Interesting Photo...

[Turtleherder]

Funny it sounds like we had the same shop teacher. He brought in a bare Hondo hull, put in a Olds 455, also built his own trailer. I was out in it a few times. Not sure how fast it was but seemed like it was screaming. It ended when his kid had it out and ventilated the block.

[racervboat]

How can a shop teacher afford a new hull and a new cammer.

[David]

How can a shop teacher afford a new hull and a new cammer.

Teaching used to be relatively better paying? Boats and motors used to be relatively less expensive? Some of each I expect. Teaching in Canada is still a well paid gig, at least once they climb the seniority ladder. And great pensions.

[mr fun]

or come from a money family and take the job to avoid being drafted and going to Nam , true story , met one over in st pete

[CUDA]

Bone Spurs, that's why I respected Elvis Presley he was the most popular entertainer in 1958 when he started a two year stint in the US Army.

[FUJIMO]

or come from a money family and take the job to avoid being drafted and going to Nam , true story , met one over in st pete

...school teachers were not drafted back then?...interesting...

[David]

I had a high school English teacher who came to Canada and stayed after being drafted, but I don’t know if he taught in the US

[mr fun]

this guy definatly said I wasn't going to go over there , meaning if he took the teach job he was exempt. from memory , enrolled college students , civil servents , { postal workers etc ) were exempt , as far as teachers , not sure but would not be suprized

[Mark75H]

Yes, teachers were exempt. So were almost everyone who was the sole support of a dependent when called up. My cousin claimed his disabled mother and minor aged brother as dependents.

[FUJIMO]

[lilabner]

How can a shop teacher afford a new hull and a new cammer.

I was the engine builder for 427 ocean race motors at Holman Moody Marine in Miami, 68-70. One day the boss, Keith Hazel, came back in the shop and said, "If anyone wants to buy a 427 SOHC order it now. Ford is stopping production. There are some new left over motors for sale complete with bell housings and starters for $1000.00 first come first served. And no I didn't get one. I didn't have the money or a boat. They didn't last long.

[racervboat]

I was the engine builder for 427 ocean race motors at Holman Moody Marine in Miami, 68-70. One day the boss, Keith Hazel, came back in the shop and said, "If anyone wants to buy a 427 SOHC order it now. Ford is stopping production. There are some new left over motors for sale complete with bell housings and starters for $1000.00 first come first served. And no I didn't get one. I didn't have the money or a boat. They didn't last long.

Yep damn i was only 8-9 yrs old then,missed out on that one.haha

[David]

The engine that got away for me was a Jack Rousch built 351 in a jet boat. $2500 in 1999. We spent just about all our money buying a cottage that summer and I wasn’t a jet boat guy anyway.

[FMP]

Tahoe? Wrong side road....

[1954bmw]

You sure??? Negative flipped, cars are on wrong side of the road, I know Cali is pretty screwed up, but they do drive on the right???