![]() Paul Gorrell of Iowa posted this
picture on FaceBook and I couldn't help myself, I had to steal
it for our first Crosley of the month for 2019. Since there are
so many Crosley's, I changed the usual format for Crosley of the
month and only used one view but wide angle. You can get a
slightly larger version by clicking on the image. Paul labeled
the picture " Where's Waldo? (Shirley)", his very understanding
wife. You could also make it a guessing game of how many Crosley
cars and other Crosley products are in Paul's Barn. Sorry no
prizes for either contest.
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Jim Allan of Ohio sent these snaps
of his hardtop CC sedan recently from a mid winter outing.
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![]() He wrote - "Who says you can't
drive a Crosley through the snow? Getting stuck isn't
too bad."
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![]() Duane Gorrell of Iowa has most of
the parts he needs to put together one of the rarer of the
Crosley variants. This one flies, or at least did at one time.
1948 Mooney M18 Mite with Crosley engine. Here is another angle.
The first 10 (plus one that was a prototype) were made. All were
recalled back to Mooney Mite is Wichita, Kansas and had the
Crosley engine replaced with Lycoming engines after they started
breaking crank’s.
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First thing you notice is the huge
distributor with 8 spark plug wires, that is because it has
spark plugs on both
sides with a trick rotor
to fire two plugs at once. Here is the engine tag.
They ran the propeller through multi V belts off the back of the
engine. When you tighten that belt it puts a big load on the
already fragile crank with no outboard bearing to carry the
load. Here is a factory photo of the plane
in flight and the engine
mounted in the plane.
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Matt Hellberg, of Iowa, believes
his grandfather bought this 39 Convertible new (he had two). He
is helping his Dad get it back in shape for show and go.
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He recently got it running but is
having carb issues, hopefully a good cleaning/rebuild will help.
Here it is after it's first bath in 30 years.
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April 28th was the 80th anniversary
of the unveiling of the Crosley automobile at the Indianapolis
Speedway. From dates on photos it apparently was a multi day
affair, the above photo was dated May 1st.
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Here is Brother Lewis, Powel and
Powel's Grandson/Son Lew at the big announcement day at Indy.
Don't miss the big celebration at the Nationals this year.
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Crosley Automobile Club has come a
long ways in 50 years. Founded in 1969 by John Aibel and a
simple letter to the editor of Roas & Track asking if anyone
knew of the location of Le Mans Crosley and from the responses a
club was formed. The first meet in NJ in 1970 had 2 cars, 4 cars
at 1972 meet in Maumee Ohio and the above turn out at our first
year in Wauseon in 1973 14 cars. 2019 the 50th year of CAC
should have the largest turn out ever, well over 100 cars are
expected. Don't miss it.
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Cars and owners from left to right
are: 1 - Al Holsopple 51 Station Wagon, 2 - Deane Sherman 48
Sedan, 3 - Jim Bollman 52 Super Sport, 4 - John Holsopple 52
FOR, 5 - Jim Welter 51 Sedan, 6 - Glen Oches 50 Hot Shot,
7 - Al Holsopple 52 FOR, 8 - Dave Stamper 50 Hot Shot, 9 -
Bernard Bahle 51 Super Sedan, 10 - Jim Batsford 49 Station
Wagon, 11 - Bill Exline 51 Super Sport, 12 - Patty Stamper 50
Station Wagon, 13 - Al Holsopple, 51 FOR, 14 - John Holsopple 61
Crofton
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A few more pictures from the Big introduction of the first production Crosleys 80 years ago this year at the Indianapolis Speedway. | Hope to see a bunch of PreWar Crosleys at the big 50th celebration of the Crosley Club forming this month. Hope to see you at Wauseon. |
![]() Happy 50th Anniversary Crosley Automobile Club
- On Friday of the Nationals we gathered to make a 50 out of
our cars. Originally our chairman thought 15 Crosley would be
needed but there were so many members that wanted to be
included in the photo the design had to be changed to handle
35 cars. A drone was planned for the shot but the grandstands
had to fill in. Thanks to Joe Kaczmar for this great wide
angle shot.
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Jeff & Kelly Gladden's (VA) 1952 FarmOroad.
Jeff is regional director of CAC and president of the Keystone
Region. Even though his FOR is an AACA National Senior winner he
drives it all the time. This shot was taken at the Cruise-In at
Wauseon Ohio that around 18 Crosleys went up to participate in
during the National Meet.
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Jeff cruising down the highway at the Nationals.
When I decided to chose Jeff's FOR as this months CotM I had a
hard time picking what pictures to use since he is everywhere at
the Nationals and I have lots of pictures to chose from. One of
the other thing Jeff and many other Crosley people do is give
rides and let kids (and sometimes adults) sit in their Crosleys,
here is one of
many pictures I found.
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Our 4 Youth Mechanics being interviewed for a
local TV station at the 2019 Nationals. Lizzy on the right was
our first and she has finished her light green CC sedan. Jackson
was our 2nd(Left side) and he has finished his blue with white
stripe Hotshot. Ben got his youth car last year and has it
completely a part and is starting to put it back together
(middle right). Lane is our latest mechanic(middle left),
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Lane Williams our 4th and newest Youth Mechanic
and his new project car. The car couldn't make it to the
Nationals but he has already been retrieved from the member that
donated it and Lane has started work on it.
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Here is the Hotshot Harry Black(PA) built. Here
is the story he sent me. "I am a product of the '50's,
graduating from high school in 1956. I remember in about
1952 wakling by the Kaiser /Frazer & Crosley
dealership in Uniontown, PA with 3 other friends, and
having an encounter with a Crosley Hotshot.
This was in the days that the show room window was right along
the sidewalk, and a display pad was on an outside corner of
the building, A Hotshot was sitting there facing out on
about a 60 degree angle. We each picked up a corner,
turned the car around and stood their, thinking that was a
better view!! We then just walked away."
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"I restored several cars over the years, but
never got to a Hotshot. Now, in retirement, I have made
an all wood model with a 30" wheel base and bumper to bumper
length is 47-1/2" We have a great wood shop in the
retirement community I live in and a member with a CNC machine
that embossed the hubcaps and cut the "Hotshot" fender emblem.
Thought you might enjoy the pictures!"
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I always like all the Crosley
garages around the Nationals, here is Al Calvin's 2 car garage
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This
has been a favorite garage for years, it is the BBQ carport
over behind the Yankee Garage. At Fair time it is used for
BBQing chicken.
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