Corky and Theresa Coker at Hershey, PA
“Rare” is a funny word. We use it all the time to describe cool cars. “Rare” could be a car with power windows, big engine or unique color paint. “Rare” sometimes means atypical options from the factory or the mileage. How about 121 cars produced between 1915-1917, Rare?
1915 Crane Simplex Model 5
Check out this awesome slice of automobile history! A 1915 Crane Simplex Model 5 Farnham-Nelson Torpedo Touring car in unbelievable original condition. With about the same wheelbase as an extended cab Chevy truck, this massive luxury touring car has survived 93 years of weather, wars and progress. Woodrow Wilson was our president when this car rolled out as new, and went on to see a whopping 15 more presidents until to the car you see today!!!! The Crane Simplex was the absolute pinnacle in luxury automobiles in its time and would have been owned by only the wealthiest car buyers.
This car is very original and is an amazing survivor from the early years of luxury touring cars. This car came home to the Coker Tire Headquarters today and took its place in the museum. Visitors can see this very special car there, and believe me it is amazing!
1915 Crane Simplex Model 5 Farnham-Nelson Torpedo Touring
9,238cc 6 cylinder engine
100bhp@1,800 RPM
Original paint and leather
car number 2220
January 3rd, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Corky,
I think you will find that there were about 490 Simplex Crane Model 5’s produced not 121!
I’d like to know the motor number of your car #2220 so I can enter it into the Simplex listing.
Thanks,
Bill Bell
March 11th, 2009 at 10:31 am
There was a Crane-Simplex car in my parents’ Southern Ohio chapter of the AACA when I was child growing up. It was owned by Benny Goldflies, and I specifically recall my dad commenting about how cool and how rare that car was. I was just a kid then in the 1960’s, but I went on countless tours, and we kids would take turns riding in other folks cars from one stop to another on tours…so I may have ridden in that Crane. I wonder if it was the same one? I’ll have to dig through old family photos to see if I can find it.
March 16th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
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June 2nd, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Goldflies Simplex Crane was car #2178.
I believe your car is a 1916 not a 1915.
Still waiting fot the motor number to enter it into the Simplex Owners Listing????