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1934
Gar Wood 'Speedster'
Miss Behave
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She
was the original speedster built by Gar
Wood for Ed Noble of the Lifesaver Candy
Company, he told Wood that he and his friends
only wanted a small, sporty racer that would
be like a water version of the popular European
sports cars -Wood's answer was high performance
sixteen footer with 2 seats aft of the engine
that he called the "Speedster" - Its performance
and appearance was similar to a cut-down
Miss America racer. Noble fell in love with
the boat and the first dozen produced were
sent to the St. Lawrence River for Noble
and his friends. His speedster was named
the "Miss Behave" and others in the group
were called "Miss Adventure". "Miss Chief”
and "Miss Conduct". Speedster racing became
a regular event on the St. Lawrence River
right to the start of World War II
LOA:16'
Beam: 6'
Gray
Marine Fireball 125 hp
Only
16 production models were built.
Miss
Behave now sits in the Thousand Islands
Shipyard Museum.
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