|
Man O'
War A-87 |
| owner / driver |
Brian Dumais |
| location |
New London, New Hampshire |
| hull info |
original 135 cubic inch class hydroplane
(A) hull built in 1949 from Champion plans |
| length / beam |
14' / 86" |
| motor |
1937 Ford Flathead V8-60
Eddie Meyers aluminum intake & heads.
Harman+Collins magneto model #8R101. Stomberg 81 with SP tops and a racing
cam. Engine rebuilt by Rich Willim. |
| power transfer |
direct |
| propeller |
Stannus No. 1884908, 2913-3 Surfacer |
| years raced |
This boat hull was build in 1949 by four
men in Elgin, IL. The Korean War broke out and the men went off to war.
After they returned, only two of the guys were interested in finishing
the boat. They fitted her with a highly modified flathead Ford engine and
raced the boat. The oral history was given to me by the seller and that
is all he could come up with. |
| launch |
crane |
