Wink, Booger & Crosley

Recently bought this 1948 snapshot of "Wink, Booger and Crosley" - with an annotation like that, how could I resist?

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You thought I was crazy for Crosleys?

Crosley engine whiz Barry Seel recently posted this photo of the time he used his Crosley-powered forklift to lift the body off his Crosley convertible.  

It's Raining Tin Blocks!

Ok, not really.

But once I made that last post a few people have come forward with THEIR running CoBra motors...

Tin Block Triumph: Bone Stock '47 Truck For Sale

"Stock" is a word that is rarely used to describe Crosley automobiles - and with good reason: they are one of the most-modified automobiles on Earth, perhaps second only to Volkswagen Beetle for percentage of modified vs. stock cars. I've been ogling Crosleys for almost 25 years, and I can count the number of truly factory-stock cars I've encountered on one hand.

So, I was happily surprised to see this incredibly period-correct '47 truck for sale in Hemmings.

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Happy Birthday, Al

As I got ready to call my buddy Al on his birthday today, it dawned on me that it was 20 years ago this month that he and I made our 700 mile road trip in a Crosley. Twenty years!

The Crosley Super Sports Coupe

I haven't laid eyes on my Crosley Super Sports in nearly two years. It, along with most of my tools, was packed into storage when we tore down my old garage to start building the new house and shop.

If I haven't been able to work on my Super Sports, I have been able to think about the restoration and plan out exactly how I want it: color, stance, interior, frame mods, performance upgrades... even tires. I've been moving this car around in pieces for 23 years, but I finally see light at the end of the tunnel.

If you are anything like me, a tattered project car is a source of endless speculation. A nice survivor or restored car is pretty obvious: you drive it, fix whatever breaks and make minor changes that don't disrupt the feng shui of the thing. But a genuine basket case is wide open. You have to do everything over, so unless you are planning a concours restoration, you have nearly unlimited options - at least insofar as your budget and imagination will go. 

And one of the places my imagination - and my research - took me was to the Super Sports Coupe.