That's GREAT!!!! Only Tony!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
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That's GREAT!!!! Only Tony!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
There is a old Rayson Craft.. Rudy behind the wheel and what it looks like now..
Already happening.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
I saw it for sale in Texas a few years back, the listing had all kinds of misspellings. I called Barry about it since I knew his family connection with those boats, my buddy Joe just about had it...next thing I knew, Carson had it. I believe Kornowski did the repairs. I haven't seen it, not sure if the original gel was saved...
Also cool to see pics of Crazy Horse ... thanks! ...in Needles of all places. Pretty interesting that it had a Pfaff chevy in it, Paul's been around awhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
This almost sounds like the beginning of Al Bush and Crazy Horse the way the article reads.
Very cool! thanks for posting .... it seems very few of these boats survived, love the history.Quote:
Originally Posted by papaletch4130
Paul goes way back. Pfaff & Sowens made a name for themselves building blown fuel small block chevies that ran with the hemis.Quote:
Originally Posted by westair
Sweet!! One more I will look forward to seeing completed!!:partyguy:Quote:
Originally Posted by RyanPartridge
Mid 60's at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by gn7
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Shooter, I saw that you posted this on PB awhile back. This is a great shot.
Double eagle asked you when and where. I loved you answer, "give me 5 guesses and I can tell you" Sums up the boats history in a nutshell.
I can pretty much narrow it down to Salton Sea, and as you know, 64 or 65.
There are a couple give things that make me say its at SS. Straight over the top of the Ford wagon is Rudy's U6 Phffft with a large Rayson script on the side. Rudy usually drove that boat. He used it to win the Clear Lake enduro in 1964 even though he had the Allison boat, he used the U6 boat in that race. The 2 very seldom if ever raced in the same race except SS 500. 1964 Fowler drove it to 2nd place behind the Allison, ahead of the 1963 winner #69 Sanger of Wells Wilson.
The other give away is the device on the helmet you see resting on tank. That thing, whatever it is, only appears when Rudy ran the Salton 500 in the Allison boat. I have seen others with the same thing, but only at SS 500. I also think it is some how linked to the thing mounted on the rear deck in this picture, although I think they relocated that part somewhere else in the boat because it doesn't show up other pictures.
No matter where or when it was shot, its a great pic. I'm think I'll have a print made of that one.
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I love that pic! It doesn't just capture a few guys and a couple of boats. It captures an era!!!:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by gn7
One of many boats found in the pages of Hot Rod magazine (Jack Cayer). Reminds me of my childhood. '67
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the Cayer Package. Great boat. Like you said, it a throwback boat. Reminds me of my uncles Gold flake Stevens powered by a 392 with 6 Strombergs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
Never was able to nail down the manufacture of that hull. Rear deck looks like a Haller, but the nose is too pointy. Angular transom with a recess.
The girl in the back looks like she is blowing on her wet nails, and the boy is staring at the beast running inches away from him.
And of course mom has the "do" 2MM was looking for.
She sure does! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by gn7
Another early pic of the U9 Allison. This is earlier than the one on the ramp because it still has 4 Carter AFB 4 bbls carbs. Note the 61-62 Vette in the backround.
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White Mist III in the ramp. You have to wonder if this was taken minutes before it was destroyed.
OK Jerry, how do I know this is White Mist III and not IV? The two are virtually identical.
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Since I'm not motivated enough to go digging through magazines trying to figure this out I'll take a guess. Injection was changed. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gn7
WM III was a single prop and IV was a counter rotating dual. I think the crash had something to do with that decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharp shooter
Now that you bring that up, I have a powerboat mag somewhere with the feature on that. Would've taken me at least 45 minutes to find it. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gn7
This is pretty amazing for 1959.
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Heres a few with some history and celebs
Marion Beaver receiving a trophy for driving Gummy's Ghost AND Uncle Gummy. Not sure exactly when he stopped driving them, but Bob Ellis and Wayne Thompson drove them all the time I saw them, and that was pretty much the mid and late 60s.
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Keith Black receiving a trophy for driving a cracker. I don't think KB Racing Engines has opened its doors yet. :hmmm:
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But this one has some real history.
Left to right in the back:
Stu Hilborn, Hi Johnson(propellers) Paul Sawyer boat owner, and in the foreground, Clay Smith.
has to be pre 1954 because Clay was killed that year.
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