Crosley car books - history and models

Crosley & Crosley Motors: America's First Compact Car & the Company that Built it

From Powel Crosley's original "back-of-the-napkin" drawing of his car concepts in 1937 to the plant closing in 1952, this is a fascinating tale of American entrepreneurship and an in-depth, illustrated history of America's first compact car.
The low-cost, gas-saving vehicle was twenty years ahead of its time and introduced a variety of innovations including disc brakes, the Cobra engine that revolutionized lightweight power engineering, and fuel economy that would be the envy of any manufacturer today.

Of special note are the more unusual products Crosley manufactured, including tracked vehicles, motorcycles, and amphibious vehicles. Also included are production figures, an overview of the many applications for Crosley's COBRA and CIBA engines, and some never before published facts and photos.

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Crosley & Crosley Specials - Brooklands Portfolio

Brooklands Portfolio book about Crosley and Crosley Specials. Describes the Crosley 700 cc, Hot Shot, Super- Sports, Station Wagon, PBX, Le Biplace Torpédo and Broadwell.

• The articles, taken from contemporary British and American car magazines, provide much information about history, model changes and technology.
• Also driving impressions, tests, comparison tests, technical specifications, etc.

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Crosley Farm-O-Road

The Farm-O-Road is a Jeep like vehicle produced by Crosley Motors, during the 1950s. Marketed to U.S. farmers as the vehicle that could do "big jobs on small farms and small jobs on large farms" - The Do Everything Vehicle.

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