![]() ![]() The Speedster is surely a piece of boating history, classic lines with a very sporty look featuring a rear cockpit and a wonderful deck crown. Miss Behave is drawn up using ring frames as opposed to frame members, floor timbers have been added at frames and between frames in lieu of the original steam bent ribs. (Today the original “Miss Behave” is in the Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum). Lawrence River right to the start of World War II. The beautiful 1950s-era runabouts are icons of style in the world of wooden boats. All the wood is Mahogany and hand crafted. ![]() 1968 Custom Hollywood Antique Wooden Boat Please contact the owner at 28 or is located in Willis,TX.I am selling a 1968 Custom Antique Hollywood Wood boat. Speedster racing became a regular event on the St. 65 new and used Hollywood boats for sale at. His speedster was named the “Miss Behave” and others in the group were called “Miss Adventure”. Lawrence River for Noble and his friends. Noble fell in love with the boat and the first dozen produced were sent to the St. Our range of services includes: New Wooden Boats. Its performance and appearance was similar to a cut-down Miss America racer. We offer over 40 years of professional restoration experience to meet the needs of every wooden boat owner. Wood’s answer was high performance sixteen footer with 2 seats aft of the engine that he called the “Speedster”. He told Wood that he and his friends only wanted a small, sporty racer that would be like a water version of the popular European sports cars. The end of an era came in 1971, when Chris-Craft built its last wooden boat the 57-foot Constellation. Lawrence River in his famous 33' Baby Gar, “SNAIL”. View a wide selection of Runabout boats for sale in your area, explore detailed information & find your next boat on . The 1961 Chris-Craft boats sea skiffs ranging from 20 to 30 feet qualify as antique or vintage and are still in demand and in 1964, Chris-Craft introduced its first fiberglass boat. Antique and Classic Sailboats Determined by age, includes wooden hull boats. Skiffs Coastal or river boat used for leisure or fishing. Dinghies Small open boat for recreation or racing. Jet Boats Jet propelled rather than using propellers. Since 1926, Ed Noble of the Lifesaver Candy Company, and a Gar Wood customer, had been speeding on the St. Daysailers A boat without a cabin used for short sails or racing. An original cost roughly $1,340.00 when new, including a Gray Fireball Engine. Over the years, a number of copies of the boat have been produced, both on the St. ![]() Miss Behave is certainly the most well known of the original five speedsters brought to the St. It has been said that the 16 foot Gar Wood speedster is, pound for pound, the most valuable classic production speed boat in the world. ![]()
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