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dcwilson
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15/08/2008 10:22 pm  

And then something went terribly wrong and it was though I had been possessed by something ghastly and strange...

Not all of MCM boat design was stellar. Here is my vote for the most "visually challenged" boat of all time.

http://www.vintageglassboats.com/caraquatommy.html


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glassartist
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16/08/2008 2:09 am  

If I ever wanted a boat, it...
If I ever wanted a boat, it would be that one. Like driving a cartoon.


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dcwilson
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16/08/2008 4:12 am  

The Herters Duofoil...
This actually should have been the Bat Boat!


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peter osullivan
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16/08/2008 7:03 pm  

car meets boat
amphicar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicar


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dcwilson
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17/08/2008 10:01 am  

I rode in an amphicar once when a little boy...
It simultaneously filled me with joy and the sense that I was in an open coffin about to fill with water.
And then there is the flying hover craft boat...


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dcwilson
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17/08/2008 10:05 am  

and the flying saucer...
one of the truly iconic Mid Century Modern designs that no one ever really takes due credit for...


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dcwilson
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17/08/2008 10:07 am  

and my personal favorite...
the flying car...


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dcwilson
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17/08/2008 10:16 am  

and last but not least...
the flying submarine from the TV show "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" with Richard Basehart and his exec officer and eunuch, David Hedison; this brings us back to boats. 🙂


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dcwilson
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19/08/2008 10:25 am  

And a minor masterpiece...
The Glass Slipper.
http://www.vintageglassboats.com/glassslipper1958.html


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