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that mini van is hot
lol nice tonka
lol awesome
crosley
if i remember correctly the entire engine is made of sheet metal
is it fast!!:pimp:
you owe me a 10 sec. car!
Whaa? That unpossible. that would be weird.
Is he going to restore it? or do fun stuff?
A true industrialist, Mr. Crosley also became known for a multitude of ventures. He was infamous for The Crosley - a miniature sized automobile, fashioned after the light weight European cars. The chubby profiled Crosley promised 50 miles to the gallon and was sold in department stores for just $325. Crosley’s lifelong obsession for automobiles began at a young age of twelve when Crosley won a bet with his father by successfully powering a four-wheeled wagon with an electric battery and motor.
Having dubbed himself the man of 50 jobs in 50 years, Powell Crosley continued to amaze the masses with such creations as: The Shelvador - a refrigeration unit that introduced the new concept of door shelving units; The Musicone - an instrument used to amplify the entire range of the human voice. The Moonbeam - Crosley’s self-designed air plane; The Roamio - the first car radio; The Icy-Ball - a chemical-mechanical ice box that served rural areas lacking electricity; The Reado - a fascimilie system that transmitted words and pictures via radio waves; The Koolrest - a bed cooling system; The X-er-vac - a machine that stimulated the scalp in an effort to counter baldness; and the Go-bi-bi - a go-kart/stroller apparatus for young children.
However, Crosley’s entrepreneurial spirit did not stop there. As a Cincinnati native he decided to step in when the Cincinnati Reds declared bankruptcy. Mr. Crosley acquired the team, thus ensuring they would remain an integral part of Cincinnati’s culture. In 1930, he went on to build the Crosley Field which lasted until the 1970’s as the infamous Cincinnati Reds’ playing field. Crosley was credited with producing the first night baseball game - transforming Crosley Field from night to day with the flick of a switch. In subsequent years, he went on to broadcast the first live baseball game on WLW-TV, The Crosley television broadcasting division.
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Sold in department stores? Damn
Thats nothin … think it was sears that used to sell houses right out of their catalog … oder it and tell them where u want it … they would drop it off and nail it together for you
if you don’t mind me asking, how much did your dad pay for it? they didn’t make a lot of them, and the 47 convertible model was closer to 1000 bucks brand new.
http://www.ggw.org/~cac/Details/Details_CCs.html
He paid $700 for it. Knowing my dad he will put it on the road, drive it for a year or two and then sell it for a small profit. He doesn’t restore cars, so he will do nothing to make the car better, only road worthy.
If I had it…Being that is only wieghs 1200 pounds it would be a perfect for a modern motorcylce engine. Something that could put down around 120 whp. Full custom suspension and race rubber.
pics of motor?
word. that’s pretty sweet. was it local?
i agree about the motorcycle engine. or he could be like the dude at the SOLO2 events with the snowmobile engine. that thing screams. cool car even the way it is.
omfg thats the smallest engine iv ever seen ina car lol
lot’s o’ room for a turbo in there… :hinthint:
I like how you think… :tup: