Andiamo

HAPPY NEW YEAR. The start of a new year signals that all the old vintage hydroplanes and owners, like a very fine wine, are just getting better with age. (Hmm….that sounds good, so I’ll go with that). Every year new year also brings forth a few more vintage hydroplanes that …

Mom’s Worry A-55

Mom’s Worry A-55 has 24 photos posted to their webpage. This is the boat built by “Pops” Weber for his son Ray in 1962. They raced the boat for 5 years then sold it. It was located by Ray’s son, Mark in 2007 and restored by Scott Liddycoat.

Berlin VI

Rolf Gersch found his father’s old boat (that his father originally built) and restored her back to life. Click here to read more of the story on this beautiful boat.

Photo from a Moment

All the pics that have graced the home page of TVH from the last 14 years put into a slideshow, accompanied by a some rhythmic music. It’s 11-1/2 minutes long as you work your way through the 170 great photos…so you might want to get comfortable, sit back and I …

Detroit’s Packard Plant cranked out 70,000 engines during wartime

PT boats! Kittyhawks! Hurricanes with 40mm guns to rip open Nazi tanks! Mosquito bombers! And, of course, the mighty P-51 Mustang! What do all these marvelous manifestations of the Allies’ mechanized might have in common? Why, they’re all powered by might V12 motors assembled by America’s Master Motor Builder: Packard. …

Obscure hydroplane, built in a barn in an out of the way place, never raced, never to fulfill the dreams of her builder.

Wonderful story posted in the new issue, over at Unlimited New Journal, that some of you may not even know much about. The Miss Grays Harbor unlimited hydroplane and it’s history. The mid-1950’s building boom of championship hulls had subsided somewhat, with only three camps officially giving notice of their …