Mercury Through The Years...

**FUJIMO** · 01-24-2020, 09:06 PM

**FUJIMO** · 01-24-2020, 09:08 PM

**FUJIMO** · 01-24-2020, 09:10 PM

**GENE LANHAM** · 01-24-2020, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by fujimo

is this going to miami too?

**Mark75H** · 01-25-2020, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

The only thing I'd like better is if they said DAYTONA

**GENE LANHAM** · 01-25-2020, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by mark75h

the only thing i'd like better is if they said daytona

w409

Sam Sarra--

**bernie** · 01-26-2020, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM

w409

Sam Sarra--

I knew Sam for many years when he came up to FDL with Mercury - he was put into the Snowmobile group for a while! First time I met him I was having some questions on the Merc 250 snomo exhaust elbows, a cast iron part. As Chief Inspetor, I took the layouts over to Sam, his only comment "machine a couple if they clean up use 'em. Wouldn't sign the deviation - but we used them anyway. Musta worked, we built thousdands of them.
I never knew until later that he was the designer of Jim Rathman's Xterminator go kart. Those bring huge money today if you can find one.
For those who may not know, Sam is no longer with us, passed about 3 years ago.

**mbd29** · 01-26-2020, 05:27 PM

Billy, Earl and Charlie Shepard in Bristol. Great shot taken by Brian Dewey. I was standing next to him.

**Bob V** · 01-26-2020, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by bernie

I knew Sam for many years when he came up to FDL with Mercury - he was put into the Snowmobile group for a while! First time I met him I was having some questions on the Merc 250 snomo exhaust elbows, a cast iron part. As Chief Inspetor, I took the layouts over to Sam, his only comment "machine a couple if they clean up use 'em. Wouldn't sign the deviation - but we used them anyway. Musta worked, we built thousdands of them.
I never knew until later that he was the designer of Jim Rathman's Xterminator go kart. Those bring huge money today if you can find one.
For those who may not know, Sam is no longer with us, passed about 3 years ago.

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**FUJIMO** · 01-27-2020, 03:15 PM

**FUJIMO** · 01-27-2020, 03:34 PM

...August 19th, 1958 Speed Record - 41.6 M.P.H. over the 133 miles with Kiekhaefer Mercury Power...

**Robby321** · 01-27-2020, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...shame, really cool stuff... will wait a day or two and then will delete them if I cant change things. i'm think'n duckduckgo blocks things...

I get blanks too...

**bernie** · 01-28-2020, 10:07 AM

Yep No photos, NADA Nil None!

**FUJIMO** · 01-28-2020, 10:32 AM

deleted all the "mystery" posts. thanx gentlemen.

**Dave S** · 02-01-2020, 02:48 AM

Just.... Me a side show.....Me but Fujimo why delete any pics? not impressed with v8 4 cammer mercruser....Too many $$$$... but hey.......Did anyone race a 409 boat with more than a standard 425????? # 2 drive was all they had rite? back then......?????