Category Collection

Hydroplanes that are associated with the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum

1948 F-27 Slo mo shun III

1948 Slo mo shun III

About the Slo mo shun III One of the more interesting boats in the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum collection is a hull that, in spite of not seeing any significant competition, acted as a ‘proof-of-concept’ design that changed the sport. …

1982 U-00 Atlas Van Lines

1982 U-00 Atlas Van Lines

About the 1982 Atlas Van Lines The off-season between 1981 and 1981 was full of tough choices for Fran Muncey. On Oct. 18, 1981, her husband Bill Muncey was killed when the Atlas Van Lines crashed while leading the final…

1980 U-1 Miss Budweiser

1980 Miss Budweiser

About the “Griffon” Budweiser Just how big is the Roll-Royce Griffon engine that powers the 1980 Miss Budweiser? To simply say that it is 2,240 cubic inches is not enough. To get a real feel for the size of this…

1979 U-31 Circus Circus

1979 Circus Circus U-31

About the Circus Circus (Source: Steve Cernich)Steve Reynolds takes the Circus Circus out on the Columbia River during the 1979 Columbia Cup. (From Fred Farley’s “The Steve Reynolds Story) The new MISS CIRCUS CIRCUS was launched on April 26, 1979,…

1979 U-2 Squire Shop

1979 Squire Shop

About the Squire Shop For anyone from the Pacific Northwest, the name Squire Shop brings back images of hanging out at the mall, bell-bottomed painter pants, a hometown hydroplane, and a young driver named Chip with feathered blonde hair. The…

1977 U-1 Atlas Van Lines

1977 Atlas Van Lines Blue Blaster

About the “Blue Blaster” On Thursday, January 7th, the 1977 Atlas Van Lines unlimited hydroplane began a long journey back to glory in the restoration shop of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent, Washington. The first small step was…

1976 U-8 Oh Boy! Oberto

Oh Boy! Oberto 1974

About the 1976 Oh Boy! Oberto Originally built as the “Notre Dame” in 1962 for owner Shirley McDonald, Bill Wuster owned and drove the boat sponsored by the Oberto company during the 1976 season. Wuster would finish fourth place in…

1968 U-1 Miss Budweiser

1968 Miss Budweiser

About the 1968 Miss Budwesier (Source: ) The 1968 Miss Budweiser was the 5th boat owned by the legendary Bernie Little. He would claim his first Gold Cup and National Championship with this hull. The newest member of the Hydroplane…