Gar Wood Miss America VIII @ Mecum Auction
 

104 MPH in 1931!!!!!!!! Wow.

"Soon after the 1931 Harmsworth race, Gar Wood’s men fitted the custom-built, supercharged 1,113-ci V-16 engines from Miller, with his sights set on more speed. Weighing much less than the Packard V-12s, the radical Millers saw testing in Miss America VIII on the Harlem River in the fall of 1931, where it was clocked at 104 mph. Nothing short of revolutionary, the Millers were designed to rev to 6,000rpm when the racing Packards, like most high-performance engines of the day had a maximum rpm of 2,500. The comparatively lightweight Millers were putting out an estimated 1,800-hp each. These Miller V-16 engines were the last to power Miss America VIII for competition with Gar Wood at the wheel."

Mecum Kissimmee Miss America VIII

What did it sell for?

Looks like it didn't sell - missed it on TV. The website says "the bid goes on"

Mecum - All Boats

Cool boat

I saw the boat several times during the restoraton. My buddies grand father did every inch of the dis assembly and wood work himself over a few year period. It's a shame that it never got finished, I would gues the owner ran out of $$$$$.

Reserve was 2 mil........

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It bid up to 700K......cable driven steering & supecharger......