Vintage Boats

[panamag8or]

Here are some great ads for Chris-Craft and others:

http://www.adclassix.com/boatindex.htm

 

[Rat Pack]

To revive an old thread. Wish there were more vintage boat lovers around to keep them in service.

Here is ours, a 1954 Chris Craft Conqueror.

 

[Tango Yankee]

To revive an old thread. Wish there were more vintage boat lovers around to keep them in service.

Here is ours, a 1954 Chris Craft Conqueror.

Now that is beautiful!!! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Danny Ocean]

To revive an old thread. Wish there were more vintage boat lovers around to keep them in service.

Here is ours, a 1954 Chris Craft Conqueror.

Very nice!

Maybe I'm a little biased, and I haven't seen any mention of it here, but for me it's a 1963 Riva Aquarama.

Danny O

 

[Rat Pack]

I think an Aquarama sold on Mecum's a few weeks ago for 300+

 

[Danny Ocean]

I think an Aquarama sold on Mecum's a few weeks ago for 300+

Somewhat eclisped by the $775K achieved on this Aquarama (albeit a prototype), in January 2010 sale!

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=FL0110-88776

 

[Rat Pack]

Very nice boat, but what a wacko price!

I'll stick with my 54 Chris Craft

 

[Lone_Ranger]

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[Stearmen]

Packard V-12s

I see they repeat the old wives tale that the Pt boats used airplane engines! The Packard 4m-2500 V-12 engine was strictly a marine engine and never placed in any aircraft. It has no relation to the Packard Rolls Royce Merlin, other then Packard made both during the war. The marine engine was derived through evolution from the Liberty V-12 aircraft engine, but no parts were interchangeable. Incidentally, at speed, the three V-12 engines consumed 474 US gallons an hour! Just in case you wondered why that boat is going so slow!