Hollywood Crosley Hot Shot On The Roof

Sales for 1951 to 6 600.

Hollywood crosley hot shot on the roof.

This 1950 crosley hotshot is a small 2 passenger roadster powered by a 724cc ohc 4 cylinder coupled to a 3 speed manual transmission. The suspension has been modified with a panhard bar and qa1 dampers. This earlier engine dubbed the crosley cobra cobra for copper brazed used 125 thin steel stampings brazed together in a 2 060 f furnace. 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.

1950 crosley hot shot. Dave had the following to say about his car bought this car as a rusting hulk from the family who. 1949 crosley hot shot image is general in nature and may not reflect the specific vehicle selected. This car is owned by dave anspach blandon pa.

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. At just 145 inches long this post war vehicle was the best that this american company could offer. The hotshot features a redesigned and lengthened drop frame based on an earlier crosley model allowing the bodywork to sit lower.

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. Total sales of all vehicles was under 7 000. H c and vertex both made hot crosley ignitions and s co t offered a roots type supercharger for 327 50. Transitioning from longest to shortest cars the 1949 crosley hotshot was one of the shortest cars ever made.

Production of civilian vehicles resumed in 1945. She s sporting a 1952 crosley motor from the cd we bought a few weeks ago. Mark crosley hot shot was the first post war sports car in america presented in 1949. Through 1950 crosley roadsters were furnished with four wheel goodyear hawley disc brakes.

Finally the hotshot is on the road and running again under her own power. 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. The ohc engine and a set of disc brakes both highly unusual at the time. Click on this image for a larger view in a new window.

For 1950 the crosley line up included the standard hot shot super and farm o road. Oh and perhaps some exhaust. And the pictures were taken 2008 hilton head concours. Here s a youtube link of her coming down the road at you.

Crosley was the last company that has suspended production of civilian vehicles in 1942 thus allowing buyers to purchase as many machines crosley providing state support to save fuel consumption. The bodywork retains factory bumper filler panels factory lighting and optional removable doors offset slightly from the bodywork. Crosley and his chief engineer paul klotsch essentially created the hotshot around two bulletproof essentials. Now it s on to body work paint and interior.