She s sporting a 1952 crosley motor from the cd we bought a few weeks ago.
Hollywood crosley hot shot on the roof.
Introduced for 849 and weighing just 1 095 lb crosley was alleged to be the first car maker to reintroduce a non chevrolet american.
Here s a youtube link of her coming down the road at you.
Total sales of all vehicles was under 7 000.
Sales for 1951 to 6 600.
At just 145 inches long this post war vehicle was the best that this american company could offer.
1950 crosley hot shot.
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Hotshot under her own power again.
This 1950 crosley hotshot was purchased by the seller s father at auction in 2004 and subsequently received a repaint at the family s body shop.
The blower alone raised horsepower from 26 5 to 55.
Finally the hotshot is on the road and running again under her own power.
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History of the 1948 1952 crosley hot shot industrialist powel crosley repeatedly tried to enter the motor industry prior to wwii but his efforts producing a 59 pound navy engine during the war finally provided him with a viable mass market product.
The hotshot debuted in 1949 as america s first postwar sports car coming in at less than 12 feet long and winning the index of performance at the six hours of sebring in 1950.
Rear sedan fenders used as the hot shot fronts.
This car is owned by dave anspach blandon pa.
Oh and perhaps some exhaust.
And the pictures were taken 2008 hilton head concours.
H c and vertex both made hot crosley ignitions and s co t offered a roots type supercharger for 327 50.
For 1950 the crosley line up included the standard hot shot super and farm o road.
The cast iron hotshot super sports engine called ciba for cast iron block assembly was the successor to an earlier crosley powerplant that was uniquely made up of stamped steel sheets.
The customized powertrain utilizes a crosley based bearcat engine block with a stock crosley crank braje engine components and a 3 speed manual transmission.
1950 crosley hot shot.
The crosley hotshot introduced in 1949 was america s first post war sportscar crosley was a small independent american manufacturer of subcompact cars bordering on microcars.
This 1950 crosley hotshot is a small 2 passenger roadster powered by a 724cc ohc 4 cylinder coupled to a 3 speed manual transmission.
Dave had the following to say about his car bought this car as a rusting hulk from the family who.
Now it s on to body work paint and interior.
Transitioning from longest to shortest cars the 1949 crosley hotshot was one of the shortest cars ever made.
