Included in the sale is the trailer seen in the pictures. We are trying to preserve the history Jim Street has created with this boat. In This Old Canoe: How To Restore Your Wood-Canvas Canoe, Mike Elliott guides you through the process of bringing your classic heirloom back to life. We also had the super charger rebuilt and the engine gone through. Restoring Wood The Big Book of Wooden Boat Restoration Restoration of Wooden Movements and Cases How to Restore Your Wooden Runabout: Vol. In the more recent years the boat has had the bottom refastened, interior redone and a new wiring harness installed. This is the boat seen in the iconic "Beach Photo" staged with the Golden Sahara and was the featured attraction at the 2nd annual Bakersfield Motor and Boat Show in 1959 alongside the Golden Sahara II. The Interior featured an array of added instruments, a port-side dash and a Batmobile-style twin-grip yoke steering control. 1938 Chris Craft 25 Custom Runabout 1939 Chris Craft 21 Deluxe Utility Runabout 1939 Chris Craft 36 Cruiser 1948 Chris Craft 22 Sportsman Sedan SOLD 1956 Chris Craft 18 Continental 1959 Chris Craft 24 Sportsman 1963 Chris Craft 20 Caravelle SOLD 1964 Chris Craft 24 Sea Skiff Ranger 1965 Chris Craft 17 Ski. The hull modifications included painting the hull sides and iconic fin gloss black, blonde-stained covering boards, eight Buick porthole ventilators and quad exhaust tips. Soon after, a blower was installed to make the boat even faster. This enabled him to install a Henry Meyer-built Cadillac V-8. Since even the top-option Cadillac V-8 was not powerful enough for Street, he ordered the boat without an engine. BR-21-010 custom from Chris-Craft through his local dealer. ![]() Prior to Street’s passing in 2017, he was known as the only original Cobra owner left, having purchased the boat new in 1955 at the age of 21. This boat is believed to come about as a collaboration between Jim Street and his friend, George Barris. This 1955 Chris-Craft 21’ Black Cobra is perhaps the first-and-only true vintage Hot Rod boat in the classic-boating hobby.
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