I'm not positive yet either if it's the same boat, but I have a weird feeling...
You're right, Norm Taylor drove Mr. Clean(ER-19) for Terry McCorkle.
George McDougall bought it from Terry and renamed the boat Fat Rat or Fat Rat 2 and raced Super Stock class. Later sold it to someone in the Lake...
Hey Andrew, great find! Congrats!
That boat at one point was owned by a fella named Wayne Hartman who worked at Auto Marine Engineering in Glendora, CA according to his son.
I could be incorrect about this next part...but my gut tells me that before Wayne owned it...it was owned/raced by George...
1965 Ford Econoline Supervan
240 Straight Six, 3 on the tree, 9" rear.
Original paint, bone stock.
Daily driver, lights, gauges, horn, turn signals, door locks, etc....everything works.
I'm the 3rd owner. Original owner had a new crate motor installed by the dealer sometime in the mid 70's...
I apologize for the crappy photos. I took these in 2009 before I had a fancy cell phone camera. The boat was for sale in Los Angeles somewhere, maybe Santa Monica, and parked in the lower structure of an apartment building. I glanced it over, crawled under and found a crack under it possibly...
Looks like it might be the Dunsmore's old boat. They sold it ages ago and it was used as a family ski boat last they heard.
Do you own this boat now? Where is it located?
Such a sad day. I first met Carl around 7 or 8 years ago. He was always my favorite person to run into at races, shows, and Fox's. Super positive attitude, always in high spirits, genuinely friendly...and he wasn't just a "nice" dude...he was truly one of the best folks I've ever met. I hung...
Very cool boat! 1966/1967 was a transition year for the Schiada flatbottom, the mold was re-tooled and the boats got a sharper chine and some other updates which improved handling.
I'm curious what the ID badge says that's riveted to the back of the hull. Any chance you could snap a photo of...