Hollywood Crosley Hot Shot On The Roof

This car is owned by dave anspach blandon pa.

Hollywood crosley hot shot on the roof.

Sales for 1951 to 6 600. 1950 crosley hot shot. 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. And the pictures were taken 2008 hilton head concours.

Addressing owners complaints about squealing brakes crosley motors discontinued the disc brakes in favor of 9 hydraulic drums in 1951. Hotshot under her own power again. For 1950 the crosley line up included the standard hot shot super and farm o road. Here s a youtube link of her coming down the road at you.

This earlier engine dubbed the crosley cobra cobra for copper brazed used 125 thin steel stampings brazed together in a 2 060 f furnace. At just 145 inches long this post war vehicle was the best that this american company could offer. This 1950 crosley hotshot is a small 2 passenger roadster powered by a 724cc ohc 4 cylinder coupled to a 3 speed manual transmission. Finally the hotshot is on the road and running again under her own power.

As all good crosley fanatics know the four fenders of the hot shot were made using the same stampers as early crosley sedan fenders except reversed front sedan fenders used as hot shot rear. Rear sedan fenders used as the hot shot fronts. She s sporting a 1952 crosley motor from the cd we bought a few weeks ago. 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.

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. The customized powertrain utilizes a crosley based bearcat engine block with a stock crosley crank braje engine components and a 3 speed manual transmission. H c and vertex both made hot crosley ignitions and s co t offered a roots type supercharger for 327 50.

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. Oh and perhaps some exhaust. The blower alone raised horsepower from 26 5 to 55. 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.

Click on this image for a larger view in a new window. Total sales of all vehicles was under 7 000. 1949 crosley hot shot image is general in nature and may not reflect the specific vehicle selected. 1950 crosley hot shot.