1917 Crow Elkhart 35
Crow-Elkhart C-E 36 Touring
Share of the Crow-Elkhart Motor Corporation, issued 1. April 1919

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

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

Models

YearEngineHPWheelbase
19114-cylinder25, 29, 32, 35, 38, 40109–120 in (2,769–3,048 mm)
Four(1912)4-cylinder20110 in (2,794 mm)
19124-cylinder26,27,28114–18 in (2,896–457 mm)
19134-cylinder or 6-Cylinder33-60114–137 in (2,896–3,480 mm)
Four(1914–1915)4-cylinder26114 in (2,896 mm)
Four(1914–1915)4-cylinder29120 in (3,048 mm)
Six(1914–1915)6-cylinder34130 in (3,302 mm)
Model 30(1916)4-cylinder20112 in (2,845 mm)
Four(1917)4-cylinder20114 in (2,896 mm)
Model C-E-36(1918–1919)4-cylinder20115 in (2,921 mm)
Model L(1920–1923)4-cylinder34.9117 in (2,972 mm)
Model H(1920)6-cylinder57117 in (2,972 mm)
Model S(1921–1923)6-cylinder57117 in (2,972 mm)
Model C-65(1922–1923)4-cylinderN/AN/A
Model CS-65(1922–1963)6-cylinderN/AN/A

Black Crow

From 1909 to 1911, the Black Motor Company of Chicago, Illinois, sold a rebadged Crow-Elkhart automobile as the "Black Crow".

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A 1917 Crow-Elkhart Advertisement - Syracuse Post-Standard, February 11, 1917

See also