No less than four people got hold of me to make sure I'd seen the very nice 1950 Farm-O-Road that popped up on Ebay and was then spotlighted by Bring a Trailer this week. It also made waves over at the Crosley Gang site, so given all the excitement, I figured I should make a note of it.
Yes, that is one nice Farm-O-Road. Low miles, clean, straight, and fairly rare. The ad says there are thought to be less than 600 F-O-Rs built - I'd heard 500 or less. Either way, not a common critter, even when new.
Seeing this one reminds me how much more I like these when they have the top up - they seem less golf-carty to me that way, although that doesn't make any sense because pretty much every golf cart has a canvas top. But then, why would I suddenly get rational about anything Crosley?
The ad also mentioned that the seller had bought the car in Riverside, California. Riverside + Crosley = Ronnie Bauman, so I figured he'd know a thing or two about this. Sure enough, he'd sold the car to the current owner. Given that Ronnie's restorations tend to end up in collector car mags and at high-end auctions, I'm guessing this F-O-R is as nice as it appears to be.
Price is already over $14K, (reserve not met!) meaning it will probably be the second highest-priced Farm-O-Road ever sold -- if it sells. We'll see on Tuesday....
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Yes, That IS a Nice Farm-O-Road on Ebay
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1950,
Bring A Trailer,
Crosley,
Ebay,
Farm O Road,
Jeep,
Ronnie Bauman
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Made reserve at $15,000 - still a few hours to go!
SOLD! $15K, 43 bids
Dang! 15k! That is one nice FOR.
Hey Tim, I've been looking for a lead on tires for the rear of mine should I ever get it going. Something offroady tractory? Any ideas?
Good question! I'd say Ronnie Bauman would be the guy to ask...
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