We are trying to preserve the history Jim Street has created with this boat. We also had the super charger rebuilt and the engine gone through. In the more recent years the boat has had the bottom refastened, interior redone and a new wiring harness installed. This is the boat seen in the iconic "Beach Photo" staged with the Golden Sahara and was the featured attraction at the 2nd annual Bakersfield Motor and Boat Show in 1959 alongside the Golden Sahara II. The Interior featured an array of added instruments, a port-side dash and a Batmobile-style twin-grip yoke steering control. The hull modifications included painting the hull sides and iconic fin gloss black, blonde-stained covering boards, eight Buick porthole ventilators and quad exhaust tips. Soon after, a blower was installed to make the boat even faster. 1947 Gar Wood 19’6 Deluxe Runabout Commodore Get More Info. 1946 Chris Craft 17ft Deluxe Runabout Get More Info. 1940 Gar Wood 19ft Custom Runabout MAKE AN OFFER Get More Info. 1936 Chris Craft 16ft Special Race Boat Get More Info.
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This enabled him to install a Henry Meyer-built Cadillac V-8. 1930 Chris Craft 24ft 103 Runabout Triple Cockpit Raised Deck Get More Info. Since even the top-option Cadillac V-8 was not powerful enough for Street, he ordered the boat without an engine. The big mahogany runabouts of yesteryear are some of the nicest pieces of eye candy on the water. I’m sure most of the other competitors in this competition feel the same way. BR-21-010 custom from Chris-Craft through his local dealer. When I first saw WoodenBoat Magazine’s boat design competition to design a modern wooden runabout, I was very excited. Prior to Street’s passing in 2017, he was known as the only original Cobra owner left, having purchased the boat new in 1955 at the age of 21. This boat is believed to come about as a collaboration between Jim Street and his friend, George Barris. This 1955 Chris-Craft 21’ Black Cobra is perhaps the first-and-only true vintage Hot Rod boat in the classic-boating hobby.
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