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Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Heard of Bernie Little - still knowing nothing about the picture or the two guys with Bush.
MDS
That's Jim Kropfeld, after Dean's fatal accidentQuote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
2 guys are the owner and the driver of the World Famous "Miss Budweiser"Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesufka
...no, president bush did not drive the unlimited hydroplane that he is sitting in. the man showing george bush the cockpit is bernie little, wealthy budweiser distributorship owner & businessman & longtime owner & sponsor of all the budweiser unlimited hydroplane raceboats over the entire time they existed & raced. dean chenoweth was the well known budweiser unlimited hydro driver/pilot of record at that time, sitting on the deck, next to bernie. all three men were lifelong, serious powerboat enthusiasts & fisherman. this photo depicts the sharing of that enthusiam...nothing more...Quote:
Originally Posted by mikesufka
Thanks - cool part of history !
MDS
...thank-you...yes, dean died way too young at age 44 while testing an unlimited for a race...Quote:
Originally Posted by BUZZIN' DOZEN
Thanks for this thread Fujimo! Awesome photos from your first post! I always look forward to your updates....history is really neat!:cheers:
Yes - Thank you to Fujimo - these pictures are incredible !
MDS
Too bad this one isnt in color.Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Classic Lauterbach, 100's of pictures here if you want to check them out https://www.vintagehydroplanes.com/Blog/ oh yea, been lurking for a while, grew up in SE Va. around hydroplanes...
https://www.vintagehydroplanes.com/b...zzip_flyin.jpg "On December 29, 1958, along old HWY 84 in Hollywood, FL, I as a 14 year old boy, stood on the shoreline and watched in amazement as Sid Street’s 266 cubic inch hydro, Z-Z-ZIP, F-4 broke the World Mile-Straightaway Record to an unheard speed of 146.945 MPH. The records that this Joe Guess raceboat set still stand today as historical performances".
Tom D'Eath