Mercury Through The Years...

**Lake X Kid** · 06-26-2022, 12:41 AM

This is Silver Springs in Ocala. A very popular tourist attraction in central Florida, back in the 1960s.
The spring fed water is crystal clear and cold. One of the main attractions was glass bottom boat trips.

What I remember about Ross Allen, was his exhibit of milking (extracting venom from) rattlesnakes.
They would then donate the venom poison for antidote research.

**jackiewilson** · 06-26-2022, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...the infamous "old blue" mercury v-6 prototype/test mule...

I acquired “OLD BLUE” at one of the old farts meetings in Tavares—— guy brought it up to lake Dora but couldn’t get any interest in it. SIROIS told me about it and gave me the guys number . He had left and headed for home . He dropped it off at Marks place in Stuart.
Still looks exactly like that today—— have had people wanting to “RESTORE” it —just doesn’t seem the right thing to do.

**rckid74** · 06-26-2022, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by jackiewilson

I acquired “OLD BLUE” at one of the old farts meetings in Tavares—— guy brought it up to lake Dora but couldn’t get any interest in it. SIROIS told me about it and gave me the guys number . He had left and headed for home . He dropped it off at Marks place in Stuart.
Still looks exactly like that today—— have had people wanting to “RESTORE” it —just doesn’t seem the right thing to do.

Those die cast heads and covers are the only parts not original on the engine. Those were missing when i found her so i located these and put them on just to get her buttoned up and insides protected from the elements.

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 04:52 PM

...movie crew filming the movie "jupiter's darling" - circa 1954 - at silver springs florida location...

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 04:55 PM

...jacqueline kennedy in greece with her mercury powered whaler...

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 04:56 PM

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 04:58 PM

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 05:01 PM

...crew working on the set of the film "the intruders"...circa 1966...

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 05:09 PM

...silver springs florida - circa 1950...

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 05:21 PM

...yamaha motor and sanshin industries team of eight total, were invited to visit brunswick & mercury operations in 1971 to consider the very first collaboration in manufacturing. at this point yamaha's outboard production was so small that every yamaha outboard produced was completely sandcast only...

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 05:22 PM

...the team riding in boats powered by mercury...

**FUJIMO** · 06-26-2022, 05:25 PM

...brunswick factory then, that the yamaha team spent a full week at, and at other mercury test sites, etc. mercury had 4,700 employee's at the time.

...mercury was the third largest die-caster by volume in the world, with gm & ford being number one & two. mercury had over 40 diecast machines including some in the large 1,600 ton class. and 20 or so gleason gear-cutter machines lined up on the floor. mercury was producing about 230,000 outboards a year at this time...