The Crosley Hot Shot was America's first post war production sports car and less than 2,000 examples were produced between 1949 and 1952. The Hot Shot wore the first production disc brakes on an American production car and was the first low priced overhead cam engine. The Crosley Hotshot also won the first race at Sebring on New Years Eve, 1950. After a string of initial successes, 1949 saw Crosley introduce their Hot Shot model. A trim level above the Hot Shot was added the following year called the Super Sport. Besides having better trim, the Supersport also had a folding top. Later 1951 and 1952 Super Sports were distinguishable from the early Hot Shots by having full doors, while the Hot Shots had cut-down sides with either no doors or removable half doors.The 1951 Crosley Hot Shot Supersport you see here is a very, very special car. Maybe one of the most recognizable of all of the Hotshots, this car was used by the Hollywood Candy Company to promote its Zero candy bars. During the 1950s, the Hollywood Candy Company owned this Crosley Super Sport which was painted to look like the Zero candy bar wrapper and employed a midget, called Zero, to drive around and advertise the candy bar. He was known professionally as "Zero, the Little Hollywood Candyman," and could be seen on the ABC television network in the Hollywood Junior Circus. According to the September 22, 1951 issue of Billboard, Zero was played by Max Bronstein-whose "antics, midget size and small car are sure to keep moppets' eyes glued to the screen during the sugary commercials."In March, 1957 the car was sold to the LeSueur family of Englewood Colorado where it stayed until earlier this year. As you can see in the photos, the original yellow was painted over with a gray primer many years ago. When purchased earlier this year, the car went through a tasteful restoration that brought it back to its original glory, keeping all of the elements and unique add-on's that the car had on it when it traveled the country, handing out Zero candy bars. The car was repainted yellow, the chrome was polished, new tires were installed, the seats and door panels were reupholstered and a new top was installed during this restoration. The paint on the car is very good and less than a year old. While not perfect, the paint looks very good overall with no major imperfections. The front and rear chrome bumpers look great with no pitting, dents or damage showing. The spare tire on the rear is wrapped with a brand new radial tire that matches the four on the car. The black soft top is new as well as the plastic rear window that looks great.The interior was reupholstered during the restoration and looks great. The rubber floor mat is original for the car as you can see in the photos before restoration. Seats and door panels have all been reupholstered and look great and were refinished in the original colors and style. All gauges are in good working order and appear to be original for the car. Dash has been painted to match the rest of the car. The car does have the original radio which are nearly impossible to find. Under the hood, the motor is extremely clean and runs great. With a turn of the key, the car starts right up and goes down the road with no problems. With new radial tires all around, the car goes down the road straight and smooth. Included with the purchase of the car is a display board that shows two photos of "Zero" along with a copy of the original 1957 Colorado title, history of the Hollywood Candy Company, history of "Zero, The Little Hollywood Candyman", copy of the post card that Zero used to hand out, the original 3" riser pedals that Zero used, a Crosley owners manual and an original post card from Zero. The car is being sold on a clean Colorado title showing the car was purchased from the LeSueur family. VIN number is VC30599 and the current mileage shows 23,995.