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Oh Yeah, sure do remember! I was in the competition, representing Taft High School here in the San Fernando Valley, in 1973. Myself and a friend,...
Raderschwein, Really diggin' that Howard of yours. I wouldn't mind having that Howard, especially with that H/M 427 Ford, which...
Yeah, Joe Reath, what a genuinely nice guy. I didn't meet him personally until the 70s, when I restored my hydro, but I'd always heard of him and...
A lot of guys have mentioned that they thought it might be marine equipment, due to the rotation.....it's just an identifying nomenclature, as...
I remember "Mr. Canvas", and I remember the boat "Going Places" as well. ( Wasn't the "Going Places" boat a Placecraft, or am I confusing the...
This isn't really a "vintage" drag boat, and I'm not crazy about jet boats, but this is a shot I took, at Castaic I think, maybe in the 80's (?),...
If anyone out there is planning to attend the 2012 N.H.R.A. Winternationals at Pomona this Februrary 9 thru 12th, there will be a vintage drag...
Hello BerraTyphoon! I was enjoying the photos you posted from an early ski race. Very cool. Interesting to me, are the...
Some manifolds don't have enough space behind the rear carb to run a large diameter distributor with vacuum advance. You can run an earlier...
Burbanite, You may be right about that. I intend to look further into this. There's a lot of history and stories in Drag Boat...
I just, this week, got a registration form to register myself/my boat with the N.D.B.A, ( National Drag Boat Association ), and I must admit, I...
I had some GREAT times in the late sixties/early seventies at the drags, here in Los Angeles. Lions, OCIR , Irwindale, Pomona, Ontario Motor...
Wow! Does it say "Canoga Park, California' on the back transom ? A coincidence, I live there now. I remember many people would have a painter put...
Hey, and don't forget that cool air scoop with the removeable flame arrestor in the front. I believe THAT too, is a Moon piece. Those scoops were...
Moriarity, I don't know if you have ever wondered about this, but I have. "Moonshine" has always worn a pair of Cal-Custom valve...
Here's a photo of a boat called "Windjammer", I must have downloaded it from another site, 'cause I don't know him. ( Sorry) I'm guessing maybe...
I was told, years ago, that when a person purchased a 427 Cobra, or S/C Cobra from Shelby American back in the sixties, the company had an...
Hoovs, I know what you're saying about props..................but, in reality, no matter what propulsion is being used, v-drive prop,...
Off topic, and not drag boats, but, before there were jet skis, wet bikes, etc., we had a pair of what was called "Hydro-Cycles', powered by 35...
My family has been around boats and going water skiing since around '62. I believe the first time my Dad let me drive the boat by myself , I was...
Applekrate, Yes, people still do this. Some people, ( myself included ) , have never stopped. It's just fun. For me also, I like...
Flyin T, The Howard "Patti Waggin" is really out of sight. I have a two page spread on that boat, from a sixties Powerboat article I...
Chopperimpala, I'll look, although the name doesn't ring a bell. If it's not a flatbottom or hydro, the odds are slim that...
Speaking of water conditions at Parker, this is a photo of a Saturday afternoon in 1965...
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Well, It appears that I owe everyone an appology. I was not aware that Schiada still made their 21' Daycruiser. So I am wrong as to their...
Hey Flyin' T!, No need to get defensive. I'm not your enemy. I'm trying to point out that these boats are gone, they're not...
My god! How cool is this! How many people out there could honestly say they wouldn't want that package sitting in their driveway....
Hey Flyin' T, I'm glad my catalog postings woke up a discussion! Actually, when you talk about Sanger, Nordic, Hallett, Howard,...
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