{{Short description|Northern Irish racing car manufacturer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Use Irish English|date=December 2017}} [[File:Crosslé 19F Mont-Tremblant.JPG|thumb|right|The unique Crosslé 19F Formula Two car.]] The '''Crosslé Car Company Ltd.''' is a racing car manufacturer based in Holywood, Northern Ireland. Crosslé was founded in 1957 by '''John Crosslé'''.<ref name=octane>{{cite journal|title= New Owner at Crosslé |journal= Octane |issue= 115 |date= January 2013 |pages= 22 }}</ref> Crosslé considered to be one of the oldest surviving specialist racing car manufacturer in the world.<ref name=GC>{{cite journal|last= Cruickshank |first= Gordon |title= Fresh Paint - And New Plans |journal= Motor Sport |volume= 89 |issue= 2 |pages= 126–127 |date= February 2013 }}</ref>
Crosslé is known for its Formula Ford designs, particularly for the FF1600 class, and during the 1970s drivers of Crosslé cars won numerous championships.<ref name=GC /> The company has produced cars for other national and international formulae, including Formula 5000, Formula Two and Formula Junior. It has also produced well-regarded cars for various classes in sports car racing. Many drivers who have since gone on to become household names drove Crosslé cars while in the early stages of their career. Among these are former Formula One drivers Nigel Mansell, John Watson, Eddie Irvine and Martin Donnelly. Former Jordan Grand Prix team owner Eddie Jordan also began his racing career in a Crosslé.
John Crosslé sold the company to Crosslé racer Arnie Black in 1997, who in turn sold it to former oil industry executive Paul McMorran in late 2012.<ref name=GC />
Dr John Crosslé MBE died on 31 August 2014, aged 82.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/john-crossle-ulster-racing-car-designer-who-created-legendary-marque-out-of-sheer-necessity-dies-at-82-30553392.html |title=John Crossle: Ulster racing car designer who created legendary marque out of sheer necessity dies at 82 |first= Sammy |last=Hamill |work=Belfast Telegraph |publisher=Independent News & Media|date=2 September 2014 |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref>
<!-- The company built a couple of FB/F2 Cars In Ireland an 18F FVA Crossle was run by the works and a one off development 19F was run by Luke Duffy in Dublin for Ken Fildes. Latter Duffy ran another F2 car the 22F for Ken Fildes. Fildes set the outright record for Mondello Park Ireland in 1972 at 55 seconds. There was a one off F3 Car the 17F and was driven by John Watson at Mondello. -->
==Gallery== {{Gallery |File:BILD5912wp.jpg|Crosslé 9S at Hockenheim Historic 2021 |File:BILD6395wp.jpg|Crosslé 9S at Hockenheim paddock |File:Crosslé 19F Mont-Tremblant.JPG|Crosslé 19F at Mont-Tremblant }}
==See also== *Anson Cars *Lola Cars *Reynard Motorsport *Swift Engineering *Van Diemen
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Crosslé racing cars}} *[https://crossle.co.uk/ Crosslé Car Company official website.]
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