Interesting Photo...

[FUJIMO]

[mikesufka]

...dean chenowith & bernie little. ever hear of them?...

Heard of Bernie Little - still knowing nothing about the picture or the two guys with Bush.

MDS

[BUZZIN' DOZEN]

...dean chenoweth & bernie little. ever hear of them?...

That's Jim Kropfeld, after Dean's fatal accident

[BUZZIN' DOZEN]

Heard of Bernie Little - still knowing nothing about the picture or the two guys with Bush.

MDS

2 guys are the owner and the driver of the World Famous "Miss Budweiser"

[FUJIMO]

Heard of Bernie Little - still knowing nothing about the picture or the two guys with Bush.

MDS

...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...

[mikesufka]

Thanks - cool part of history !

MDS

[FUJIMO]

That's Jim Kropfeld, after Dean's fatal accident

...thank-you...yes, dean died way too young at age 44 while testing an unlimited for a race...

[stas1000]

Thanks for this thread Fujimo! Awesome photos from your first post! I always look forward to your updates....history is really neat!

[mikesufka]

Yes - Thank you to Fujimo - these pictures are incredible !

MDS

[capteliminator]

...peter knight - "gone heavy" - 496 injected chevy - 157 m.p.h...

Too bad this one isnt in color.

[gt150gtron]

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...

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[gt150gtron]

[gt150gtron]

"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

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