Crow-Elkhart (automobile company)

Crow-Elkhart Motor Company
Company typeAutomobile Manufacturing
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1909[1]
Defunct1924
HeadquartersElkhart, Indiana
1917 Crow Elkhart 35
Crow-Elkhart C-E 36 Touring
Share of the Crow-Elkhart Motor Corporation, issued 1. April 1919[2]

The Crow-Elkhart was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1924 by the Crow-Elkhart Motor Company of Elkhart, Indiana,[3] founded by Martin E. Crow.[4] The company manufactured both four and six cylinder models.[3] After World War I, Crow-Elkhart used Gray victory engines in some of its cars.[5]

In 1922, the company went into receivership, and on June 22, 1923, the company's assets were sold for $78,000.

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  2. ^ American Automotive Stock Certificates. Lawrence Falater. 1997. p. 22. ISBN 0-931960-57-6.
  3. ^ a b Wise, David Burgress (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Chartwell Books. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.
  4. ^ Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
  5. ^ A Brief History of Gray Marine Engines. Gas Engine Magazine