08/23/2021
1937 Crocker Small Tank | USA 🇺🇸
From 1936 to 1942 about 110 of these vehicles were built in Los Angeles, California, and each one is unique in its own way. Albert G. was known for not numbering his motorcycles, so nobody knows exactly how many bikes were built (it also says a lot about the creator himself).
Instead of concentrating on paperwork, Al Crocker focused on creating the fastest, lightest, , and most sophisticated . Unfortunately, his desire to use such materials and components, which at the time were used only on racing machines, was incompatible with profit-making. Forced to compete on price with such giants as Harley-Davidson and Indian, Crocker actually lost money on every machine sold, despite the direct sales, which allowed to save on dealer margin.
The losses were covered by profits from the production of high-tech equipment, and after the tragedy of Pearl Harbor, the factory switched completely to military supplies. The Crocker machines were very expensive, but for this money, the customer got a dynamic that other machine owners could only dream about. Crocker offered payments to anyone, who would lose the race to Harley-Davidson or Indian while riding his motorcycle, and they say, he never had to pay this consolation prize!
