Switzer Wing
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link to Ernest Threlkeld's 3 wings from the past
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Mercury
(Kiekhaefer) owned the rights to all 40 18 foot
Switzer Wings produced.
He did, in fact, have them in a warehouse....... but
that cache is long gone.
Back then after 2-3 years Mercury basically wrote
off and destroyed all
hulls in their possession...from hydros to Offshore
hulls. The exceptions were
those that Merc employees and friends were able to
get out the back
door...or buy outright. These 18 footers that are
appearing here
and there and a few others are probably from that
stash.
The 20 footer wings were produced and sold to racers
by Switzer directly.
( those highlighted in red
have been restored and running )
( click on #)
to go to photos of this boat )
#) | Boat Name / Race # |
Owner / Driver |
Location |
Length |
Color(s) |
1) | El
Diablo III T119 |
Ted Boyd Originally run by Ken Kitson |
Canada |
18' | Black |
2) | "Dust'n the Wind" | Darren & Rich Luhrs | New Jersey | 20' | Black |
3) | Boynton Beach Wing | Boynton Beach Wing, previously owned by Ted Miller, now in a midwest collection | 20' | Cream yellow | |
4) | UU16
Thunderball |
Ted Boyd originally run by Ed Doyyat |
Canada |
20' |
Black |
5) | #T135 | Tim's Marine Jerry Jackson / Valley Supply |
Minnesota | 20' | Black & gray primer |
6) | U-4, T-140 |
Rick Connolly | Arizona | 18' | Red |
7) | T-140 |
John Sherlock's "Wing on
a Stick".... Now owned by Rick Connolly |
Arizona |
18' | White
/ Red |
8) | #T20, T140, T-199 |
Rick Connolly (located by Ron Hill in
SoCal ) Bob Massey Bellflower Marine |
Arizona | 20' | Yellow |
9) | In a collection in Dayton, Ohio | Ohio | |||
10) | In a collection in Dayton, Ohio | Ohio | |||
11) | In a collection in Dayton, Ohio | Ohio | |||
12) | #94,
UU23 Redbird |
Ted Boyd originally run by Gene Lanham |
Canada |
18' | Red |
13) | #326 |
Mertens family Wing.................... | 18' | ||
14) | #T414 Jelly Bean |
Now owned by Ed Brown |
18' |
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15) | Barry Cohen's Wing .. now
gone.. |
18' | |||
16) | Wing in New Mexico rigged with 2 x 65's..... | New Mexico | 18' | ||
17) | 108 T |
GEORGE GUSTAFSON owner who had it stolen from Austin,Tx .. search continues (bought from Pete DeLackner in Ft. Worth) | unknown |
20' | |
18) | JJ 88 |
Steve Cox's Wing The
boat
came from Ohio. Purchased from Jerry Book, before him the owner was Richard Clark. Known as the Valley Supply "Double Eagle" |
Tenn. |
20' | Red |
19) | Fort Lauderdale area Wing........ | Florida | 20' | ||
20) | X199 |
Ted
Boyd, gray/silver wing with enclosed canopy
driven by Ken Kitson & others . rigged with
3 engines at one point. under restoration |
Canada |
20' |
gray/silver |
21) |
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