for heavy going. This long chassis
model can he used for a variety of other purposes with a rated capacity
of 1/4 ton and an available capacity of l/2 ton or more. This vehicle
can also be used for medical purposes.
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Mike
Guffey sent me a strange little photo, very poor condition because it
was clipped out of YouTube video. It would be nice to find the real
photo,
but the maker of the video had grabbed the image from somewhere
else. It is a midget travel trailer being pulled by
a 1949 Crosley CD Sedan at the National Trailer Show in Chicago, Feb
1949.
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He then sent me pictures of the
trailer now, he bought it off eBay
and is trying to find out what he has. I have never heard of
Powel Crosley being involved in travel trailers, it does have Crosley
bumpers. He also sent an ad for a Crosley line of trailers
that may or may not have anything to do with his. If anyone has
info on this cute little trailer let me now and I will pass it on to
Mike. I told him we could help him find a 49 sedan.
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Here is George Potter with his
finished 49 Hotshot. It has a warmed up
engine,
with dual carbs, dual pipes and 1/4 race cam. He tricked out the
rims by widening them to 4 inches to accept wider tires. He took
1 1/2 inches out the windshield to get a lower profile, filled the
seams and and added a woodgrain dash.
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The header he made, as shown in
the engine picture, tied 1 & 2 and 3 &
4 together, which he said made it sound like a couple of Harley's.
He remade them, connecting 2 & 4 and 1 & 3 together, now it
sounds sweet.
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Since
CDs are the Spotlight class this year and there has been some
discussion's on the Crosley_Gang about outside mirrors as standard or
optional. Here are a pair of Super CDs for 1950.
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No outside
mirror in these factory photos. I hope you are all planning for
the Nationals in July, bring your CD or any other Crosley you can
drive, haul or drag to the show. They all get attention and have
a story to tell.
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