Category: Boats
Ash wood frame used as template for Porsche’s original 356 model
The original frame of the Porsche 356. The frame was used as a template for future metal bodies. A time-consuming process of trial and error, the steps were repeated over and over again until the doors, hoods, roof, and fenders fit the wooden model perfectly. Photo By Heritage and Porsche …
John Siracusa’s COUNTRY BOY
John Siracusa was one of four brothers in the Siracusa family that campaigned hydros out of the New Orleans Power Boat Association. They were known as the Possum Navy. This family has lots of great racing history between them all, but this story only features the hydros that John Siracusa …
Media From The Past
I rebuilt our entire section on old media from the past. This section also includes a NEW area of the website featuring newspaper articles from Dayton and St Pete. Many thanks to Phil Kunz. He made it a point to buy/collect newspapers from when he was at these races.
Race Programs
I have an appreciation for boat racing photos that are made into artwork and the covers on Race Programs covers had many examples. I took all the Race Program covers we had (over 300) and put them into a flip book. The covers are arranged in chronological order from oldest …
George Walther’s Country Boy
Phil Kunz is doing 3 stories on the boats that campaigned under the COUNTRY BOY name. The first CB story is on George Walther and his sons. The other stories will be the Wiener family’s Country Boy and the Siracusa family’s Country Boy. The Walther’s boats campaigned under the name …
ANDIAMO – the boats raced by Tony Lamontia
Tony Lamontia raced from 1949 through the late 1980s. All his boats were named ANDIAMO. The Ron Jones built hydro (above) was the last boat he raced and his son Mark purchased it and it has been fully restored and now campaigns on the vintage circuit. Mark put together a …
