In May of 1949, there was a Sports car made in the USA. It had an overhead cam engine and four wheel disc brakes (the first disc brakes on a road car). What was the name of this car?
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It's gotta be Crosley. One of them actually won the first Sebring race, which at that time, was a six hour scored on a handicap. When Crosley finally died, the SOHC engines remained in production for a time under a fellow named Nick Braje, IIRC. For years they were the engine of choice in TQ midgets.Proud to be a complainer.
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Originally posted by Lucky161
I could be wrong. (it's happened before) But I thought Crosleys were from England.Proud to be a complainer.
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To settle whether Crosley was American or foreign made. Here is a link to settle it.
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Congrats to those that said Crosley. I did a search on "Crosley Cobra Engine", which was an engine that was used by the Military in a generator system. Remarkable engine, if you did not go over the revs. As for the Sports Car, I found this:
The Crosley Sports Car
On, or about May 15, 1949, Crosley made history again. A new hydraulic brake replaced the previous mechanical brake system on all Crosley models. The new system happened to be disc brakes . . . and on all four wheels. This brake was a spot disc and was the granddaddy of all modern disc brakes. So in 1949 you could buy an overhead cam engined, four wheel disc braked American sports car!
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