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This Simplex-Crane Model 5 Touring Car wears coachwork by C.R. Kimball & Co of Chicago, IL. Power is from an L-Head six-cylinder engine displacing 563.7 cubic inches and offers 46 horsepower.
Formed from the merger of the sporty Simplex and the Crane Motor Car Co., the Simplex Crane Model 5 is a high-quality automobile that was extremely expensive for its time. Using a long-stroke six-cylinder engine and shaft drive, this car was a total departure in concept and design from the chain drive and T-head of earlier Simplex models.
Formed from the merger of the sporty Simplex and the Crane Motor Car Co., the Simplex Crane Model 5 is a high-quality automobile that was extremely expensive for its time. Using a long-stroke six-cylinder engine and shaft drive, this car was a total departure in concept and design from the chain drive and T-head of earlier Simplex models.
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1916 Crane-Simplex Model 5 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Crane-Simplex Model 5
(Data based on Model Year 1916 sales)
| 1916 Simplex Crane Model 5 46hp Limousine Chassis#: 2196 Sold for USD$123,200 2018 Bonhams : Collectors Motorcars and Automobilia Auction | |
| 1916 SIMPLEX CRANE MODEL 5 'BOAT TAIL' ROADSTER Sold for USD$198,000 2016 Bonhams : The Amelia Island Auction |   |
| 1916 Simplex Crane Model 5 Sold for USD$176,000 2007 Gooding & Company |  |
| 1916 Simplex Crane Model 5 Sold for USD$198,000 2007 Gooding & Company |   |
| 1916 Crane-Simplex Model 5 Dual Cowl Chassis#: 2445 Sold for USD$308,000 2006 The Otis Chandler Collection Auction |   |
Crane-Simplex Model 5s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1916 Crane-Simplex Model 5's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 Simplex-Crane Model 5 Double Phaéton | 2344 | 2025 Artcurial : Rétromobile | $200,000 | $300,000 | |
| 1916 SIMPLEX CRANE MODEL 5 46HP LIMOUSINE | 2196 | 2020 Bonhams : Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum | $60,000 | $80,000 | |
| 1916 Crane-Simplex Model 5 Seven-Passenger Touring | 2178 | 2011 Bonhams Quail Lodge Sale | $150,000 | $200,000 | |
| 1916 Simplex Crane Model 5 7-Passenger Touring Car | 2178 | 2009 Pebble Beach Auction : Gooding & Company | $160,000 | $225,000 | |
| 1916 Crane-Simplex Torpedo Runabout | 2231 | 2006 RM Auctions at Meadow Brook | $160,000 | $220,000 | $260,000 |
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1916 Crane-Simplex Model 5
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1916 Crane-Simplex Model 5 Vehicle Profiles
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Coachwork: C.P. Kimball & Co
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Coachwork: Farnham-Nelson
Phaeton
Coachwork: Frederick R. Wood & Sons
