The Crosley was an automobile manufactured by the Crosley Corporation and later by Crosley Motors Incorporated in the United States from 1939 to 1952. (It should not be confused with the Crossley made by Crossley Motors of Manchester, England.) Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Crossley Motors, based in Manchester, England, produced approximately 19,000 high quality cars from 1904 until 1938, 5,500 buses from 1926 until 1958 and 21,000 goods and military vehicles from 1914 to 1945. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate...

History

Industrialist Powel Crosley, Jr., of Cincinnati, Ohio, owner of Crosley Broadcasting Corporation and the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, had ambitious plans to build a compact car and developed assembly plants at Richmond, Indiana, and Marion, Indiana. In May 1939, the first car was shown at the Indianapolis Speedway. It was a two-door convertible that weighed under 1000 lb (450 kg) and sold for $250. It wasn't an instant success, but in 1941 more body styles were introduced. Powel Crosley Jr. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Crosley Broadcasting Corporation, founded by radio manufacturing pioneer Powel Crosley Jr. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 5, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20, 24, 42 Name Cincinnati Reds (1958–present) Cincinnati Redlegs (1953-1958) Cincinnati Reds (1882-1953) Cincinnati Red Stockings (1876-1882) Ballpark Great American Ball Park (2003–present) Riverfront... The Rambler American introduced in the late 1950s was an early compact car. ... Richmond (IPA: ) is a city in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio. ... Marion (IPA: ) is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis), is the oldest surviving auto racing track in the world, having existed since 1908. ... Saab 900 Convertible 1962 Rambler American Convertible can also refer to a convertible (security) A convertible (sometimes called cabriolet in British English) is a car body style with a folding or retracting roof (aka soft top or top in USA, hood in UK). ...

The chassis had an 80-inch (203 cm) wheelbase, half elliptic springs with beam axle in front and quarter elliptics in the rear. The power came from a two-cylinder Waukesha air-cooled engine that had the fan as a part of the flywheel. The engine was connected with a three-speed transmission and then directly via a torque tube to the rear axle, thus eliminating the need for joints. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ... Waukesha is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. ... Spoked flywheel Flywheel from stationary engine. ... In mechanics, a transmission or gearbox is the system of gears and/or the hydraulic system (called variously hydrodynamic, fluid or automatic transmission) that transmits mechanical power from a prime mover—such as an engine or electric motor—to a typically rotary output device at a lower angular momentum but... A joint is the location at which two or more bones make contact. ...

In 1941, the body styles available were expanded to include two- and four-passenger convertibles, a convertible sedan, a station wagon, a panel truck, a pickup, and two models called "Parkway Delivery" (a mini-panel with no roof over the front seat) and "Covered Wagon" (a convertible pickup truck with a removable back seat). A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other articles with similar names, see Lorry (disambiguation) and truck (disambiguation). ... Mazda B-Series compact pickup truck with extended cabin and home-made wooden rack. ...

During World War II, the Crosley became attractive because of gasoline rationing and the good mileage (50 miles per U.S. gallon, 5 L/100 km). Crosley was the last company to cease production of civilian vehicles in 1942, partly to allow car buyers the opportunity to purchase as many Crosleys as possible to aid in fuel rationing, and partly because the War Production Board needed some time to determine a useful purpose for Crosley's small factories. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Civilian car production resumed in 1945, but only at the Marion plant; the Richmond facility had been sold during the war years. The Crosley HotShot was the first post-war sports car produced in the United States, being introduced in 1949. Also in 1949, Crosley started shipping all their line, from Pickup to Hotshot, with disc brakes, a first in the USA. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Crosley. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Vehicle brake. ...

With 24,871 cars sold, the best year was 1948. Sales started to decline in 1949 and adding the Crosley Hotshot and a combination farm tractor-jeep called the Farm-O-Road in 1950, could not stop the decline. In 1952, only 1522 Crosley vehicles were sold. Production ceased that year, and the plant was sold to the General Tire and Rubber Company. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Crosley. ... A modern farm tractor. ... The General Tire and Rubber Company was founded in 1915 in Akron, Ohio by William ONeill. ...

The Crosley Hotshot won the first Sebring endurance sports car race in 1950. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Crosley. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Engines

Crosley CoBra Engine Complete with Transmission

Crosley CoBra Block and Valve Cover

The original engine is the Waukesha Model 150 Cub Twin, a 580 cc air-cooled L-head opposed twin-cylinder engine built by Waukesha Engines of Waukesha, Wisconsin and utilized from 1939 through 1942. It was replaced in 1946 with the CoBra (for "Copper Brazed"), a 721 cc overhead-cam four. That engine in turn was replaced in 1949 by the new and more reliable CIBA (Crosley Cast Iron Block Assembly) engine utilizing five main bearings. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2425x1361, 1130 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Crosley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2425x1361, 1130 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Crosley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1959x1324, 897 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Crosley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1959x1324, 897 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Crosley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ... Waukesha Engines was founded in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1906, and is now a manufacturer of large stationary reciprocating engines although it once built smaller engines as well, including automotive engines. ... Waukesha is a city located in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  Ranked 23rd  - Total 65,498 sq mi (169,790 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 310 miles (500 km)  - % water 17  - Latitude 42°30N to 47°3N  - Longitude 86°49W to 92°54W Population  Ranked...

Crosley CoBra (1945–1949)

The CoBra (Copper Brazed, also known as "The Mighty Tin") was originally developed by Lloyd Taylor, of Taylor Engines in California, for military use aboard PT boats and B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. The engine was made from sheet metal rather than cast iron like most other engines. This was done to get a thin, uniform wall thickness and thus avoid the creation of hot spots around the combustion chamber that could ignite the fuel, causing pre-ignition (knocks). The engine wasn't adopted for automobile use until 1946. It was a very lightweight engine; the block weighed only 14.8 lb (6.7 kg); complete with all accessories (including the flywheel) weighing only 133 lb (60 kg). The engine produced 26 hp (19 kW) at 5200 rpm. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... PT boats in line astern. ... The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed for the US Army Air Corps (USAAC). ... A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ... Sheets of stainless steel cover the Chrysler Building Thin sheets of gold leaf Sheet metal is simply metal formed into thin and flat pieces. ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... Knocking (also called pinking or pinging)—technically detonation— in internal combustion engines occurs when fuel in the cylinder is ignited by the firing of the spark plug but burns too quickly, combusting completely before the optimum moment during the compression phase of the four-stroke cycle. ... Spoked flywheel Flywheel from stationary engine. ...

CIBA (1949–1952; 1955)

The CIBA (Crosley Cast Iron Block Assembly) was a more traditional and more reliable engine utilizing a cast-iron block. When Crosley Motors, Inc. was sold, the engine was renamed "AeroJet" and production continued. Production of the AeroJet ended in 1955 and the engine rights were sold to Fageol and later to a series of different companies ending in 1972 with the Fisher Pierce Bearcat 55. Fageol was founded in 1922 and was the first company to build a bus from the ground up. ...

Notable Crosley owners

• General Omar Bradley
• Humphrey Bogart (Two-cylinder Crosley)
• Kathy Godfrey (1951 CD sedan)
• President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1951 CD Surrey)
• Geraldine Farrar (Two-cylinder Crosley)
• Paulette Goddard (Two-cylinder Crosley)
• Pamela Harriman (purchased the first 1939 Crosley)
• George M. Humphrey, Secretary of the Treasury
• Art Linkletter (1952 CD Sport Convertible)
• Alex Raymond, Flash Gordon cartoonist (Crosley-Bandini)
• Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of New York (1950 HotShot)
• Gloria Swanson (Two-cylinder Crosley)
• Fred Waring (Two-cylinder Crosley)
• Frank Lloyd Wright (1952 VC Super Sports)
• Henry N.Manney III Road and Track contributor (Hotshot)

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See also

• Crosley Car Owners Club (CCOC) History
• Powel Crosley Jr.
• Lewis M. Crosley
• Crosley Pup
• WLW

The Crosley Car Owners Club (CCOC) was historically notable as being one of the first American support groups for owners and enthusiasts of American-built automobiles, in this case those built by the Crosley Corporation in Richmond, Indiana between 1939 and 1942 and by Crosley Motors, Incorporated in Marion, Indiana... Powel Crosley, Jr. ... Lewis M. Crosley of Cincinnati, Ohio was an American industrialist and businessman. ... Crosley Pup was an affordable mass-produced AM radio introduced by Powel Crosley Jr. ... WLW is a radio station located in Cincinnati, Ohio, run by Clear Channel Communications and is located at 700 AM. The station runs under the talk format and is the flagship station for Americas Trucking Network (formerly The Truckin Bozo), a popular nationwide, overnight program especially for truckers. ...

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