Year: 2013

Miss Daytona

1929 Miss Daytona Hydroplane from John Van Osdol on Vimeo. Bruce Meyer purchased this vintage 17′ hydroplane race boat and flies to Bay City, Michigan to let it loose on the Saginaw River before transporting it to its next home in California

Black Dog Salvage

Hi Phil, I found your website while researching a vintage Neal Hydroplane that we recently acquired – please see attached for photos. This came from a home in Fairmont, WV and came with a racing trophy from the 50s. Does anyone know if there is a market for this? If …

M.A.C.H. Series

When you have a moment, surf over to Phil Kunz Photography and check out the latest update he has made to his website. They are the point summary sheet totals for the MACH Series. Almost 30 years worth of points you can pour over. Check it out!

Dayton Testing 2013

Vintage hydros ready to go in on Eastwood Lake in Dayton. The weather was perfect – slight wind and temps in the mid 60s made for a spectacular setting. This is the first time in many years that Dayton had 2 cranes available to move the boats in & out …

Scrappy being rebuilt by CSA

Here’s a neat video showing the tear down and prep work for the rebirth of Scrappy by members of the California Speedboat Association. After a minute or 2 of the photo slide show that starts off, a time-lapse video takes over as the CSA members kick into gear, tear her …

Updates @ PKP website

Over at Phil Kunz Photography (in case you haven’t visited the “Updates to the website” section) We have all new photos opening up and scrolling across the home page. In the Scrapbook section, there is almost 500 new ‘old’ photographs now posted. As you view all the boats in the …