1948 Crosley Super Sedan

Crosley was a small, independent American manufacturer of subcompact cars, bordering on microcars. At first called the Crosley Corporation and later Crosley Motors Incorporated, the Cincinnati, Ohio, firm was active from 1939 to 1952, interrupted by World War Il production. Crosley had a number of firsts in automotive history, including: first affordable, mass-market car with an overhead camshaft engine in 1946; first use of the term "sport utility" vehicle in 1947, for a 1948 model year convertible wagon; first American cars to be fitted with 4-wheel caliper type disc brakes; and America's first post-war sports car, the Hotshot, in the 1949 model year.

All of Crosley's models were lightweight (1,100 to 1,400 pounds) body-on-frame cars with rigid axles front and rear, and engines with less than 61 cubic inches of displacement. The vast majority of all Crosleys were built on an 80-inch wheelbase and with leaf-springs.

A 1947 test of the Crosley sedan "There is leg room for a man as tall as six feet two or three but due to the over-curve of the top and the window design, he may have to duck to see left or right, and unless he is narrow-shouldered he will have to ride these things side saddle or not at all. On the other hand, the tester deemed that the chassis rides exceptionally well," and said it was "undoubtedly the best of the miniature type ever made in this country."