Company type | Automobile Manufacturing |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1909 [1] |
Defunct | 1924 |
Headquarters | Elkhart, Indiana |
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]
In 1922, the company went into receivership, and on June 22, 1923, the company's assets were sold for $78,000.
Year [4] | Engine | HP | Wheelbase |
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1911 | 4-cylinder | 25, 29, 32, 35, 38, 40 | 109–120 in (2,769–3,048 mm) |
Four(1912) | 4-cylinder | 20 | 110 in (2,794 mm) [4] |
1912 | 4-cylinder | 26,27,28 | 114–18 in (2,896–457 mm) |
1913 | 4-cylinder or 6-Cylinder | 33-60 | 114–137 in (2,896–3,480 mm) |
Four(1914-1915) | 4-cylinder | 26 | 114 in (2,896 mm) |
Four(1914-1915) | 4-cylinder | 29 | 120 in (3,048 mm) |
Six(1914-1915) | 6-cylinder | 34 | 130 in (3,302 mm) |
Model 30(1916) | 4-cylinder | 20 | 112 in (2,845 mm) |
Four(1917) | 4-cylinder | 20 | 114 in (2,896 mm) |
Model C-E-36(1918-1919) | 4-cylinder | 20 | 115 in (2,921 mm) |
Model L(1920-1923) | 4-cylinder | 34.9 | 117 in (2,972 mm) |
Model H(1920) | 6-cylinder | 57 | 117 in (2,972 mm) |
Model S(1921-1923) | 6-cylinder | 57 | 117 in (2,972 mm) |
Model C-65(1922-1923) | 4-cylinder | N/A | N/A |
Model CS-65(1922-1963) | 6-cylinder | N/A | N/A |
From 1909 to 1911, the Black Motor Company of Chicago, Illinois, sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the " Black Crow". [4]