![]() 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. We also had the super charger rebuilt and the engine gone through. 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. Restored and Project Boats For Sale, Click on any photo to see an enlarged image. 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. Vintage Marine: Used Wooden Power Boats For Sale. 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 started a conversation between us that kindled. This boat is believed to come about as a collaboration between Jim Street and his friend, George Barris. In June of 2002, a friend of mine was telling me about some cool wooden boats he had seen on the Internet. It is constructed of mahogany with fiberglass over the hull. It is fully restored to a high standard and comes with a fully restored Hilltop trailer. The second owner is reluctantly parting with this beauty. This 1955 Chris-Craft 21’ Black Cobra is perhaps the first-and-only true vintage Hot Rod boat in the classic-boating hobby. 1958 Chetek Wooden Boat Vintage, Beautiful Just in time for spring, comes this gorgeous 1958 Chetek vintage wood 14 ft runabout.
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