Speed Boat Model Chris Craft
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Speed Boat Model Chris Craft
Dimensions:
32"(long) x 7"(tall) x 8"(wide)
(includes masts)
Shipping & Insurance: $
70
Included(Continental U.S. only)
Retail Price:680.00
Our Price $449.00
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Christopher Columbus Smith built his first boat in 1874, at age 13 - a lake boat designed for duck hunting. He had a natural gift for working with wood. Chris with, his brother Henry, built more boats with great success, and word quickly spread that their boats were of exceptional quality and the Chris Craft legend was born!
As the Smith Brothers’ reputation spread, they developed an interest in racing boats. At the beginning of the 20th Century, Chris Smith started building speedboats and experimented with a variety of hull and gasoline engine combinations. A quest for speed resulted in highly innovative hull designs with elegant, sleek lines that unzipped the water with unprecedented velocity.
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Chris Craft landing craft were the first vessels to bring allied troops ashore on the Normandy beachhead, making Chris-Craft probably the only recreational boat manufacturer to have had its products tested under fire.
Between 1922 and 1972, customers not just in America, but also in Great Britain, Italy, and France and in other world markets where the boat-builder’s art is revered bought more than 100,000 Chris-Crafts.
There are six cornerstone qualities that ensure every Chris Craft you will ever see lives up to the values and beliefs upon which the Company was built 130 years ago. They ensure that Chris Craft boats remain defining examples of superlative quality:
- Timeless beauty
- Agile performance
- Durable dependability
- Traditional craftsmanship
- Stylish comfort
- American heritage
While Chris Smith’s early boats were a triumph of function over form, the comfort and style they exuded made them hugely desirable as well as widely respected.
Today, Chris Craft is one of the worlds most renowned and universally recognized names in boating industry, and has become a classic piece of American history.
This high class speed boat appeared in 1938...
Model is ready for display with lots of brass, chromed details, and color leather seats.
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