Hot Rods here`s my flathead powered barn find!!!

Finally found a hamb friendly hot rod boat.This old girl`s construction was started in the late 40`s by Lusby`s marine in Annapolis and finished for it`s first race in 1954.It`s a 1954 Cracker Box ,P class(K division built for turns with a center hull fin)
It held the speed record on the Chesapeake Bay from 1971 to 1975 at over 101 mph,powered by full house Mercury flathead!

 

Wow, love those heads.

 

Now, that is kool! What are your plans.

 

Federal mogul bronze/copper heads!! Sweet!!

 

Way cool. I dig vintage boats

 

On damn that is cool! You bringing it back to its former glory?

 

101 mph in a boat ?? WOW.
I had a four-point hydro back in the 50s but nowhere near that speed with an outboard.

 

the nice thing is i got the shaft and race prop,rudder and all steering gear as well as all thru hull fittings and squeeze boxes.It has a halibrand v drive with reverse,built in culver city.Apparently the original owner(designer) was Carl Clark of Pasadena Md.Any oldtimers on here rember him.

 

The heads are KILLER.......

 

That is cool! I've got a couple of old boats too... Nothing THAT cool though.

 

Awsome

 

That's pretty damn cool!
The history makes it.

 

Nice find did you get any pictures of it in its glory days and the definition of a boat is," A hole in the water you put your money in",i got two holes

 

So cool! We just moved close to a lake and I want one of these so bad I can taste it! Please keep us posted on your progress.

 

those heads are kick ass ! the boat is a great score... look forward to seeing it restored to it's former glory...

 

Why is there no wather in the heads? runs to cold
in the boat?