1950 Crosley Hot Shot

$12,100

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Bonhams

  • Location

    Greenwich, CT; US

  • Event date

    Jun 5, 2016

  • Lot

    80

Vehicle specs

  • Body style

    Roadster

  • Engine Type

    4-cyl

  • Induction

    1x1 bbl

  • Generation

    1948-1952 Crosley Hot Shot

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

No doors, rear-mounted spare, dual carbs, top bows.

Condition

As nicely done as any Crosley deserves to be. Good paint, upholstery and top. Good chrome except the headlight bezels. Tidy restored engine. Chassis redone assembled, but at least redone thoroughly.

Market commentary

'Simple' barely describes the Crosley Hot Shot, but in this case simplicity is the formula for some success and exceptional performance. Tuners talked of 70+hp in a highly stressed single overhead camshaft Hot Shot engine. This one is warmed up with twin carbs and competently presented in decent cosmetically restored condition. It sold at Mecum's Monterey auction in 2010 for $16,430, at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale in 2011 for $25,300 and at Mecum Kansas City in 2011 for an inexplicable $31,800. The result here is much more than a return to normalcy, it is a great value.

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