 My
name it Ned Crimmin, son of Eileen Crimmin, who along with Bob Carver formed
one of the best, if not the best and most successful sports writing/photography
teams in the world during the 1960's through the late 1970's. I have just
completed the saving and scanning of over 3500 slides and photos of the
Unlimited hydroplanes, boats, drivers, crews, owners, pit scenes, races,
etc. These images have never been seen. They have been stored away in our
home from the 1960's. Recently, I took these images to the opening of the
new Hydroplane & Race Boat Museum in Kent, WA and everyone was blown
away by the crispness, clearess, beauty, quality, and closeness Mom got
to the boats. There were drivers and builders in attendance that were just
amazed at what is now available in regards to the 1960's Unlimited Hydroplanes
and people of that era that made the boats go.
UNLIMITED CLASS CD CATALOG
The Unlimited Hydroplane Collection
is a compilation of 1180 images, of the almost 3500 available on a CD disc
catalog that anyone can purchase and download onto their computer for reference.
This CD disc is done at a low resolution & jpeg format, so blowing
up or printing will not result in a good copy. There are about 172 different
hydros accounted for on this disc, some only have one image and others
have many. Also on this disc are all the laminated collector baseball
size cards that were developed for this project. By no means is this
all of the hydros there are, but it does give a really good cross section
of what is available through this project for the benefit of the fans.
The usefullness of this CD catalog is that you can really see the quality
of the prints, and if there are any questions about quality, or if there
are more photos in the collection all you have to do is call or e-mail
me.
ENTIRE CRIMMIN HYDROPLANE HISTORICAL DATA BASE
It is ALL the written material
Mom saved from the years of covering the hydros and all boat racing.
Correspondence, letters, Christmas cards, notes, memos, some limited programs,
a few unlimited programs, draft articles, some photos, unlimited races,
Harmsworth races from 1903, over 400 drivers lists, lots of information,
plus 80 lbs. of cut out newspaper clippings that run form the early 1950's
- 1980's, almost every article about the hydros, from the Seattle papers
and some from other papers. The data base is now well over 200 races, at
least 80 or more programs with the races. Also other donated material,
IE: the Harmsworth Collection. For those who have purchased or future
puchasers, please continue to check with me for updates to this data base.
There will be a charge for updates to cover time, materials, and postage.
You can buy the entire data base or
just whatever section you want. IE: Steve Compton for Vashon Unlimiteds
purchased, on disc, all the material on the 1955 Miss Thriftway they are
building and his comment to me was that it was the best $58.00 he had ever
spent. Almost 160 articles on her. Then you can add to it yourself it you
want. So you can take articles you have save, photos, anything and
slip it into date order either in the data base or the disc you download
of what section you ordered.
Different ways to purchase these images
| 8" x 10" glossy photos |
$15 each + $5 s/h |
| 8" x 10" glossy photos w/four 4"x5" photos |
$20 each + $5 s/h |
| photos on CD disc |
$7.50 ea + $5 s/h |
| T - Shirts transfers |
$10 each + $5 s/h |
Mini photo/card sets:
18 sets to choose from with 20 per set or 4 special sets with four
smaller photos, one in each corner. |
$10 each (uncut) $5.00 s/h |
| Unlimited Class CD Disc Catalog |
$30 |
ENTIRE data base - 220 GB external hard drive
or just part of the data base - CD or DVD |
inquire |
| Individual Articles* |
inquire |
Limited Class catalogs
A good cross section of all the limiteds will soon be on a CD catalog
also. When done it will be $30.00 S/H included. Please watch this
site for availability. |
$50 each + $7.50 s/h (close out - only a few
left) |
* I have about 90% of my Mothers articles she wrote about the racing
scene in either draft form, tear sheet form, or the original magazines.
Museum Club discounts for all items.
Verification:
Dave Williams - curator - Hydroplane & Race Boat Museum - Kent,
WA 206-764-9453
Fred Farley - APBA Unlimited Historian - FredF44@hotmail.com
Stan Fitts - APBA Committee Member - Big102@aol.com.
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