Don't hold me to this, if my memory serves me correctly this was the first Thunder to break the 100 MPH mark, which was a HUGE deal back then for any boat. To hit 100 back then took full race motors, no cabins, crash boxes etc.
The Vdrive set-up seems to have been very common in the mid to late sixties race boats. I'll bet it was durable as hell, only it offered no trimability. The other benefit it seems to have had was a very low (engine) crank-line center as there was no X dimension to contend with. It looks like the...
I've got another question. Why are there so many stories floating around of people buying boats " directly from Don himself". I understand if it was a boat made by whatever company he was running at the time, but why would he sell someone a Magnum in 1972 while he was running CRT? Did he he get...
What is the story behind the decals. The one on the boat I have is very similar to the one on the boat below, the difference being the top logo. Was this some sort of "interim" decal that was used during transitional periods? Also that Shelby daytona coupe (from '65?) has a very similar oval...