Hollywood Crosley Hot Shot On The Roof

Addressing owners complaints about squealing brakes crosley motors discontinued the disc brakes in favor of 9 hydraulic drums in 1951.

Hollywood crosley hot shot on the roof.

Total sales of all vehicles was under 7 000. Sales for 1951 to 6 600. 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. Production of civilian vehicles resumed in 1945.

The hotshot debuted in 1949 as america s first postwar sports car coming in at less than 12 feet long and winning the index of performance at the six hours of sebring in 1950. Dave had the following to say about his car bought this car as a rusting hulk from the family who. For 1950 the crosley line up included the standard hot shot super and farm o road. The suspension has been modified with a panhard bar and qa1 dampers.

The bodywork retains factory bumper filler panels factory lighting and optional removable doors offset slightly from the bodywork. Through 1950 crosley roadsters were furnished with four wheel goodyear hawley disc brakes. Introduced for 849 and weighing just 1 095 lb crosley was alleged to be the first car maker to reintroduce a non chevrolet american. This 1950 crosley hotshot is a small 2 passenger roadster powered by a 724cc ohc 4 cylinder coupled to a 3 speed manual transmission.

Transitioning from longest to shortest cars the 1949 crosley hotshot was one of the shortest cars ever made. This car is owned by dave anspach blandon pa. Click on this image for a larger view in a new window. 1949 crosley hot shot image is general in nature and may not reflect the specific vehicle selected.

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. Here s a youtube link of her coming down the road at you. Hotshot under her own power again. And the pictures were taken 2008 hilton head concours.

Mark crosley hot shot was the first post war sports car in america presented in 1949. Now it s on to body work paint and interior. 1950 crosley hot shot. 1950 crosley hot shot.

Crosley and his chief engineer paul klotsch essentially created the hotshot around two bulletproof essentials. H c and vertex both made hot crosley ignitions and s co t offered a roots type supercharger for 327 50. She s sporting a 1952 crosley motor from the cd we bought a few weeks ago. 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. Oh and perhaps some exhaust. Finally the hotshot is on the road and running again under her own power. The blower alone raised horsepower from 26 5 to 55.