Hydroplanes on Display at the Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum
About the 1962 Notre Dame There was a time when hydroplane racing was a ‘gentleman’s sport’, when successful entrepreneurs invested their hard-earned wealth in something akin to a water-borne sport of kings. Industrialists like Dodge, Kaiser, Boeing and DuPont, were…
About the 1962 Miss Bardahl The 1962 Miss Bardahl represented the final hull designed and built by the legendary Ted Jones. It was the pinnacle of the Jones hydro design evolution. While building on the success of the 1959 Miss Thriftway,…
About the 1955 Miss Thriftway (Source: Mark Douty) The first MISS THRIFTWAY was designed by Ted Jones and built by Les Staudacher in 1954. Sponsored by the Associated Grocers chain of Stores and represented by Willard Rhodes, the 1955 hull…