Wood Boat Resto Complete

Pure84GTT

Pure84GTT

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My uncle just finished a ground up restoration on this beautiful pre war higgins run about I dont know the exact year but its circa 1930. hundreds and hundreds of man hours and passionate attention to detail and this is the end result.


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she is for sale PM for details :thumbsups
 
very cool, my step dad's brother in law is a loaded mo-fo who lives out in cali and collects/restores old wood boats like that. he had/has a bunch of chris-crafts and Garwoods like those. some of them worth a crap load of money
 
the boat or the foot print gas pedal lol the boat is extremely rare Iam told and is the same higgins that made the carriers used in wwII
 
Pure84GTT said:
the boat or the foot print gas pedal lol the boat is extremely rare Iam told and is the same higgins that made the carriers used in wwII
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No Carriers, but two boats that were just as important to the war.

Higgins built the LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personel) You may have seen pictures of them They were the boats used in Normandy to bring troops to the shore.

They also built a rather famous torpedo boat known as "P.T." Boats :D

here is a link for you.

http://www.crt.state.la.us/tourism/lawwii/higgins/higgins_boats.htm

and BTW AWESOME Craft!!! Your uncle is an artist!!!
 
very cool video for you.

[ame="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7693407296698216570&ei=3mPQSMCOIKO6gAP&cgsC"]Trailhead: PT Boat 658[/ame]

If you get a chance To meet a veteran from WWII listen to their story they are dieing off every day.

There is only one american WW1 veteran still alive His Name is Frank Buckels he was a ambulance driver.

here is his story:

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/06/frank-buckles-americas-last-living-world-war-i-vet/
 
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