1947 Crosley Crosley Round Side Pickup Crosley Round Side Pickup Truck

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Stock #: 160921 Exterior Color: Silver Interior Color: Gray Body Type: Truck Transmission: Manual Drivetrain: RWD Fuel Type: Gas Engine: 724cc CoBra (Copper Braze Title Condition: Clear Vehicle Description

• Rare Round Side 1/4-ton Pickup
• Crosley introduced several "firsts" in the American automobile industry - first mass-market single overhead camshaft (SOHC) engine in 1946; first slab-sided postwar car. also in 1946; and first all steel-bodied wagon in 1947
• Cost $1. 07 when new!
• Restored with a silver exterior and a gray interior
• One of 3. 82 examples made in 1947
• 724cc cast-iron block assembly (CIBA) SOHC four-cyli. nder 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. 82 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. 00 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. 00 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. 46 miles. It is sold as is. where is. on a clean and clear. mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!

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MotoExotica. com is a licensed bonded dealer through the state of Missouri. We have been in business since 1988 selling high end. special interest. pre-owned and exotic vehicles.

With the advent of the Internet and EBay Motors. we have found an avenue that allows us to sell cars we normally purchased for ourselves. We have owned just about every exotic and luxury car known to man; such as ISO Grifo to Jaguar XKE. Lamborghini Countach and Rolls Royce.

In the past. these cars were sold primarily through Hemmings Motor News and through word of mouth. We would normally keep a car and enjoy it personally for 6 – 18 months. However. with listing cars on EBay Motors. our turnover has tremendously increased. Now. the average time we hold a car is 4 – 6 weeks!

With the increase in turnover has come the increased need of fine automobiles. We are constantly looking for exceptional cars and travel the country coast to coast in search of the rare and unusual. We find our cars through individuals like yourselves as well as classic car and dealers auctions. We do not purchase vehicles that we would not be proud to own ourselves.

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The vehicle is offered with a right to a personal inspection by any bidder or agent. If you or an agent upon completion of a scheduled inspection at our St. Louis location finds the car not to your liking. we will refund your deposit with no questions asked. Feedback MUST be left before the vehicle is released to the buyer/agent/shipper. If you are the high bidder and unable to inspect said vehicle before auction close. you or an agent will have seven (7) days to inspect said vehicle after the close of auction. I encourage a physical inspection strongly to avoid any misunderstandings or representations.  

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We will not be responsible for buyer’s remorse or problems found to said vehicle once they have left our property. We are just being realistic; most of the cars we deal in are vintage and by their very nature will need TLC and some degree of attention sooner or later. These are not new cars and your expectation should not be of a perfect. new car. Once full payment has been received. Seller will email or fax a copy of clear title. Bill of Sale. Buyers Guide and additional DMV forms to the Buyer to sign and return via email or fax. The fully-executed forms must be returned to the Seller prior to the shipment of said vehicle. Original paperwork will be sent to Buyer via USPS Priority Mail within ten (10) days from date of final payment.

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