George Albright Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Dear friends. I am probably acquiring a 1901 Crest Crestmobile 3 1/2 -4 HP piano box runabout, original and complete, and the remains of a mostly complete second vehicle. The Crest engines hang out in the front on the 1900-02 models. I see the ads on Ebay. I was wondering if any of you all have any original photos you could post here, or email to me. The photo below is of a fully restored car like I am purchasing that was shown several years ago at Amelia Island Concourse. Of course the names of other owners like my friend Mike West, and others as well as leads on engines, parts etc. appreciated Sincerely George Albright Ocala,Fla. cell weekdays 10 -4 EST 352 843 1624 email gnalbright@gmail.com 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Very neat piece of automotive history. Is the top speed for one of those around 5mph? I would love to see one in operation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Top speed around 15 mph 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 Jay Simpson has a single-cylinder CrestNoHill - er - Crestmobile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Thanks. I’d appreciate his contact information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill witmer Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 If memory serves the late Don Hess had a Crestmobile and a collection of parts. I do not know what happened to his collection after he passed. Someone on the forum might know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 13 minutes ago, bill witmer said: If memory serves the late Don Hess had a Crestmobile and a collection of parts. I do not know what happened to his collection after he passed. Someone on the forum might know. The exact car in the photo is Don Hess old car he restored. Small world! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Maybe someone on here knows who has the parts . Great question! He had a spare motor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 (edited) Probably not what you're looking for but posting just in case it helps. George, if these are of no help let me know and I'll delete this post. Browse Collections | DPL DAMS (detroitpubliclibrary.org) Edited May 23 by 30DodgePanel (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Albright Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 (edited) George, am familiar with the Don Hess car as he had asked me to help him find a spark plug for it. Don't know what plug is currently in the engine but years of diligent searching turned up nothing. Here is some info on the plug -provided by a good friend who is also a serious collector, They seem to be unobtainable. Long after Don passed away and the car was sold, I did finally add a plug to my collection that is believed to be an early Crest plug. Unfortunately nothing is marked on it. Terry Edited May 25 by Terry Bond (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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