1947 Crosley

[Joe Lange]

Greetings All,

Picked up this piece from R&R Vacuum Craft quite a few years ago.  Didn't have the nerve, (desire?), to start it.  Been collecting parts and searching for reference photos and info on the real car.  Started to clean up the body and reworking the crude chassis to make it fit!  (Oh... the joys of working with resin!)  Found some wheels and tires that I believe should be close to scale.   I really want to make it stock.  Sorry 'hot rodders', that's just the way I am.   Stay tuned.....        

[Mattblack]

That's definitely different!

I don't know if this is any use to you: CC-Automotive History: Crosley - The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile - Curbside Classic

[meechum68]

As a hot rodder, I appreciate a nice bone stock build. I like the path you have started.

 

[sidcharles]

have not heard that name for eons. neither the name Crosley. i think R & R was one of the first cottage industries i was ever aware in the cars hobby. model railroading seems to have had them forever wayback.

nice background for the photos. VW had a model around '53 or '54 with similar venting. known far & wide as the 'VW crotch cooler.'

Crosley CC does have a ring to it.

ps: don't let @Dennis Lacy see these photos. he'll have that registered in some gasser class just like his '40 Ford sedan.

here;s a link to my favorite Crosley:  Crosley Garage

 

[Joe Lange]

14 hours ago, Mattblack said:

That's definitely different!

I don't know if this is any use to you: CC-Automotive History: Crosley - The Rise and Fall Of The Crosley Automobile - Curbside Classic

Thanks for the info Barry.  Interesting article!

[Joe Lange]

13 hours ago, sidcharles said:

have not heard that name for eons. neither the name Crosley. i think R & R was one of the first cottage industries i was ever aware in the cars hobby. model railroading seems to have had them forever wayback.

nice background for the photos. VW had a model around '53 or '54 with similar venting. known far & wide as the 'VW crotch cooler.'

Crosley CC does have a ring to it.

ps: don't let @Dennis Lacy see these photos. he'll have that registered in some gasser class just like his '40 Ford sedan.

here;s a link to my favorite Crosley:  Crosley Garage

 

Thanks for the link!

[Joe Lange]

Moving ahead.  Cleaning up the body and fitting an engine to the crude chassis.  Engine and wheels/tires are from a damaged 'Franklin Mint' Nash Metropolitan I purchased from Ebay.  

Thanks for looking.

[BERT100]

Great car from the past. I will enjoy following your journey with this one. 

[Bainford]

Interesting project. It's coming along very nicely. I love seeing these off-the-beaten-path subjects being built. 

[Kenmojr]

One cool Crosley...

[Big Messer]

Nice little rascal!

[Joe Lange]

Moving on.  Paint, 'Chrome' pieces, BMF trim, and details.  Getting there! 

[drodg]

Well this is a fun build to watch.  

[lordairgtar]

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-ata-003&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-003&hspart=ata&param1=240001&param2=240002&p=crosley+engine&type=type9057781-aal-240001-240002#id=47&vid=bbd8e08c5cda4f3d4e17f3960af355de&action=view

This is the engine your Crosley should have.

[sidcharles]

color certainly fits the era

[Big Messer]

With the AC on...

[NOBLNG]

That is really odd, and really cool at the same time!😎 You’re getting it looking fantastic Joe.👍

[Joe Lange]

12 hours ago, lordairgtar said:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-ata-003&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-003&hspart=ata&param1=240001&param2=240002&p=crosley+engine&type=type9057781-aal-240001-240002#id=47&vid=bbd8e08c5cda4f3d4e17f3960af355de&action=view

This is the engine your Crosley should have.

Thanks Greg,  Let me know when you find one.  I looked at many 1/24-1/25 scale 4 cylinder engines and I tried to make my little Nash engine come relatively close.  Anybody have a 1:24 / 1:25 scale, 44ci, COBRA engine in their stash of spare parts?      

[BERT100]

 

33 minutes ago, Joe Lange said:

Thanks Greg,  Let me know when you find one.  I looked at many 1/24-1/25 scale 4 cylinder engines and I tried to make my little Nash engine come relatively close.  Anybody have a 1:24 / 1:25 scale, 44ci, COBRA engine in their stash of spare parts?      

HA HA.....you were kidding-weren't you?😏

[Bugatti Fan]

Interesting to see something really unusual being built.  Very nice model taking shape here.

[Andria H]

Impressive! That Nash motor is similar to a Morris Minor or Austin-Healey Sprite piece in real life, those have been swapped into Crosleys & Bantams & Nash Metros to make a surprisingly snappy performer in clown car's clothes. As it is, you did a great job of working with what's available.

I have contact info for Ron at RMR, if he still has the IH D-series COE truck molds I'm intending to order one, and put it on an AMT Freightliner SD or Ford Louisville frame with a Mobius Hudson Hornet engine made to look like an IH truck engine. 

[Joe Lange]

8 hours ago, BERT100 said:

 

HA HA.....you were kidding-weren't you?😏

Oh yea.  And I hope so was Greg when he stated the motor I 'should have'.  

[Joe Lange]

6 hours ago, Andria H said:

Impressive! That Nash motor is similar to a Morris Minor or Austin-Healey Sprite piece in real life, those have been swapped into Crosleys & Bantams & Nash Metros to make a surprisingly snappy performer in clown car's clothes. As it is, you did a great job of working with what's available.

I have contact info for Ron at RMR, if he still has the IH D-series COE truck molds I'm intending to order one, and put it on an AMT Freightliner SD or Ford Louisville frame with a Mobius Hudson Hornet engine made to look like an IH truck engine. 

Thanks Andria for the complements.  When your trying to build 'stock', it's not always possible to locate to correct 'exact' part.  Especially an 'orphan car' like this! 

In my '52 Nash Rambler sedan delivery I built and posted, a couple of years ago, I just slipped in a Dodge 225, dual carb, slant six.  That was too easy! 

[MeatMan]

Awesome job!