You don’t see Crosley’s come up for sale very often. But rarer is a collection of five Crosley’s, all from 1948-52 and they appear to all be in excellent restored or original condition. They’re available in Stockton, California and here on Facebook Marketplace for the package price of $50,000. No mention is made if the owner (not the listing party) is willing to sell them individually. Thanks for the tip, Dave Aspinall!
Crosley Corporation/Motors was a small, independent American manufacturer of subcompact (almost micro) cars. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, they were in business from 1939-52, with auto production interrupted by the war effort. Their station wagons would be the most popular, but they also built a variety of sedans, convertibles, pickups, a sports car, and a small jeep.
The company was an innovator, with the first affordable, mass-market overhead camshaft engine, a convertible wagon, and the first American cars to come with 4-wheel caliper-type disc brakes. They were light in weight (no more than 1,400 lbs.) and their engines seldom exceeded 60 cubic inches. The seller’s collection comprises five vehicles of which little information is provided. But we’re told they all run and drive.
- a Farm-O-Road, a small Jeep-like vehicle that could pull farm implements and also be highway-legal; this one looks to have been restored with aftermarket wheels
- a two-tone yellow/white station wagon, the company’s best-seller
- a sedan/convertible where it looks as those the canvas top snaps into place for easy removal
- a Hot Shot roadster that is Crosley’s coolest car and has no doors
- a burgundy-colored 2-door sedan that looks to have also been restored
These automobiles appear to be in a museum along with other classic cars, such as a 1964 Chevelle Malibu. Hopefully, the seller has listed the cars individually elsewhere as – unless you find a Crosley collector with deep pockets – it will take just the right buyer to carry off the whole collection.
Neat…like to have the station wagon.
I’ve had quite a few cars over the years, and have to say, the Crosley’s ALWAYS bring the most attention at the shows! The red convertible pictured used to be mine. This little guy took home quite a few People Choice awards over the years I had it. So fun to drive- one of those cars I always wished I’d kept.
Now- how to convince my wife that owning “5” will be a REALLY good idea….?
Does anyone know if these cars are listed individually someplace else?
Not long ago, they offered at eBay.com a Crosley Roadster powered by a Sachs KM-24 Snowmobile engine, 294 cc per chamber, 30 HP, with a motorcycle gearbox and a chain transmission.
Acording to German Wankel Club experience with a Suzuki RE-5 engine, the longer exhaust duct in a car respect to a motorcycle would greatly improve low rpm torque, power, fuel economy. An intake duct around 33 cm lenght will improve low end, low load Small Wankel engine efficiency.
Somebody in California purchased the Crosley Wankel Roadster for less than $1000. Blessings +
CROSLEY CAR OWNERS CLUB: http://www.facebook.com/CrosleyCarClub
My first car, a ’49 wagon. It’s hard to get the enthusiasm for them out of my head. Wife wants the wagon too Mike. Please buy it.
Russ, I don’t think it’s a museum I believe he is a dealer with a lot on consignment and some he has bought along the way.
I’d love to have any of them. Would definitely gather a crowd here on the Canadian west coast.
oh boy, whata find!
Like em all but would only go for the rag top & wagon. If the p/u were here, that too. Really like to beef up the B pillar in the rag top & make suicide doors ‘ sacrilege !