1952 Crosley Farm-O-Road

The Farm-O-Road was made by Crosley, a company that most of us know for their equally cute little cars, pickups, sports cars, station wagons, and of course their radios. The Farm-O-Road was made from 1950 to 1952 and look somewhat like a miniature version of the Willys MB (Jeep) used in World War II. While smaller in scale, the Farm-O-Road has Jeep-like features including a curved hood, side flanking rounded integrated fenders and vertical oval grille.

The Farm-O-Road had a mechanical traction aid in the form of a brake lever that operated as a parking brake on both wheels but could also be operated on each rear wheel individually.

The Farm-O-Road was not a sales success, being made for only a couple of years. It was, like Crosley's cars, probably just too small to be taken seriously.

Total production for the Farm-O-Road is estimated at less than 600.

Crosley Motors declared bankruptcy in 1952, but Crosley's small utility vehicle was revived a decade later by the Crofton Marine Engine Co. of San Diego, California, as the Crofton Bug. Again, it saw limited production, with only 200 to 250 being sold