UPDATE: **SOLD** Was on eBay
Goose spotted this beautiful Crosley. Not a jeep, but still pretty cool.
“In 1950 Crosley Motors introduced the Farm-O-Road truck. The truck was street legal and there for could be used on both the farm and the road. Crosley built the trucks for 3 years from 1950-1952. Exact numbers of how many of these trucks where built are unknown but the Crosley club believes around 600 where produced.
Engine: 44ci, four-cylinder
Power HP: 26.5 @ 5,400 rpm
Torque: 32.5 @3,000 rpm
Transmission: Three-speed manual, Warner T-92
Reduction Box: 4:1 low
Front axle: I-beam
Rear axle: Spicer 23
Axle ratio: 5.38:1
L x W x H (in): 91.5 x 48 x 56.5
Wheelbase (in): 63
Curb weight (lbs): 1,100 (standard model)
Fuel capacity (gal): 6.5
I purchased this Farm-O-Road over 8 years ago from a collector in Riverside CA. This truck has a very desirable dump bed on it with the duel real tires. The truck had a light cosmetic restoration done to it when i bought it. Since I purchased it, I have done nothing to it. It has sat in my garage in Southern California in a climate controlled environment. It has recently received a new gas pump along with a new battery to get it in running condition. The truck is now in nice running shape and works very well. The truck is not in show quality but is a very nice driver or would make great for a restoration project.
In 2013 RM Auctions sold a 1949 Farm-O-Road at the Bruce Weiner Museum for $32,775.00″
They got a 50yr jump on J Deere gator etal. & street legal to boot. Too bad wasn’t more popular, might have kept Crosley alive.
yup, I always thought this was ahead of it’s time.