Vehicle Description
1947 Crosley Round Side Pickup Truck �� � � •�� �Rare Round Side
1/4-ton Pickup �� �•�� �Crosley introduced several "firsts" in the
American automobile industry - first mass-� market single�overhead
camshaft�(SOHC)�� engine � � � �� Cost $1,007 when new! �� �•��
�Restored with a silver exterior and a gray interior �� �•�� �One
of 3,182 examples made in 1947 �� �•�� �724cc cast-iron block
assembly (CIBA) SOHC four-cylinder engine �� �•�� �Manual
transmission �� �•�� �Converted to pushbutton start �� �•�� �Comes
with snap-on tonneau cover for the bed It's cute, it's cozy inside
and it's a Crosley! MotoeXotica Classic Cars is excited to offer
this nicely restored 1947 Crosley Round Side Pickup Truck. This
example was picked up (no pun intended) from a Carson City, Nevada
estate. The wee hauler is just one of 3,182 Crosley pickup trucks
made in 1947 at its Marion, Indiana factory. Its shiny silver paint
is a very good condition, as are its glass panes. There are no
windshield wipers but all of its lights are intact and haze-free.
The small hauler's bumpers are in good condition. This little truck
rolls on Power King tires, size 4.80-12, with shiny Crosley moon
hubcaps covering steel wheels. All of the truck's body panels are
straight and in fine condition and the engine bay and battery are
extremely tidy. Battery was most recently tested and charged in
2013. The pickup bed comes with a snap-on tonneau cover. Inside,
the gray bench seat is in decent shape but shows some signs of wear
upon close inspection. The complementary carpet, headliner,
matching dashboard and three-spoke steering wheel are all in
near-excellent order, with the door panels, mirrors and shift lever
in very good shape.�The roll-up window door set came from a 1949 or
later Crosley. To round out the interior, the truck has a
RetroSound AM/FM stereo and has been converted to push-button
start. Under the hood is a cast-iron block assembly (CIBA) engine,
a 724cc overhead-cam four with a 2.5-inch bore and a 2.25-inch
stroke that produced 26.5 horsepower at 5,400 rpm with five main
bearings, matched to a three-speed manual transmission.
The�Crosley�was�manufactured by the�Crosley Corporation�and later
by Crosley Motors Incorporated in the�United States�intermittently
from 1939 to 1952. Industrialist�Powel Crosley, Jr., of�Cincinnati,
Ohio, owner of�Crosley Broadcasting Corporation�and the�Cincinnati
Reds�baseball team, had ambitious plans to build a�subcompact
car�and with able assistance from his younger, graduate engineer
brother, Lewis Crosley, developed assembly plants at Richmond
and�Marion, Indiana. In May 1939, the first car was shown at
the�Indianapolis Speedway, a two-door�convertible�that weighed
under 1,000 pounds and sold for�$250. It did not achieve sales
success but in 1941 more body styles were introduced. The chassis
had an 80-inch�wheelbase�using half-elliptic springs with a
beam�axle�in front and quarter-elliptic springs in the rear. Power
came from a two-cylinder�Waukesha�air-cooled engine that had the
fan as an integral part of the�flywheel. The engine connected with
a three-speed�transmission then directly to a�torque tube�to the
rear axle, thus eliminating the need for�joints. However, this
arrangement was judged unreliable, and conventional�universal
joints�were fitted beginning in 1941. 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). Crosley's
first metal-topped sedan (the Liberty Sedan) was introduced for
1942. During�World War II, the Crosley became attractive because of
gasoline rationing and the good mileage it could achieve: 50 miles
per US gallon.�Crosley was the last company to cease production of
civilian vehicles in 1942, partly to aid Crosley sales to
facilitate fuel conservation and partly because the�War Production
Board�needed time to determine a use for Crosley's small factories.
Civilian car production resumed at the Marion facility in 1946�with
the new, larger and aerodynamic CC model, designed by the firm
of�Sundberg & Ferar�of Royal Oak, Michigan. (The Richmond facility
had been sold during the war years.) Crosley introduced several
"firsts" in the American automobile industry, including the first
use of the term 'Sport Utility' in 1948 (albeit on an open model
based on the wagon, not a wagon on a truck chassis); first
mass-market single�overhead camshaft�(SOHC) engine in 1946; first
slab-sided postwar car, also in 1946; first all steel-bodied wagon
in 1947; and many others. Famous Crosley owners include: •��
�Gordon Baxter (HotShot, story in his book�Bax & Car & Driver: The
Best of Gordon Baxter) •�� �General Omar Bradley •�� �Humphrey
Bogart (Two-cylinder Crosley) •�� �David Carradine (VC Super
Sports) •�� �Kenny Delmar ('Senator Claghorn' on�The Fred Allen
Show) •�� �Tommy Dorsey •�� �President Dwight D. Eisenhower�(1951
CD Surrey) •�� �Geraldine Ferraro (Two-cylinder Crosley) •��
�Paulette Goddard (Two-cylinder Crosley) •�� �Pamela Harriman
(purchased the first 1939 Crosley) •�� �George M. Humphrey, former
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) •�� �Boy
George (VC Super Sports) •�� �Fred Waring (Two-cylinder Crosley)
•�� �Frank Lloyd Wright (1952 VC Super Sports) This car is
currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Currently, the odometer shows 28,646 miles. It is sold as is, where
is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND
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