Crow-Elkhart_(automobile_company)

Crow-Elkhart (automobile company)

Crow-Elkhart (automobile company)

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Crow-Elkhart was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1924 by the Crow-Elkhart Motor Company of Elkhart, Indiana,[3] founded by Martin E. Crow.[4] The company manufactured both four and six cylinder models.[3] After World War I, Crow-Elkhart used Gray victory engines in some of its cars.[5]

Quick Facts Company type, Industry ...
1917 Crow Elkhart 35
Crow-Elkhart C-E 36 Touring
Share of the Crow-Elkhart Motor Corporation, issued 1. April 1919[2]

In 1922, the company went into receivership, and on June 22, 1923, the company's assets were sold for $78,000.

Models

More information Year, Engine ...

Black Crow

From 1909 to 1911, the Black Motor Company of Chicago, Illinois, sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the "Black Crow".[4]

Advertisements

A 1917 Crow-Elkhart Advertisement - Syracuse Post-Standard, February 11, 1917

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The Crow Elkhart Automobile & The Crow-Elkhart Motor Car Co". American-automobiles.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. [2]
    American Automotive Stock Certificates. Lawrence Falater. 1997. p. 22. ISBN 0-931960-57-6.
  3. [3]
    Wise, David Burgress (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Chartwell Books. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.
  4. [4]
    Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  5. [5]
    A Brief History of Gray Marine Engines. Gas Engine Magazine


Stub icon

This article about classic and vintage automobiles produced between 1915 and 1930 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Crow-Elkhart_(automobile_company), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.