Class: F-Service Runabout                        Length: 19 ft

                                      Motor: 390 cui Cadillac Crusader             Horsepower: 325 hp
 
 

ORIGINAL OWNER:   Jim Venner-Plainfield, NJ ORIGINAL RIDING MECHANIC: Jimmy Aiello 
 

FACTS:
The boat was purchased in January of 1957 for $2,700.  The motor was built by Cal Connell of Detroit, Michigan, cost $3,000 and was shipped down to Miami. 
The name TOO MUCH was coined when Jimmy Aiello’s wife, Florence, came into the garage to see the new Pink paint scheme and exclaimed “Oh Jimmy, that’s too much!” 
Jim’s home “port” race course was located at Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey
Of the 15 races entered in 1957 Venner/Aiello won 14 of them, only loss in Buffalo -blown motor
Boat was sold in late 1958 to Henry Turner of NJ and campaigned as JUST-E-NUFF

NOTEWORTHY HISTORY:

1957
Mile Straightaway Record - 60.101 MPH, Cambridge, MD August 4, 1957
1st - Orange Bowl 9 Hour Marathon, Miami, Fla (Event record 43.787 MPH)
Mile Straightaway Record - 63.214 MPH, Elizabeth City, NC September 29, 1957

1958
Mile Straightaway Record - 65.099 MPH, Elizabeth City, NC October 5, 1958

1959
Mile Straightaway Record - 67.421 MPH, Norristown , PA July 26,1959
National Championship - Elizabeth City, NC October 4, 1959
National High Point Winner

1960
National High Point Winner

1961
National Championship - Buffalo Launch Club Grand Island, NY July 9,1961