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The American Wood Runabout
Chris-Craft, Gar Wood, Lyman, Century, and Hackercraft runabouts


 
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Magnificent mahogany-hulled runabouts with growling inboard engines deliver high-speed thrills as they slice through the waves! This fabulous color volume examines the engine, hull development and styling of Chris-Craft, Gar Wood, Lyman, Century, Sea-Lyon - Dodge and Hackercraft runabouts. From the period just prior to WWI through the swingin' '60s, this book features restored and factory-original examples of the stylish creations that became the sports cars of the nautical set. 8" x 9". 96-pages. Softbound

Anthony Mollica is a noted wooden boat expert and writer, as well as a trustee of the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York. The author of Gar Wood Boats: Classics of a Golden Era, Chris-Craft 1922-1972, The American Wooden Runabout and Dodge Boats, lives in Dewitt, New York

This book has been out-of-print for years so the copy you receive may have slight shelf wear

WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm