[Healeys] Fw: Crosley Hotshot

[Dick Matson]

    Our '49 Nash - the family car at the time - was at the service station on
the corner.  The muffler had to be put on again.  The pot holes on the road to
our place got pretty deep in spring time where I grew up.
     Because Dad was such a good customer Percy at the service station fixed
Dad up with his loaner car - a Crosley.  I still remember how glad I was we
had a Nash.

Dick Matson / Bj8




----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Johnson<mailto:bjsbj8 at gmail.com>
To: healeys at autox.team.net<mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Crosley Hotshot


I remember the Crosley sedan this way. A family down the street had
one, with a two cylinder engine, I think (could have been 4). From
their house to ours, they came down a short hill, then started up
slightly, then a tight 45 degree turn into a 200 yard long steep hill.
I lived about half way up the steep part. If they left their house and
had a good head of steam when they got to the bend,  they could make
it to the top of the hill if one person was in the car. If there were
2 in the car or they had to slow a bit, the car would get to about our
house and stall. The passenger would get out, and if I or another kid
was around. we would push while the driver tried not to stall again,
until we got to the top of the hill. And yet the Hotshot could
apparently race! Wow.

Bob Johnson
BJ8