Super Sport

Manufacturer Crosley Motor Company (American, 1939 - 1952)

Date1950

Mediumassembled metal, leather

Dimensions52 × 53 × 140 inches (132.1 × 134.6 × 355.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Estate of Nelda C. Stark, 2002

Object number0.3.1

ClassificationsLand Transportation T&E

Label TextThe Crosley Super Sport holds a unique place in automotive history. It was the first post-World War II American sports car. Only about 2,500 were produced during its run from 1949 to 1952. The Crosley Company is better known for making radios. H.J. Lutcher Stark often drove his Crosley around his garden Shangri La.

ProvenanceH.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; Estate of Nelda C. Stark; gifted August 7, 2002 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation [per Walter G. Riedel, III]; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

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