Crow-Elkhart (automobile company)

The Crow - Elkhart was an American automobile that was manufactured by the Crow - Elkhart Motor Company in Elkhart (Indiana) 1909-1923. The company built both four- and six-cylinder models.

History

Began in 1909, founded by EC Crow and his son Martin E. Crow Crow Motor Car Company with the production of automobiles, initially only for distributors, who then sold the car under its own name, such as Black or later Bush. For the former 1909/1910 was the Black Crow, a roadster with a four-cylinder in-line engine and 25-40 bhp ( 18.4 to 29 kW).

1911 began the production of our own vehicles under the name Crow, from 1912 Crow - Elkhart. These were four-cylinder models with a variety of structures. The engines came from Rutenber, Lycoming, Herschell - Spillman and others. From 1913 and six-cylinder models were offered.

In 1916 it was renamed the company in Crow - Elkhart Motor Company. 30 cars could be produced per day, 1917 was the best year in company with 3,800 vehicles built. 1918 was provided because the company had come into financial difficulties for the first time a bankruptcy petition. The Crows left the company and JA Harps took over the management of the company. 1921 was the discharge only 600 vehicles. Beginning of 1922 had bankruptcy petition and in June 1923, the company was finally liquidated again. Nor individual Crow - Elkhart - cars were assembled in the sequence of residual parts; the last left the production until 1925.

Models

Source

Kimes, Beverly Ray & Clark jr. Henry Austin: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942, Krause Publications, Iola WI (1985 ), ISBN 0-87341-045-9