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Misc Forums => Health, Welfare, and Passings => Topic started by: promachine on February 24, 2009, 01:21:42 PM

Title: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: promachine on February 24, 2009, 01:21:42 PM

Bank closed them down yesterday. :-(

Title: Re: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: Glen on February 24, 2009, 01:23:50 PM

Wow, that's hard to believe.

Title: Re: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: McRat on February 24, 2009, 01:24:53 PM

WOW!!!  :-o

Title: Re: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: McRat on February 24, 2009, 01:37:13 PM

Their website says they sold:

http://www.cranecams.com/?show=mikroniteAcq

Title: Re: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: Johnny KCK on February 24, 2009, 10:01:54 PM

Yeah, I've read this on several forums, it's a sad day. They've been around since the early fifties and in my opinion a cornerstone of hotrodding. Every car and bike that I own or have owned has something made by crane on it. A sign of the times. I've heard rumors that Flowmaster is next.

Title: Re: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: maguromic on February 24, 2009, 10:07:47 PM

I wouldn't say its too much of the sign of times but more bad management.  Ever since the management  fucked Harvey Crane out of his company it was on the long slope down.  Crane Cams was always a sore subject with Harvey Crane, when I was talking to him about three months ago he was still looking for justice after all these years..  I think he finally got it :-o  Sad for us though.

Title: Re: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: Dmax65 on February 24, 2009, 11:21:12 PM

Quote from: McRat on February 24, 2009, 01:37:13 PM

Their website says they sold:

http://www.cranecams.com/?show=mikroniteAcq

I believe they were purchased by that company in 2002. Must be an old press release.

Title: Re: Crane Cams R.I.P.
Post by: interested bystander on February 25, 2009, 12:44:43 AM

Yrs truly has previously posted on a Drag race website something  like "Crane Cams being gone is like Coca Cola closing its' doors" or words to that effect.

Un-effing believable.