44ci OHV Inline 4-Cylinder Engine Single Tillotson Carburetor 26bhp at 5,400rpm 3-Speed Manual Transmission Front and Rear Leaf Spring Suspension 4-Wheel Drum Brakes *Charming Hotshot Roadster model *Beautifully restored example *Equipped with radio and rear-mounted spare wheel *Perfect runabout for the beach or ranch house *An early American sports car with a competition pedigree Crosley Motors Successful entrepreneur Powel Crosley, Jr., of Cincinnati, Ohio, owner of a broadcasting corporation bearing his name and the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, set out to build a sub-compact car with the assistance of his younger brother, engineer Lewis Crosley.

Their first car - a two-door convertible that weighed under 1,000-pounds (454 kg) and sold for just $250 – debuted at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1939.

1941 saw the range expand to include two- and four-passenger convertibles, a convertible sedan, a station wagon, a panel truck, and a pickup, among other variations.

World War II ...