On Thu, 01 May 2014 08:22:21 -0500, John Szalay wrote:
> "Frank S" <fsheffi1@san.rr.com> wrote in news:bK2dnQdg-fsRNvzOnZ2dnUVZ_t-
> dnZ2d@giganews.com:
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>> "richard" <noreply@example.com> wrote in message
>> news:jlglcgon3fjw$.yisapntmuhom.dlg@40tude.net...
>>> On Wed, 30 Apr 2014 13:55:56 GMT, Rich wrote:
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>>> Ah yes, the old crosley.
>>> Joke was, the engines were so small, workers at the factory assembled
>>> the
>>> engines on their laps.
>>> For those who may not know, Crosley was built in Cincinnati, I
>>> believe.
>>> Mr. Crosley is better known for the radios he built.
>>> The Cincinnati Reds used to play in "Crosley Field" which was named
>>> for the
>>> man.
>>> Probably because he owned the Reds at the time.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosley_Motors
>>>
>>> Production years were from 1939 to 1952.
>>>
>>> A few years ago while in Cincinnati I was in a parking lot and
>>> happened to
>>> run across an old Crosley. One of only a handfull I've ever seen.
>>
>> Story I heard was the engines were designed and built (welded-plate
>> crankcases) to be light and efficient as they were to be used to supply
>> power for ancillaries on B-19s and B-29s. After the war engines and
>> parts were plentiful and inexpensive. The burgeoning sports car racing
>> scene found a place for these 10,000-rpm 750cc overhead-cam engines in
>> its small-bore modified classes. In 1960 I actually did see a driver
>> doing some freshening-up of a Crosley engine while holding it in his
>> lap. The winning car in the first Sebring endurance race was a Crosley
>> Sport, which won on Efficiency Index (fastest per volume of fuel used,
>> more or less).
>>
>> https://www.google.com/search?q=crosley+
>> special&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls={moz:
>> distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{moz:offici
>> al}&tbm=isch or
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>> http://tinyurl.com/kgwm6yy
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> Theres a team that bring a Crosley to the Bonneville Salt Flats every
> year, Bright Red paint, and rather funny sounding engine, but it goes
> fast for little engine.........
do they finish the course in the same day?
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