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The Crow-Elkhart was an American A Brief History of Gray Marine Engines
Gas Engine Magazine In 1922, the company went into receivership, and on June 22, 1923, the company's assets were sold for $78,000.
The Crow-Elkhart was an American automobile
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manufactured from 1909 until 1924 by the Crow-Elkhart Motor Company of Elkhart, Indiana
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, founded by Martin E. Crow. The company manufactured both four and six cylinder models. After World War I
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, Crow-Elkhart used Gray
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victory engines in some of its cars.Gas Engine Magazine In 1922, the company went into receivership, and on June 22, 1923, the company's assets were sold for $78,000.
Models
Black Crow
From 1909 to 1911, theBlack Motor Company
The Black was an American brass era automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.
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of Chicago, Illinois
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, sold a rebadged
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Crow-Elkhart automobile as the " Black Crow".
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See also
*List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
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* Brass Era car
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