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1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Check out the wild fins on this vintage Ancarrow boat! I WANT ONE NOW!! Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 5:48 PM (boatoftommorow.jpg) Attachments ---------------- boatoftommorow.jpg (105KB - 359 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | More Ancarrow boats. From front to back:Praetorian,Patrician,Consul,Aquilifer. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 10:56 PM (Ancarrowfinnedboats.jpg) (ancarrow_aquilifer.jpg) (Aquilifer.jpg) (ancarrow_aquil_advert.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Ancarrowfinnedboats.jpg (63KB - 477 downloads) ancarrow_aquilifer.jpg (50KB - 292 downloads) Aquilifer.jpg (16KB - 310 downloads) ancarrow_aquil_advert.jpg (193KB - 332 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Heres a '57 DeSoto with matching DuoFoil finned boat. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 11:04 PM (1957 DeSoto.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1957 DeSoto.jpg (142KB - 346 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 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. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 9:44 PM (fins.jpg) (CadillacBoat.jpg) Attachments ---------------- fins.jpg (96KB - 298 downloads) CadillacBoat.jpg (60KB - 308 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1958 Glastron Sea-Flight! The roofline reminds me a little of the 57-59 Chrylser & DeSoto coupe roofline. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 8:35 PM (Sea-Flight.jpg) (58gl-fleetpic.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Sea-Flight.jpg (55KB - 336 downloads) 58gl-fleetpic.jpg (26KB - 329 downloads) | ||
Bart_59_Dodge |
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Expert Posts: 1443 Location: Oconomowoc Wi | 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 Edited by Bart_59_Dodge 2012-02-07 8:19 PM | ||
58 DESOTOS RULE |
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | The Glastron Sea Flite looks like an Edsel to me. Coincidence? | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 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.
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. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 8:48 PM | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 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. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 8:50 PM | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Heres a photo of the Glass Slipper (59_Glass_Slipper.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 59_Glass_Slipper.jpg (185KB - 782 downloads) | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | The turquoise one above, front end looks like 58-60 T-Bird. | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 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. (1958-Glass-Slipper.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958-Glass-Slipper.jpg (121KB - 438 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Another cool finned boat,the 1959 South Seas Samoan. (SouthSeasSamoan.jpg) (samoan3.jpg) (southseassamoan1.jpg) (samoan2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- SouthSeasSamoan.jpg (130KB - 303 downloads) samoan3.jpg (24KB - 297 downloads) southseassamoan1.jpg (15KB - 285 downloads) samoan2.jpg (26KB - 264 downloads) | ||
Beltran |
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Expert Posts: 1730 Location: Michigan | You had to do it didn't you... /sigh. Mine is the Aquilifer above. That will have to be a bucket list item now... doggone-it this is gonna be expensive. | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 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. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-07 10:53 PM | ||
Beltran |
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Expert Posts: 1730 Location: Michigan | Check out this article. Some other pictures and history. http://boatsinthebelfry.com/high-seas_hot-rods.pdf | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 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... | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Somewhere west of tomorrow, east of today .... | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Ah; the Forwardlook Lifestyle! | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1959 CarAqua (1959caraqua1.jpg) (caraqua2.jpg) (caraqua3.jpg) (caraqua6.jpg) (caraqua4.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1959caraqua1.jpg (68KB - 342 downloads) caraqua2.jpg (70KB - 286 downloads) caraqua3.jpg (105KB - 298 downloads) caraqua6.jpg (178KB - 774 downloads) caraqua4.jpg (78KB - 292 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1958 Lonestar Meteor (1958lonestarmeteor.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958lonestarmeteor.jpg (36KB - 300 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Lonestar Caribbean (lonestarcaribbean.jpg) Attachments ---------------- lonestarcaribbean.jpg (201KB - 499 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1957 Herter Duofoil Flying Fish (1957flyingfish3.jpg) (1957flyingfish.jpg) (1957hertersduofoil.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1957flyingfish3.jpg (39KB - 309 downloads) 1957flyingfish.jpg (28KB - 285 downloads) 1957hertersduofoil.jpg (25KB - 296 downloads) | ||
BarnFind57 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 957 Location: Signal Mountain, TN | I keep going back and looking at this thread. These things are cool as can be. Makes me want to pick up yet another hobby. | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | I can get with the Aqualifer. But the rest ... not so much. They remind me too much of those cheesy VW / "sports car" conversions. Then again, I already have too many hobbies. | ||
earleebob |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1120 Location: Brisbane, Australia | Ah! I can see my vintage Bell Boy with a big Chrysler outboard hanging off the back, being towed behind my 57 Flite! Edited by earleebob1 2012-02-08 3:30 PM (DeSoto rear.jpg) (080120121014b.jpg) Attachments ---------------- DeSoto rear.jpg (217KB - 265 downloads) 080120121014b.jpg (62KB - 284 downloads) | ||
57 windsor uk |
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Member Posts: 28 | just some photos of my car and boat (P7250103.jpg) Attachments ---------------- P7250103.jpg (36KB - 258 downloads) | ||
earleebob |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1120 Location: Brisbane, Australia | 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. thanks Bob | ||
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Member Posts: 28 | more (carshows078.jpg) Attachments ---------------- carshows078.jpg (55KB - 288 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 28 | and more (owens(Custom).jpg) Attachments ---------------- owens(Custom).jpg (62KB - 286 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 28 | wet (cardiff2011025.jpg) Attachments ---------------- cardiff2011025.jpg (54KB - 274 downloads) | ||
earleebob |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1120 Location: Brisbane, Australia | 57 windsor uk - 2012-02-09 9:27 AM more Carl do you have any of the car interior that you can email (dont want to hijack thread) bob@earlee.com.au | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1958 Cutter Jet DeVille Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-08 9:39 PM (1958JetDeville.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958JetDeville.jpg (72KB - 294 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1958 Swept-Wing Ski Jet. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-08 9:42 PM (1958jet.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958jet.jpg (195KB - 256 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Wow! talk about huge fins! The 1957 Vali VI Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-08 9:50 PM (1957Vali_VI_bg.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1957Vali_VI_bg.jpg (189KB - 267 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1957-58 Bee Line Sapphire Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-08 10:08 PM (BeelineSaffire_bg.jpg) (oldpic_1957%20Bee-Line%20Sapphire.jpg) (beeline3.jpg) (beeline8.jpg) (beeline9.jpg) (beeline5.jpg) Attachments ---------------- BeelineSaffire_bg.jpg (52KB - 278 downloads) oldpic_1957%20Bee-Line%20Sapphire.jpg (12KB - 249 downloads) beeline3.jpg (8KB - 235 downloads) beeline8.jpg (10KB - 284 downloads) beeline9.jpg (14KB - 255 downloads) beeline5.jpg (10KB - 239 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | 1959 Reinell Jet-Flight boat! rear end looks like a 1959 Chevy! Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-02-08 10:10 PM (1959ReinellJetflight.jpg) (1959JetFlight.jpg) (1959JetFlight.jpg) (1959chevy&ReinellJetFlight.jpg) (jetflight.jpg) (jetflight.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1959ReinellJetflight.jpg (180KB - 554 downloads) 1959JetFlight.jpg (57KB - 233 downloads) 1959JetFlight.jpg (76KB - 232 downloads) 1959chevy&ReinellJetFlight.jpg (56KB - 263 downloads) jetflight.jpg (56KB - 245 downloads) jetflight.jpg (38KB - 236 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | More Glastron Sea-Flight brochure photos. (58gl-seaflite-crop.jpg) (59gl-seaflite-full.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 58gl-seaflite-crop.jpg (70KB - 311 downloads) 59gl-seaflite-full.jpg (177KB - 424 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Starflite outboard. (1958-Evinrude-Starflight-V-4-001-698x1024.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958-Evinrude-Starflight-V-4-001-698x1024.jpg (206KB - 235 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Some Glass Craft ads from 1958 (1958 Glass Craft ad.jpg) (1958 Glass Craft Olympia.jpg) (1958glass craft citation.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1958 Glass Craft ad.jpg (160KB - 266 downloads) 1958 Glass Craft Olympia.jpg (121KB - 260 downloads) 1958glass craft citation.jpg (60KB - 300 downloads) | ||
ChristineFury |
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Veteran Posts: 254 Location: Auburndale Florida | Check out the RedFish Boats in the link below and in Jim Benjaminson Plymouth 1946-1959 book has a black & white picture of a 58 Fury with a boat done up just like it. http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/Red_Fish | ||
floyd066 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 347 Location: Ocean Park, Washington | I just bought mine. A 1958 Reinell Jet-About. She will be blue and white like my 1956 Windsor. I would like to find a period motor in the future. (05-02-27-1.JPG) (IMG_1444.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 05-02-27-1.JPG (113KB - 335 downloads) IMG_1444.JPG (60KB - 308 downloads) | ||
FIN ME |
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | 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! Edited by FIN ME 2012-04-01 11:57 AM | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 566 Location: Wichita, Kansas | I was lucky enough to recently snag a nice original 1959 Glastron FireFlite, complete with its original 50hp Kiekhaefer Merc. Plan is to tow it behind the 57 DeSoto. Very cool little boat. | ||
floyd066 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 347 Location: Ocean Park, Washington | Hey 58 300D, got some pics of that setup? | ||
hemidave |
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Expert Posts: 4654 | Finned boat at the docks (in background) (finned boat in background.jpg) Attachments ---------------- finned boat in background.jpg (35KB - 276 downloads) | ||
58 300D |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 566 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! | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 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. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-04-03 4:31 PM | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Vintage Beeline photo. Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2012-04-03 2:27 PM (Beeline2.jpg) (beeline3.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Beeline2.jpg (21KB - 269 downloads) beeline3.jpg (10KB - 236 downloads) | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | Roy Rogers recommends the Yellow Jacket "Fury Deluxe" with Sculpturamic styling! (YellowJacket.jpg) (yellow_jacket_decal1.jpg) (RoyRogers.jpg) Attachments ---------------- YellowJacket.jpg (229KB - 255 downloads) yellow_jacket_decal1.jpg (14KB - 239 downloads) RoyRogers.jpg (213KB - 273 downloads) | ||
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