1935 Crossley Regis Six

I took this photograph at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry in April 1986.

It's a 1935 Crossley Regis Six with what the DVLA record says is a 1,651cc engine. Both 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder versions of the Crossley Regis were built, approximately 1,050 in total, between 1935 and 1937. The 4-cylinder model had a 1,122cc MC type engine and the 6-cylinder either a 1,476cc JM type or a 1,640cc JMC type unit. This particular car is a 6-cylinder model, chassis 100762, engine number JM374 and body number RE422. The Crossley car was manufactured in Manchester, the main site being in Napier Street, later named Crossley Street, Gorton.

Crossley 15.7 Coupé

Crossley Motors was based in Manchester and produced a variety of vehicles from 1904 to 1958. Cars were made from 1904 to 1938, buses from 1926 to 1958, and military vehicles from 1914 to 1945.

This is a Crossley I photographed at the Exchange Station car park in June 1986 at the start of the Manchester to Blackpool Veteran & Vintage Car Run organised by the Lancashire Automobile Club.

This is what the programme of the event had to say about the car:

'107   1928 Crossley Sport Coupe,

          Reg: CW 9480 6 Cylinder 15hp

          2100cc

          (N.S.Hindle, Marple, Stockport)'

According to the Crossley Register, however, the car is a 1930 15.7 Coupe and you can see some photographs and a few more details about the car here.