The Crosley
automobile was the brain child
of Powel Crosley, who had already made his fortune
as a radio and appliance manufacturer, owner
of WLW the "Nation's Station" and
the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. Crosley set
up an engineering facility in Cincinnati Ohio,
with assembly of the cars taking place in Richmond
Indiana (Crosley Corporation) from 1939 to 1942,
and then Marion Indiana (Crosley Motors) from
1946 to 1952. The company was eventually sold to General Tire in 1952, they soon halting production, although sporadic efforts
were made to acquire the automotive tooling
and fixtures to resume production, these efforts
were all in vain.