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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 5:27 PM (#306793)
Subject: CHECK OUT THESE FINS!!!!



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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Check out the wild fins on this vintage Ancarrow boat! I WANT ONE NOW!!

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 5:33 PM (#306795 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		More Ancarrow boats.

From front to back:Praetorian,Patrician,Consul,Aquilifer.

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 5:56 PM (#306797 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Heres a '57 DeSoto with matching DuoFoil finned boat.

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rushpowersystems
Posted 2013-11-02 9:12 PM (#408089 - in reply to #306797)
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Wish I had not seen this, now I need to find a boat project to go behind my Fireflite project. I am never going to get started on my Chevelle project. 

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Posted 2013-11-03 11:14 AM (#408174 - in reply to #408089)
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada		This boat doesn't have any fins, but it's clearly been made using parts from a 1957 Imperial.

It's too bad they had to put a reinforcement bar down the center of that gorgeous windshield

From the Imerial Club web site:

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"Here is the story about how the Boat came into being.

In 1957, a wealthy family on Lake Tahoe (aren't they all?) bought a new Imperial Convertible for their son, who was graduating from High School, and of course needed a reliable car to drive to college.

As 18 years olds were the same 50 years ago as they are today, he promptly took it out and ran it into a tree.

The family had the car towed to a repair shop, where it was pronounced unrepairable. Sooo, since they were thinking about having a new boat built for them at that time, they decided that the remains of the Imperial could be used in part to build the boat. So what you see here is a 1957 Imperial Convertible BOAT! Power is still provided by the 392 Hemi (I saw it but could not get a picture - it's in the engine hatch in the "trunk"), and has as much of the interior and dash as could be saved.

It is rumored to be the fastest boat on the lake!

The interior is the original, the top still works (and has to be put down to enter the boat, as the doors don't open any more), the power windows still work, as do all the other standard accessories for a 1957 Imperial Convertible. This was a real knockout, and I hope to see it on the lake next time we get up there." End Quote


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Posted 2013-11-03 12:51 PM (#408191 - in reply to #408174)
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 6:01 PM (#306798 - in reply to #306793)
Subject: Re: CHECK OUT THESE FINS!!!!



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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		I sure wouldnt mind going for a ride with her in her 1956 Sea-Lark

This boat was designed by Brooks Stevens. Only 3 were built and one is known to exist.

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 6:16 PM (#306800 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1958 Glastron Sea-Flight!
The roofline reminds me a little of the 57-59 Chrylser & DeSoto coupe roofline.

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Bart_59_Dodge
Posted 2012-02-07 8:17 PM (#306815 - in reply to #306793)
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Ive been looking for a Cutter Jet DeVille to pull behind my 59 Dodge... I've missed 2 of them so far by only a day. Sooner or later I'll have one.

 

http://www.theclassicboathouse.com/cutterproject1.html



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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 8:32 PM (#306818 - in reply to #306815)
Subject: Re: CHECK OUT THESE FINS!!!!



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Bart_59_Dodge - 2012-02-07 5:17 PM

Ive been looking for a Cutter Jet DeVille to pull behind my 59 Dodge... I've missed 2 of them so far by only a day. Sooner or later I'll have one.

 

http://www.theclassicboathouse.com/cutterproject1.html



Nice boat,I saw a blue Cutter Jet being towed behind a new truck a couple weeks ago on the freeway.
The 1959 Glass Slipper would look cool with your Dodge too since it has similar browed headlights,good luck finding one though.


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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-03-31 8:45 PM (#314798 - in reply to #306815)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Some Glass Craft ads from 1958



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58 DESOTOS RULE
Posted 2012-02-07 8:20 PM (#306816 - in reply to #306793)
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 8:41 PM (#306821 - in reply to #306816)
Subject: RE: CHECK OUT THESE FINS!!!!



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58 DESOTOS RULE - 2012-02-07 5:20 PM

The Glastron Sea Flite looks like an Edsel to me. Coincidence?


It seems like several of the boat manufacturers tried to make their fins harmonize with the cars that would be towing them.I've seen models that have fins similar to 57 -59 Chevys and even the 57-58 Plymouths.

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 9:27 PM (#306830 - in reply to #306793)
Subject: Re: CHECK OUT THESE FINS!!!!



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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Heres a photo of the Glass Slipper



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Posted 2012-02-07 9:30 PM (#306831 - in reply to #306830)
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The turquoise one above, front end looks like 58-60 T-Bird.
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 9:34 PM (#306832 - in reply to #306831)
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imopar380 - 2012-02-07 6:30 PM


The turquoise one above, front end looks like 58-60 T-Bird.


Yep,they were copying the T-Bird.



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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 9:35 PM (#306833 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Another cool finned boat,the 1959 South Seas Samoan.



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Beltran
Posted 2012-02-07 9:49 PM (#306835 - in reply to #306793)
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 9:53 PM (#306836 - in reply to #306835)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Sorry! I know what you mean,It drives me crazy,there are simply too many things from the 50's and 60's that I love and not enough money! mine is the Ancarrow Patrician (the boat in the first photo) although I love them all....sigh...I'm going to have to perfect a way to counterfeit money or find a genie (the Barbara Eden kind)

Man,that was THE time to be alive! We had the most beautiful girls,cars,boats,homes,music..and did I mention girls?
Its been all downhill since then.

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Beltran
Posted 2012-02-07 9:57 PM (#306837 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Michigan		Check out this article. Some other pictures and history.

http://boatsinthebelfry.com/high-seas_hot-rods.pdf
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 10:40 PM (#306845 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Thanks for the great link "Beltran"!

For anyone interested in finned boats there is a good book "Tailfins and Two Tones" by Peter Hunn
http://www.amazon.com/Tail-Fins-Two-Tones-Fiberglass-Runabouts/dp/1...
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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-02-07 10:52 PM (#306848 - in reply to #306845)
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Posted 2012-02-07 10:58 PM (#306850 - in reply to #306793)
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 11:14 PM (#306855 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1959 CarAqua



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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 11:19 PM (#306856 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1958 Lonestar Meteor



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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 11:23 PM (#306857 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Lonestar Caribbean



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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-07 11:53 PM (#306858 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1957 Herter Duofoil Flying Fish



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Posted 2012-02-08 8:08 AM (#306879 - in reply to #306793)
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Makes me want to pick up yet another hobby.

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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-02-08 11:29 AM (#306894 - in reply to #306793)
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Then again, I already have too many hobbies.
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Posted 2012-02-08 3:22 PM (#306920 - in reply to #306793)
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57 windsor uk
Posted 2012-02-08 5:18 PM (#306940 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-02-08 5:47 PM (#306942 - in reply to #306940)
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57 windsor uk - 2012-02-09 8:18 AM

just some photos of my car and boat


Love the red and white Carl, can you email me some photos of the interior and is the upholstry original?
Anyone else with some photos of original interiors of red and white FLs(in colour) esp 57 Fireflite would be most appreciated as I am still undecided on the interior colour scheme for my project.
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57 windsor uk
Posted 2012-02-08 6:27 PM (#306952 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-02-08 6:46 PM (#306958 - in reply to #306952)
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Carl do you have any of the car interior that you can email (dont want to hijack thread) bob@earlee.com.au
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Posted 2012-02-08 6:31 PM (#306953 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-02-08 6:34 PM (#306954 - in reply to #306793)
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-08 9:34 PM (#306987 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1958 Cutter Jet DeVille

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-08 9:40 PM (#306990 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1958 Swept-Wing Ski Jet.

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-08 9:48 PM (#306992 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Wow! talk about huge fins! The 1957 Vali VI

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-08 9:55 PM (#306994 - in reply to #306992)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1957-58 Bee Line Sapphire

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-08 10:09 PM (#306995 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1959 Reinell Jet-Flight boat! rear end looks like a 1959 Chevy!

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-02-08 10:25 PM (#307000 - in reply to #306995)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		More Glastron Sea-Flight brochure photos.



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Posted 2012-02-09 2:14 PM (#307097 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Starflite outboard.



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Posted 2012-03-31 9:35 PM (#314809 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-03-31 10:14 PM (#314813 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-01 11:56 AM (#314878 - in reply to #306793)
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These boats are the coolest!

Sigh...I'll just add one onto my "Wish List", along with my Firemite.

Thanks for the great photos and links, guys!







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Posted 2012-04-01 12:35 PM (#314884 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-01 1:37 PM (#314891 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-02 1:09 PM (#315014 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 12:54 PM (#315146 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Wichita, Kansas		Floyd, I do, but don't know how to resize them. If you or anyone else out there can, I will email them. The Glastron a cool boat for sure, but all I know is I HAVE to find one of those BeeLine Sapphires. Wow!
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Posted 2012-04-03 2:22 PM (#315153 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		The Beeline Sapphire is my favorite too! Sadly according to what I've read only 14 are known to exist so finding one and affording one wouldnt be easy.

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Posted 2012-04-03 2:25 PM (#315154 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Vintage Beeline photo.

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Posted 2012-04-03 2:31 PM (#315155 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 2:45 PM (#315158 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 2:50 PM (#315160 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Girls,girls,girls!...Pretty girls at Los Angeles Boat Show 1958.

First photo shows Boat Show Queen Peggy Jacobson and Pam Mohn (right)

Third photo was taken at a show in New York.

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Posted 2012-04-03 2:58 PM (#315161 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 3:01 PM (#315162 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 3:07 PM (#315163 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		The 1961 Evinrude Heli-bout. part boat,part helicopter.

Second photo shows designer Brooks Stevens. The Heli-Bout is on display in the Milwaukee Museum of Art.

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Posted 2012-04-03 3:13 PM (#315165 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 4:21 PM (#315177 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1958 Glastron FireFlite



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Posted 2012-04-03 4:23 PM (#315179 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 4:55 PM (#315185 - in reply to #306793)
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http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/2903362504.html
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Posted 2012-04-03 8:32 PM (#315217 - in reply to #315185)
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57plymouth - 2012-04-03 4:55 PM

Apparently fin boats are still in production!

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/2903362504.html



Looks more like a Red Fish boat from some the pictures in the link I posted not a Glastron.

One of the pics from that link.
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Posted 2012-04-03 6:39 PM (#315202 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-03 10:25 PM (#315232 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		You're right,it definitely has a lot the styling cues of the red fish sea shark,but the fins aren't as tall and don't have the same side sculpting.

Since Glastron is still in bussiness I would assume they were worried about being sued so they altered the design.
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Posted 2012-04-03 11:21 PM (#315242 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-04 1:12 PM (#315308 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-04 4:22 PM (#315336 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-04 4:42 PM (#315342 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-04 4:47 PM (#315343 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1958 Red Fish Shark Ad. The Capri model looks cool with all those scoops.



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Posted 2012-04-04 4:49 PM (#315344 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1959 Red Fish Sea Shark Hardtop.



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Posted 2012-04-04 4:54 PM (#315346 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Red Fish still had fins in 1961.



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Posted 2012-04-04 4:56 PM (#315347 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1961 Red Fish girls display colors available.



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Posted 2012-04-04 5:14 PM (#315353 - in reply to #315347)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Beautiful 60's Chick enticing us to visit the 1961 Seattle Boat Show!

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Posted 2012-04-04 5:24 PM (#315355 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		The boat of tommorow will have all of the modern conveniences you now have in your own home,including black and white television,gas stove,bar,shark spotting guide and spearfishing gun. It also has a fully equipped sleeping cabin with modern bed exactly like the one back home!

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Posted 2012-04-04 6:41 PM (#315363 - in reply to #315355)
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1960DesotoAdventurer - 2012-04-04 4:24 PM

The boat of tommorow will have all of the modern conveniences you now have in your own home,including black and white television,gas stove,bar,shark spotting guide and spearfishing gun,it also has a fully equipped sleeping cabin with modern bed exactly like the one back home! :laugh:


Dino, you lucky, LUCKY so-and-so.

Couldn't you spare the Brunette on your left?
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Posted 2012-04-04 10:48 PM (#315404 - in reply to #315363)
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OldiesNut - 2012-04-04 3:41 PM

1960DesotoAdventurer - 2012-04-04 4:24 PM

The boat of tommorow will have all of the modern conveniences you now have in your own home,including black and white television,gas stove,bar,shark spotting guide and spearfishing gun,it also has a fully equipped sleeping cabin with modern bed exactly like the one back home! :laugh:


Dino, you lucky, LUCKY so-and-so.

Couldn't you spare the Brunette on your left? :inlove:



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Posted 2012-04-04 10:56 PM (#315406 - in reply to #315404)
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Posted 2012-04-07 2:14 AM (#315723 - in reply to #315404)
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1960DesotoAdventurer - 2012-04-04 9:48 PM

OldiesNut - 2012-04-04 3:41 PM

1960DesotoAdventurer - 2012-04-04 4:24 PM

The boat of tommorow will have all of the modern conveniences you now have in your own home,including black and white television,gas stove,bar,shark spotting guide and spearfishing gun,it also has a fully equipped sleeping cabin with modern bed exactly like the one back home! :laugh:


Dino, you lucky, LUCKY so-and-so.

Couldn't you spare the Brunette on your left? :inlove:



What! and break up the set?? :laugh:


That who she is/was? 'Beverly Adams'?

OOOhhh, BEV!!

Va-VOOooomm!
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Posted 2012-04-07 2:52 AM (#315726 - in reply to #315723)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Yep,Unless you meant the brunette on the other side of Dean in the cowboy hat,the yes she's Beverly Adams,she married Vidal Sassoon.I guess all hair stylists aren't gay!

She also played "Pleasures" sister "Danger" O'Reilly in the Bewitched episode "George The Warlock" you gotta see that one! VaVaVaVoom indeed! women were so breathtaking back then.

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Posted 2012-04-04 5:58 PM (#315360 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Lone Star Balboa & Caribbean

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Posted 2012-04-04 8:22 PM (#315373 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-04 9:41 PM (#315390 - in reply to #315373)
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d500neil - 2012-04-04 5:22 PM

Funny that Red Fish boats, above, would select the exact same names for their red and white boat colors as were used by Dodge.





They were clearly following the auto industry.there is also a "swept wing" styled boat,and Glastron named a model "FireFlite"! I would have thought Chrysler would have that name trademarked.
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Posted 2012-04-04 8:44 PM (#315377 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: central Illinois		That South Seas Samoan has some wild fins! You got any pics of it fron the back? Front has a sort of poncho look to it.

edit: I did a jaxed/craigslist search and South Seas isn't on the list. Would it have been called something else?

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-04-04 9:42 PM (#315392 - in reply to #315387)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Heres the rear of the South Seas Samoan.



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Posted 2012-04-04 9:49 PM (#315393 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2012-04-04 9:53 PM (#315395 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Barbara Eden and friends just say no to rides in boats without fins.

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Posted 2012-04-04 9:56 PM (#315396 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Swift finned boat. Unfortunately there was no info to tell what year or model it is.



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Posted 2012-04-04 10:08 PM (#315400 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Another ad featuring the 1956 Cadillac Sea Lark designed by Brooks Stevens. Supposedly only five were know to have been built.

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Posted 2012-04-04 10:21 PM (#315401 - in reply to #315400)
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Posted 2012-04-04 10:29 PM (#315402 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1957 Scott-A****er futuristic outboards designed by legendary Raymond Loewy.

Edit-The word A-t-w-a-t-e-r is censored? Oh brother!

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Posted 2012-04-07 3:05 AM (#315727 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		"Oldiesnut",here's the episode of Bewitched with Beverly I told you about.I've also posted some cool 50's movies like "The Wild One" with Marlon Brando down in the nether region in case you want to check them out.

If I were Darrin I would have left Samantha for Danger!

"George The Warlock"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMbpXGla0ng
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Posted 2012-04-07 3:16 AM (#315730 - in reply to #306793)
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Still, when Liz Montgomery says 'Let's sleep late', it's hard to argue!

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Posted 2012-04-07 11:43 AM (#315776 - in reply to #315730)
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OldiesNut - 2012-04-07 12:16 AM

WOW! OOohhh, BEV-Bev-BEV-Bev-BEV!

Still, when Liz Montgomery says 'Let's sleep late', it's hard to argue! :heart:


Good point! Plus she's a witch and can change into any woman you want her to be.
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Posted 2012-04-17 6:36 PM (#317301 - in reply to #306793)
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http://s81.photobucket.com/albums/j206/kngtmat/?action=view¤t=1958P...

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Posted 2012-04-17 7:39 PM (#317320 - in reply to #306793)
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-04-17 8:45 PM (#317331 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		1958 Lake-N-Sea Boat Catalog.



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FIN ME
Posted 2012-04-18 9:35 AM (#317381 - in reply to #306793)
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I want one of these finny boats! The Hubbins says no.

Sigh...








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Posted 2012-05-08 1:26 PM (#320179 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Auburndale Florida		I am watching a show and on the commercial break they had a Progressive commercial for boats and she was driving a finned boat and I found it on youtube, nice blue & white boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ydx5qOYIl0
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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-05-09 2:27 PM (#320390 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Plymouth Spaceport		Too bad Flo wasnt wearing a vintage 1960's swimsuit to go with her boat!

Stephanie Courtney has sure done well with her gig as Flo for Progressive.

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Posted 2013-11-02 3:11 PM (#408046 - in reply to #306793)
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LOOKIE WHAT I FOUND... Trying to negotiate the sale this week.



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Bart_59_Dodge
Posted 2013-11-07 8:29 AM (#409081 - in reply to #408046)
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Transaction takes place tomorrow at noon. By Friday afternoon it will be MINE !!!!!!!

I'll probably post pics on the Fiberglassics forum.

 

In the meantime Ive been playing in paint programs.

 

Bart_59_Dodge - 2013-11-02 2:11 PM

LOOKIE WHAT I FOUND... Trying to negotiate the sale this week.

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jimntempe
Posted 2013-11-03 4:50 PM (#408235 - in reply to #306793)
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The Chrysler Kid
Posted 2013-11-03 5:04 PM (#408238 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Ocala, Florida		Wow thats cool! Florida lacks Forward Look cars on the coast but I sure have seen some cool old boats! Ill post my photos from a recent boat show lots of finned ones!
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Lancer Mike
Posted 2013-11-03 7:08 PM (#408297 - in reply to #408238)
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fenix
Posted 2013-11-03 7:30 PM (#408302 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: atlanta		FINS on a boat, I don't even want them on my car! what a stupid styling exercise, ain't nobody gonna but a car with fins much less a boat.
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jpmopar
Posted 2013-11-03 8:48 PM (#408311 - in reply to #408302)
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Location: Southwest VA		Here's another for sale. Price is definitely right...

http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/4037184858.html
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Posted 2013-11-03 9:39 PM (#408317 - in reply to #306793)
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FIN ME
Posted 2013-11-08 8:59 AM (#409223 - in reply to #306793)
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I am PEA GREEN with envy, Bart!

That boat is going to look soooo nifty behind your even niftier FL!

I still want a finned boat...The Hubbins still says no.

Pout.

Looking forward to seeing your boat when it's all done and ready to sail!

Congratulations!

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Posted 2013-11-08 7:11 PM (#409346 - in reply to #306793)
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Posted 2015-03-14 5:37 AM (#472449 - in reply to #306793)
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Location: Newark, Texas (Fort Worth)		finned boat for sale:

http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/boa/4931123181.html

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1960DesotoAdventurer
Posted 2012-04-04 9:33 PM (#315387 - in reply to #315377)
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b5rt - 2012-04-04 5:44 PM

That South Seas Samoan has some wild fins! You got any pics of it fron the back? Front has a sort of poncho look to it.

edit: I did a jaxed/craigslist search and South Seas isn't on the list. Would it have been called something else?


The South Seas Samoan is very hard to find and theres little info on them online.It does have a 59 Pontiac look to front end.
I have a rear shot of the yellow boat that shows the fins,they are really wild.I will post it soon.
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