Crosley amphibian

During the Second World War Crosley stopped making cars, as all American car makers did in 1942, and turned to war production. Among its lesser-known projects was a Duck-like amphibious vehicle seating seven, developed for use in swampy country. Crosley also built an amphibious tracked trailer to go with it.

Testing

The surviving photographs were taken on the Ohio River at the Public Landing in Cincinnati, at the foot of Broadway. Crosley engineer Paul Klotsch is reported to be at the wheel, with Powel Crosley seated in the stern and an unnamed Army captain in front. One picture shows the vehicle with its trailer.

Context

Crosley's wartime work also included the Pup, a small four-wheel-drive car intended for glider delivery, the Mule and Tug utility vehicles, snow tractors, generators, motorcycles and the proximity fuze. The amphibian appears to have remained an experiment.