Skip,
One thing that I liked about working on the Crosley was that you could
reach in, grab the engine, and lift it out and set it on the bench. I
believe it weighed 120 pounds complete.
Just a note. There was a stock Crosley sedan that ran at Bonneville a
couple of years ago. I think it ran in the 70-80 MPH range.
Tom
HKMNSTRODS@aol.com wrote:
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> Tom,
> I found several of the Thermo-king engines. They had main cap supports and
> steel cranks---a racing engine in disguise. The Crosley went the way of
> progress and the need for speed as they became harder to find the APBA let
> the Sunbeam Imp in the class. They were stronger, available and easier to
> work on. I then went to a bigger, faster class the old 150 ci. hydro. I used
> a Ford Falcon 144 ci. This engine ran good at 7500 rpm but, wouldn't live
> much above that. That class let the Datsun 240 in and the Ford went away. Who
> says the good old days weren't good & fun.
> Skip in Webster
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