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Hacker Craft Thunderbird model yacht

Our model is hand-crafted from hard wood with planks on frame construction. The hull is hollow inside and then is painted with color like the original color of the real boat. This model is not a kit and ready for display. All the metal fittings are brass chromed. Model comes with a base.

Item Code

Specifications

Packing Volume
SB0091P

95L x 22W x 27H (cm)

37.40L x  8.66W x  10.62H (inch)

 0.128 m³ = 4.52 ft³

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 Suggest: Display case to preserve the model from dust

This assembly display case comes with plexiglass

 

HISTORY

THUNDERBIRD is a rare 1939 56 foot long powered by twin (1100 HP) 12-cylinder Allison V-1710 (2) engines. Based on the streamlined designs of John Hacker, Thunderbird is a commuter boat featuring a distinctive stainless-steel cabin top that was built for millionaire George Whittell who was fascinated with the late aircraft, automobile and boat technology.

Enamored with the lines of his personal DC-2 airplane, Whittell requested the boat’s hull and cockpit be built to resemble the fuselage of his twin-engine aircraft. He also specified the boat’s fit and finish, from double-planked Honduran mahogany to gleaming crystal accents.

Built in 1939 at a cost of $87,000 by the Huskins Boat Co. of Bay City, Michigan – she was launched at what is now the Tahoe City Marina on July 14, 1940. Thunderbird’s original twin 550 hp Kermath engines were replaced in the 1960s with twin 1000+ horsepower Allison V-12 aircraft engines.

The Hacker-Craft is now owned by the Thunderbird Preservation Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting Nevada’s natural, cultural and historic treasures. Thunderbird is berthed in her original 1940 steel boathouse at the Thunderbird Lodge National Historic District on Lake Tahoe’s east shore.

Thunderbird Lodge is open for public tours from June through September. Learn the fascinating story behind this classic yacht at http://thunderbirdtahoe.org/yacht-history
 
 

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