 Texas garage using a FarmOroad as a
delivery vehicle. The shop gopher would drive to the
customers house in the FOR and hook it to the
customers car and drive the car in for service, then
reverse the process when done.
Get those FORs ready to be in the Spotlight class at the 2023 Nationals |
 1996 Nationals with a FarmOroad tow
truck towing the owners project in. Back then Tyrone
Mount (VA) owned both of these FORs but he has sold
them. The FOR Registry shows the green one (FR-291) in
MD in 2015, owned by a non member. I don't have
current info on the unrestored FOR (FR-130),
Dr. Harry Fry of FL apparently bought and restored it
but is deceased. If you know where either one is at
this time let me know.
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 Jim Liberty(CA) Owns Liberty
Motorsports and usually restores Porsche but decided
he needed a shop car. Here is what he built. Nice engine
mods.
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 Unfortunately mechanical
brakes don't make it with his modifications and
California traffic so he is now converting it to 9"
Bendix brakes. He made the truck bed to haul.
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 Tom Gerhard's (CT) - Here is his
words - "My Dad bought this Super Sports in 1960 or
'61 and drove it for quite a while, including
driving to and from work. He taught me to drive in
it on back roads in upstate PA when I was 12 or 13;
eventually the car was parked until he started to
restore it in the late '90s, but he was unable to
finish it before he passed away and it passed on to
me.
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 Ted Dellacamera did a great job
finishing Dad's work, and it was first driven on
public roads at Wauseon in 2019. I'm now driving
around town when I can and taking it to local car
shows."
Tom has changed a bit since
he was helping Dad in the first photo hanging over the
front around 1960 and the above photo. I used the
first photo in my Crosley Garage column in the CAC
Quarterly in Winter 2017. Finally got the second photo
and decided it was two good not to use.
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 Powel Crosley did have a thing about
planes, even trying his hand at making and selling
them for awhile befor he started making cars. The
above photo is from the Michael A Banks collection and
taken at Powel Crosley's Cincinnati estates. The girl
standing on the airplane wing is his daughter, Page.
The airplane itself is a Fairchild 45 Crosley owned.
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 Both the above photos are from 1939,
I don't know the back story on the above picture other
than maybe part of Powel's sales program. Crosleys
show up by plains often over the years of production.
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  Little Chief Fire Engine |
Butte Man
Wins Prize for Designing Fire Engine Ride for
Children - February 5th 1950
National recognition for developing what has been described as the most popular “Kiddie ride" in 1949 has been awarded to Jack Skelley 140 West Mercury, It was learned here this week. The award, a plaque, was made by the National association of Amusement Parks In convention at Chicago. Mr. Skelley's development was a "Little Chief Fire Engine," which he designed in Butte and later patented before exhibiting it at the Royal American Cotton carnival in Memphis, Tenn. It is estimated that more than 120,000 children availed themselves of the ride between May 5 and the latter part of September in last year. The fire engine, built on a Crosley chassis, out grossed all other rides at a series of fairs, carnivals, exhibitions and parades and is now being manufactured by the Fly and Harwood manufacturing concern in Memphis, Tenn., on a royalty basis agreement with Mr. Skelley. The truck is reported to be in full production with a backlog of orders. Overall length of the truck is 17 feet 7 Inches. It Is equipped to carry 16 children at a time and has flashing red lights, siren and other fire truck apparatus that delight youngsters. The body is especially built and has safety appliances to protect the young riders. In addition to its showing at the Cotton carnival, the fire truck, operated by Mr. Skelley and his wife, Mrs. Marion Skelley, appeared at the Railroad Exhibition in Chicago during the last summer, It was also used in a number of communities as an exhibit in fire prevention parades. |
 Been saving this picture from the
2000 National show for this CotM, I believe it was
this members first year and he brought a load of
Crosleys to sell thinking Sunday was our big day and
pulled in Saturday evening after everything was over.
He shows up the weekend before now.
Remember the show is officially July
3rd-8th but if you can only come for a day or two the
biggest days are the 7th and 8th, nothing on Sunday.
Flea market any time a member wants to sell and the
car show is on the 8th.
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 Jeff Lyon of California combined
these two FarmOroads to make one really good one. So
dust off your FOR in any condition to bring it to the
Nationals for the Spotlight class, looks like a record
turn out of FORs this year.
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 This months Crosley Nationals have
the FarmOroads as the Spotlight class and we expect a
bunch of them this year including the two featured
this month.
Above Jeff Ackerman's FOR shown with Barry Seel's big rig a few years ago. |
 Piper's FarmOroad that Grandpa Brian
Diapa made for her and was on display last year. It
was having some technical difficulties so Piper road
in it on the trailer honking the horn. I missed
that photo.
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 This little jewel showed up for an hour or so one afternoon at the Nationals, then was loaded backup and was gone. So what I know about it is minimal. |
 Heard it had been on the Crosley
estate and used as a runabout, reportedly made by
Crosley engineering. Mostly Pre-War mechanicals.
Didn't get a chance to talk to the experts looking it
over to see what they thought.
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 Gabe Haddad's(MI) pair of FORs. Both
of these FarmOroads were acquired by Gabe within the
last few years in very bad shape and he has started
getting them back into usable shape.
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 He held off the start of fully
tearing them down for restoration so he could bring
both to the Nationals for the Spot light class this
year (2023). With the right blue FOR now. Was another
members that I originally posted.
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 A couple of Crosleys being used for
commercial uses. Not sure what the sheriff used
this CD wagon for, don't think he caught many
speeders.
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 An Overland 5th wheel firetruck being
used to give rides to kids in 1956 by the Paul Bunyan
Fire Department in Canada. I assume it is at an
amusement park. The Overland is one of several
companies that build special bodied Crosleys that
qualify for the Spot light class at the 2024 Crosley
Nationals
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 The 1951-52 Auto Show, Super Convertible, see another Crosley far right. Wonder how many cars Crosley had on display. I assume it is a 1951 Auto Show since Powel Crosley must have been thinking about closing down when the 1952 Shows were starting. Anyone no where this show was held? |
 Dave Simmering's(TN) 1952 Super Convertible, just got home from being purchased. |
 Christmas ad from Tony Pompeo Speed
Shop, wouldn't we all like to have these under the
tree on Christmas. Click on the picture for a larger
version that allows you to read the details.
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 1955 Presidential Christmas Card made
by the Hallmark Company, Kansas City,
Missouri with a drawing of Dwight and Mamie
Eisenhower in their custom Crosley surrey. The
Eisenhowers sent informal Christmas cards to close
family and friends. As President and First Lady,
the Eisenhowers sent more-formal cards to various
associates.
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 Jeff Ackerman's(NY) Prewar To the right: The Crosley Building an
eight-story facility, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The
building was designed by the prestigious Cincinnati
architectural firm Hannaford and Sons in 1928, and
construction was completed in 1930. Crosley used the
building to broadcast from his radio tower on the
roof.
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 Transmissions from the WLW-AM radio
station could be heard from Florida to New York. Click
on image to see it bigger. Photo shows then and now.
During a news conference in early December, it was announced work would started on bringing the 300,030-square-foot building back to life. |
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