Fina to the left, Fins to the right....

BoaterHomer

The Villages (FL) isn't a particularly active "boating community," but every now and then you see something interesting.

Best,
Casey&Mary

jkidd · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 8:38 am Post subject:

I thought Batman painted everything black. Cool picture.

RogerJuntunen · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:49 am Post subject: GREAT PICTURE

Thanks for posting that picture. I'd like to know the whole story. That setup could win a trophy where we come from. Roger

AstoriaDave · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 10:44 am Post subject:

Won't be catchin' no eels with that boat ... strictly a finfish kinda boat! Very Happy

Sea Wolf

OK, I remember those!

What a classic pair!

How old were you in 1957, 1958, & 1959? (My high school years!)

I think that's about a 1958 Plymouth Fury Convertible with some modifications to the sides and fin size.

(Checked out '57-59 Plymouth, Dodge, DeSoto, Chrysler, and Imperial, but no perfect match, Cigar

and no, it's not a '57 Cad, either! CoolSmile

Here in Redding, we still see an occasional "finish" fiberglass runabout from the late 50's era in someone's backyard. Would be a fun restoration project, and simpler than a car from the same era (maybe).

Paint it pink, turquoise green, or lavender. You did want to attract attention, didn't you?

Get a load (pile) of these!

Atomic Runabouts

Side Note: Where did those intervening 55 years go ???

Oh, and you can leave the room if you can't remember DeSotos, Groucho Marx, his cigars Cigar

, George Finneman (there's that Fin, again!), the Secret Word, the Bird, and You Bet Your Life.

Joe. Teeth

Da Nag · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:13 pm Post subject:

And another...

AK Angler · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:29 pm Post subject:

I'd say it's a 1960 Plymouth Fury...

Either way, that's a real hep set-up, Daddy-O!

B~C · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 12:47 pm Post subject:

that first rig is fer sure a fin fish boat, perhaps blue fin

awsome rigs, when I was a kid, we had a big old plymouth with fins, I don't remember much about it other than it had a push button transmission that I had managed to jam up the buttons on.

Do you think in 50 years folks will be admiring classic, cherry, chrysler mini vans towing bayliner capris? ...they just don't build to many rigs that have any charm anymore. That's one of the nice things about the c-dory, classic lines that look good regardless of the decade

wailedcentipede · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 1:32 pm Post subject:

... my cousin jammed up his dad's ply... you push "R" and the gas pedal when it's rolling a head at a good clip Surprised

i had a '61 the silly thing had no park not good when the E-brake cable broke ..

localboy · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:28 pm Post subject:

How old were you in 1957, 1958, & 1959? (My high school years!)

-4, -3, -2.

Wink

localboy · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 2:33 pm Post subject:

How about both...a car & a boat....in one.

ssobol · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 3:36 pm Post subject:

I read that with the Amphicar, if the bilge pump failed it would sink in fairly short order.

thataway · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 5:02 pm Post subject:

I'll go with the 1960 Plymouth Fury convertible, with the continenal kit. The color is correct, the round emblem and the fin is correct, the continental kit as pictured was offered on the 1960 Chrysler, so I suspect it could have been bought for the Plymouth or retrofitted.

The boat was made by George L. Herter with a matching paint and logo

http://www.acbs-bslol.com/Classicglass/Herters.htm

Here is the answer: A Video of both this car and boat!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YNJKtoAlVk

BoaterHomer · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:16 pm Post subject:

thataway · Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2013 9:26 pm Post subject:

I was in Med school in 1957-58 & 59. Still not old enough for the "Villages" now.

I had seen an article on the golf carts of the Villages--I believe they even have a specific forum for those.

Thanks for brining out those really neat photos, Casey!