CROSSLEY VEHICLES TODAY

1921 19.6 tourer

Crossley 1921 19.6 tourer
Crossley 19.6 tourer at Binalong

(photo - Kerry Morris)

At the Binalong Museum NSW Australia on the 2004 Centenary Rally.
Crossley 19.6 tourer at Geelong

(Photos - Ian McConville)

Ian McConville's 1921 19.6 Crossley which is believed to be the fourth oldest survivor. Its chassis number is 16165 making it the 165th made. It has the early features of a wooden insert below the windscreen and the cylinder head with integral cooling water outlet.

He purchased the car in 1974 from the estate of a collector who also had another 19.6. The car was complete but had been dismantled. Ian fully restored it and had it registered for normal road use (as opposed to using the Victoria option of club registration that is cheaper but allows use on club events only) in 1975.

The car is believed to have been first owned by a family in Geelong, a city about 40 miles SW of Melbourne. The lower photo was taken near Geelong.