Hydroplanes that are associated with the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum
About the My Sweetie John Francis (Source: The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Collection) The U-17 My Sweetie John Francis competes in Detroit in 1954. The Dodge family of Detroit has a long association with the automobile, but the name also…
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. …
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
About the Miss Pay ‘N Pak The story of the Winged Wonder began its life on the draftboards of master boatbuilder Ron Jones. The number of innovations involved with this boat are numerous. Although there had been a couple of…
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…