The Crosley fire truck that we previewed last week crossed the auction block yesteray and hammered for an even $100,000 ($110,000 with buyer's commission). So I hope the new owner realizes it wasn't actually built to, you know, chase down and put out fires.

The question now: Has any Crosley-built vehicle (I won't say Crosley-powered, because this one has a Jeep F-head instead of the Crosley OHC) ever sold for more than six figures? And is it even correct to call the fire truck a Crosley, considering it's powered by a Jeep engine and was extensively modified – one might say coachbuilt – by Overland Amusements? I'd say so – coachbuilt cars and modified cars are always referred to based on what they started out as, and this did start out as a Crosley.

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