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The Golden Age of the Racing Outboard The Golden Age of the Racing Outboard
By Peter Hunn

A Zinger from the '50s!

Book Specifications:

ISBN: 0-9640070-6-1
Total Page Count: 240
Trim Size: 7 x 10
Illustrations: Approximately 140
Price: $34.95

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Here it is at last -- the book on racing outboards and the boats they powered. The author spent several years interviewing those who lived the Golden Age, or knew firsthand those who did. He's gathered their Buystories and an incredible collection of photographs of engines and boats. A "catalog" of racing outboards is just one of the highlights. Included are models from Caille, Champion, Chris-Craft, Cross, Elto, Evinrude, Hubbell, Johnson, Lockwood, Martin, and others. The author was granted special access to the photo archive of Hank Bowman who, in addition to covering races for the Boston Globe and numerous boating magazines, drove incredibly fast, skittish little hydroplanes until his unfortunate death in 1966. This book will be a source of enjoyment and ongoing reference for collectors, enthusiasts, and nostalgia buffs.


WHAT THE REVIEWERS SAY...

"Hunn is a plywood romantic and this book is his love letter to the sport of racing outboards…The Golden Age of the Racing Outboard is an affectionate and highly informative look at the motors, boats and people who created the special machines and exciting times that we remember as stock racing's finest years. Whether you are a new or long time collector, this is a book you'll refer to again and again.
ACBS Rudder, Fall 2001

 



The Vintage Culture of Outboard RacingThe Vintage Culture of Outboard Racing
By Peter Hunn

The Sequel Has Arrived!

Book Specifications:
ISBN: 1-928862-06-3
Soft-cover
Publication Date: Nov. 2002
Trim Size: 7" x 10"
Page Count: 240 Pages
Illustrations: Approx 150
Cover: 4-colors
Price: $34.95

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T
his is the much anticipated sequel to Peter Hunn's The Golden Age of the Racing Outboard. Unique in concept, Vintage Culture is the first book to capture the colorful story of the people, events, and Buyorganizations that paved the way for modern outboard boat racing in America. The book offers a compelling, personal look at the famous and little known men and women who participated in an immensely colorful and rewarding sport. Author Hunn ranges from those in the Prop Master's Hall of Fame to the amateurs who formed the sport's backbone. The primary time period is from the late 1940s to the late '60s. This exciting new book is profusely illustrated with dozens of historical b/w images. Vintage Culture is a book for those who lived the postwar story of American outboard boat racing and for those nostalgic enthusiasts and collectors who wish they there.


Beautiful OutboardsBeautiful Outboards
By Peter Hunn

Gorgeous Outboards in Full-color!

Book Specifications:
ISBN: 1-928862-04-7
Hard Cover
Total Page Count: 128 Pages
Trim Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
$36.95

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Eager outboard enthusiasts have been looking forward to this new title and what a book it is! Beautiful Outboards is a publishing first. Finally, the outboard motor gets its due in this glorious, full-color book. From the first Submerged Electric models and the pioneering Watermans to the early Evinrudes, Johnsons, Cailles, Eltos, and others, the book presents the stories of the motors and their builders. You'll find tiny fishing "puttBuy putts" and flat-out racers, motors that propelled generations of waterskiers, and motors that took legions of families out for an afternoon at the local lake. This is a book full of wonderful surprises such as the amazingly styled Thor Streamliner, a fascinating Hubbell racer, the incredible Clarke Troller, the unusual Zundapp, and others. The period covered runs from the early 1900s to the 1960s, and the motors included come from several important collections in the US and Canada. Recalling a wonderful period in boating history, and chock full of beautifully restored motors, this is a book that virtually every outboard collector and enthusiast will want.

 

WHAT THE REVIEWERS SAY...

The full color pictures show off the motors as if they were swimsuit models.”-- Great Lakes Boating, June 2003

 

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