# My dad's new whip... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 21, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697 "2005-08-21T10:50:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/1 "2005-08-21T10:50:48Z")
![http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jwashburn78/zwalton0130001.jpg](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jwashburn78/zwalton0130001.jpg) . ![http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jwashburn78/zwalton0130002.jpg](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jwashburn78/zwalton0130002.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/2 "2005-08-21T10:52:34Z")
that mini van is hot 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/3 "2005-08-21T10:53:07Z")
lol nice tonka ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/4 "2005-08-21T11:08:05Z")
lol awesome ---
**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/5 "2005-08-21T11:33:16Z")
A 1947 what? ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/6 "2005-08-21T11:42:38Z")
crosley if i remember correctly the entire engine is made of sheet metal ---
**Author:** ![steve1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steve1/32/7283_2.png) [@steve1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steve1)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/7 "2005-08-21T11:58:50Z")
is it fast!!:pimp: ---
**Author:** ![steve1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steve1/32/7283_2.png) [@steve1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steve1)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/8 "2005-08-21T11:59:14Z")
you owe me a 10 sec. car! ---
**Author:** ![73ghia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/8baadc/32.png) [@73ghia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/73ghia)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/9 "2005-08-21T12:06:22Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > if i remember correctly the entire engine is made of sheet metal Whaa? That unpossible. that would be weird. Is he going to restore it? or do fun stuff? ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/10 "2005-08-21T12:08:17Z")
> 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. > . ---
**Author:** ![MonteCarloChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@MonteCarloChick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MonteCarloChick)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/11 "2005-08-21T12:10:03Z")
Sold in department stores? Damn ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/12 "2005-08-21T12:15:08Z")
> [@MonteCarloChick](#): > > 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 ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/13 "2005-08-21T12:29:33Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/14 "2005-08-21T12:52:14Z")
[http://www.ggw.org/~cac/Details/Details\_CCs.html](http://www.ggw.org/~cac/Details/Details_CCs.html) > [@Dex](#): > > 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. 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. > [@73ghia](#): > > . > Is he going to restore it? or do fun stuff? 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. ---
**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/15 "2005-08-21T12:54:48Z")
pics of motor? ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/16 "2005-08-21T12:58:06Z")
all whoping 26 hp probably only 15 make it to the wheels… ![http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jwashburn78/crosley0010009.jpg](http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jwashburn78/crosley0010009.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Dex](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dex/32/7210_2.png) [@Dex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dex)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/17 "2005-08-21T13:49:52Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > [http://www.ggw.org/~cac/Details/Details\_CCs.html](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 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. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/18 "2005-08-21T13:52:27Z")
omfg thats the smallest engine iv ever seen ina car lol ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/19 "2005-08-21T17:15:28Z")
lot’s o’ room for a turbo in there… :hinthint: ---
**Author:** ![neurokinetik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neurokinetik/32/7270_2.png) [@neurokinetik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neurokinetik)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697/20 "2005-08-21T18:39:20Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > 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. I like how you think… :tup: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-dads-new-whip/1697.md?page=2)