17 Responses to “Miss America VIII Starts Up! There Is A God, And He Likes Big Motors.”
RiverRat
Balls to the walls. Sorry.
Texx
Jimmuh – It’s a good day to be in Woodyboaterville, wouldn’t you say?
Jimmuh
16 is a very good number…..(32 will be even better) …whines…. I could have wished for the camera not to be in the next county over though….sitting in the co-pilots seat would have been about right.
Standing next to that engine when it fired was one of the greatest thrills on my bucket list. Man, it is beyond cool. I cannot express how fortunate I feel to have been there. The first time either one of those engines were started in that boat for more than 80 years.
Rick
Dude! Do those come with a spacesuit and NASA traing?
I heard the Miller sound over to Sweden. Lovely. But soon we will fire up our two V12 Meteors in the MA VIII-killer Sverige… Not as fun as Millers, but good enough… 🙂
I’m a little surpised this did not turn up at Barrett Jackson. The bidding there gets insane on one of a kind items like this. I think being on TV makes some egos swell just a wee bit. They also like to start them and let the sound a smell get the audience all revved up.
Mecum is live TV on Velocity Wednesday through Saturday. We are setting a world record for the most cars at one event, over 2100! We are gunning for $ 50 million in sales at this single Florida auction. No auction house has sold more classic boats in dollars than Mecum Auctions. In just two years over $7 million. We sold the most valuable American car two years ago, $6.6 million for an original Daytona Cobra coupe. I’m just sayin!
RiverRat
Balls to the walls. Sorry.
Texx
Jimmuh – It’s a good day to be in Woodyboaterville, wouldn’t you say?
Jimmuh
16 is a very good number…..(32 will be even better)
…whines….
I could have wished for the camera not to be in the next county over though….sitting in the co-pilots seat would have been about right.
Victor Fabricius
Even my 4 yr old grandson says, “das kewl”.
Randy Rush-Captain Grumpy
Is that a boat or an airplane?
matt
It’s insane! That’s what it is..
Scott Ales
Standing next to that engine when it fired was one of the greatest thrills on my bucket list. Man, it is beyond cool. I cannot express how fortunate I feel to have been there. The first time either one of those engines were started in that boat for more than 80 years.
Rick
Dude! Do those come with a spacesuit and NASA traing?
Rick
“training” So excited I can’t even spell.
Matt B
The selling price just went up, a bunch!
chad
My riding lawn mower is louder than that.
Texx
Chad – You Tweaked your lawn mower? Ha
Philip Andrew
Faaaaark
Anders
I heard the Miller sound over to Sweden. Lovely. But soon we will fire up our two V12 Meteors in the MA VIII-killer Sverige… Not as fun as Millers, but good enough… 🙂
Randy Rush-Captain Grumpy
Got some pictures? rrush1631@comcast.net
The Central Scrutinizer
I’m a little surpised this did not turn up at Barrett Jackson. The bidding there gets insane on one of a kind items like this. I think being on TV makes some egos swell just a wee bit. They also like to start them and let the sound a smell get the audience all revved up.
Scott Ales
Mecum is live TV on Velocity Wednesday through Saturday. We are setting a world record for the most cars at one event, over 2100! We are gunning for $ 50 million in sales at this single Florida auction. No auction house has sold more classic boats in dollars than Mecum Auctions. In just two years over $7 million. We sold the most valuable American car two years ago, $6.6 million for an original Daytona Cobra coupe. I’m just sayin!