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 Gerald held the J/Pro record at 94 mph and plans to get it back. Gerald's goal is to break 100 mph and has come very close on several runs. All from a modified Crosley engine. |
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 His 47 wagon is a real eye
catcher. Orlando says "The radio is from a 1973
VW (Hitachi transistorized) with 6-12 volts and
neg-pos switches. Works perfectly and draws very
little current from the battery. I adapted it to the
dash board."
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 Crosley Motors research and engineering department 3401 Spring Grove Avenue in Cincinnati. Photos were
taken/furnished by Mike Banks
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 Crosley Motors Plant No. 1 at 2530 Spring Grove Avenue |
 Dennis Wray of Ohio owns this nicely modified 1947 Crosley Sedan with a Ford V4. He calls it Pro Sidewalk |
 It has been Pro Streeted but you can't see the tires in the shadows. |
 Crosley
Powered Lotus H Modified. These were posted on
our original Yahoo Web board. When Yahoo lost
the club site I had saved the pictures but not all
the text. The fellow that posted the pictures was
looking for this car.
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 His
Father was involved as the builder or driver or both.
The only thing I have to identify the pictures were
the labels and those were the name Johnny and Burt.
Any body recognize the pictures or car? I
believe they were taken in the 60s.
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 Bandini car with a
Crosley engine two carburettor Dell'orto. From a book
on the Bandini writen by his nephew Michele Orsi
Bandini.
Besides the book
that Michele Orsi Bandini has written about his
Uncle Ilario Bandini he has a small museum of Bandini
(12 different examples).
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 Highly
modified dual overhead cam Bandini Crosley engine.
Michele Orsi Bandini supplied these pictures and others that will be added to the Engine Family Tree page in the future. He writes that only 83 cars were built in total across the 4 different displacement models (only the 750cc model used Crosley engines). They have a registry that list 47 known to still exist. |
 HydroPlane
Boats and other Crosley Boats fall under the Special
Body Class. This example was shown by Ed Laforme
at the 2003 Nationals
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 This military issue
3500lb Transitier Forklift is owned by Barry
Seel. Dave Edwards showed a 2000lb Transitiers
Forklift
at the 2003 Nationals.
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 Paul Gorrell pulled another surprise at this years nationals, bring his freshly restored 4 wheel drive 4 wheel steering 1942 Crosley tractor. Little is know about the tractor and why Crosley built it. |
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 Grace Lyon driving her birthday present back in June. Jeff Lyon (Napa, CA) bought this 1950 HotShot as a basket case back in July 2004 and finished it in time for his wife's birthday in June 2005. He had help from several Crosley people along the way. |
 It is powered by a Barry
Seel Bearcat engine, Disc brakes were rebuilt by Butch
at Service Motors, body panels by Tim Freshley
and other needed parts and advise from Dave Edwards.
Jeff did all the body work himself.
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 Deane Sherman of Ohio and Board Member, showed his FarmOroad Ice Cream truck at the 2005 Nationals fresh from a multi-year restoration. |
 To say it was a crowd favorite is an understatement. Hand out Ice Cream on a Hot Mid West July day and you draw a crowd. |
Julie and Pete on a date in 1959. "We could fill up the Hot shot with $0.24 a gallon gas and get a dish, cup, or other kitchen ware free!" |
 Julie and Pete Berard at
the 2005 Florida Regional meet, borrowing a Hot Shot
from Smoke Stover to recreate the pose. Showing
there love for each other and Crosleys, and they said
it wouldn't last.
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 Built in
1955 by Dale Tholen with full race Crosley engine
and a 500 Fiat transmission. Was featured on the
cover of Road and Track March 1959. It
extensively raced in California in the 50s and 60s.
More Info.
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 Currently owned by
Gerald Davenport of KY. Gerald took it to the
Bonneville Salt Flats and ran 108 mph first time out.
The pictures are from the 2005 Crosley
Nationals.
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 Sold new
at Charlie Nicholas dealership in Fairmont Minnesota
to Hegge's Phillips 66 station in Lakefield MN, then
sold to a collector in the Lakefield area. Jim
and Florence Killion of Mankato, Minnesota purchaced
it in February 1975. Jim sold it to Karl Krotz
in 1985, and he then sold it to Gerald Davenport of
Kentucky Crosley.
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 So it wasn't on purpose but
Gerald has had two Crosley of the Month in a row.
From the dates it looks like Karl owned it when
the picture was taken.
From the looks of the grass that
must have been one of the hot and very dry years in NW
Ohio.
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