Author Topic: Crosley Skorpion  (Read 3012 times)

Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker)

  • Global Moderator
  • Prolific Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 1221
Crosley Skorpion
« on: March 30, 2016, 11:41:34 PM »
Surprised I'd never come across this very attractive fibreglass body for the Crosley before. Puts me in mind of the Hostaco Bambino.
Malcolm
Bond Mk D - "The Bond Minicar solves your problem"
Nobel 200 - "Almost as cheap as breathing!"

richard

  • Rich
  • Prolific Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 4458
  • Bond ,Gordon,Bruetsch
Re: Crosley Skorpion
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2016, 10:26:00 AM »
Even a bit like Victoria Spatz , what years this Malcolm ?
outside of a dog a book is mans best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read .Groucho Marx 1895-1977

Barry

  • Prolific Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 1207

Rusty Chrome (Malcolm Parker)

  • Global Moderator
  • Prolific Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 1221
Re: Crosley Skorpion
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2016, 04:22:18 PM »
Even a bit like Victoria Spatz , what years this Malcolm ?
The Skorpion developed from a design by two friends called John Wills and Ralph Roberts. They cobbled together something they called the Wasp around 1950 using a Crosley chassis with an Indian motorcycle engine. The Skorpion was a more polished design that developed from this using a Crosley engine as well as the chassis. This was featured in the above magazine in early 1952 and a kit was put on the market around the same time. Another company called Viking Craft took over the rights to the Skorpion later that year whereupon it became the Super Skorpion.

Further reading :-
http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/fiberglass-car-marques/skorpion_wasp_and_viking-kraft/super-skorpion-introduction-and-brochure-late-1952/

http://www.forgottenfiberglass.com/fiberglass-car-marques/skorpion_wasp_and_viking-kraft/where-are-you-%E2%80%9Csuper-skorpions%E2%80%9D-out-there%E2%80%A6viking-craft-brochure-1953/

http://www.crosleyskorpion.com/ Website dedicated to the car (currently seems to be off-line)
Malcolm
Bond Mk D - "The Bond Minicar solves your problem"
Nobel 200 - "Almost as cheap as breathing!"

Jim Janecek

  • Prolific Poster
  • *****
  • Posts: 864
Re: Crosley Skorpion
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2016, 04:53:09 PM »
http://www.crosleyskorpion.com/ Website dedicated to the car (currently seems to be off-line)

most every website can be accessed via the Internet Archive at www.Archive.org:
https://web.archive.org/web/20160110154339/http://crosleyskorpion.com/