Crow-Elkhart (automobile company)

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Crow-Elkhart Motor Company
Company typeAutomobile Manufacturing
Industry Automotive
Founded1909 [1]
Defunct1924
Headquarters Elkhart, Indiana
1917 Crow Elkhart 35 1917 Crow Elkhart 35 WI Auto Museum.jpg
1917 Crow Elkhart 35
Crow-Elkhart C-E 36 Touring Crow-Elkhart C-E 36 Touring.jpg
Crow-Elkhart C-E 36 Touring
Share of the Crow-Elkhart Motor Corporation, issued 1. April 1919 Crow-Elkhart Motor Corp. 1919.jpg
Share of the Crow-Elkhart Motor Corporation, issued 1. April 1919

The Crow-Elkhart was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1924 by the Crow-Elkhart Motor Company of Elkhart, Indiana, [3] founded by Martin E. Crow. [4] The company manufactured both four and six cylinder models. [3] After World War I, Crow-Elkhart used Gray victory engines in some of its cars. [5]

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In 1922, the company went into receivership, and on June 22, 1923, the company's assets were sold for $78,000.

Models

Year [4] EngineHPWheelbase
19114-cylinder25, 29, 32, 35, 38, 40109–120 in (2,769–3,048 mm)
Four(1912)4-cylinder20110 in (2,794 mm) [4]
19124-cylinder26,27,28114–18 in (2,896–457 mm)
19134-cylinder or 6-Cylinder33-60114–137 in (2,896–3,480 mm)
Four(1914–1915)4-cylinder26114 in (2,896 mm)
Four(1914–1915)4-cylinder29120 in (3,048 mm)
Six(1914–1915)6-cylinder34130 in (3,302 mm)
Model 30(1916)4-cylinder20112 in (2,845 mm)
Four(1917)4-cylinder20114 in (2,896 mm)
Model C-E-36(1918–1919)4-cylinder20115 in (2,921 mm)
Model L(1920–1923)4-cylinder34.9117 in (2,972 mm)
Model H(1920)6-cylinder57117 in (2,972 mm)
Model S(1921–1923)6-cylinder57117 in (2,972 mm)
Model C-65(1922–1923)4-cylinderN/AN/A
Model CS-65(1922–1963)6-cylinderN/AN/A

Black Crow

From 1909 to 1911, the Black Motor Company of Chicago, Illinois, sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the "Black Crow". [4]

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A 1917 Crow-Elkhart Advertisement - Syracuse Post-Standard, February 11, 1917 Crow-elkhart 1917-0211.jpg
A 1917 Crow-Elkhart Advertisement - Syracuse Post-Standard, February 11, 1917

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Crow Elkhart Automobile & The Crow-Elkhart Motor Car Co". American-automobiles.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. ↑ American Automotive Stock Certificates. Lawrence Falater. 1997. p. 22. ISBN   0-931960-57-6.
  3. 1 2 Wise, David Burgress (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Chartwell Books. ISBN   0-7858-1106-0.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN   0-87341-428-4.
  5. ↑ A Brief History of Gray Marine Engines. Gas Engine Magazine
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