1955 Chris-Craft Cobra

Only 51 of these were ever produced and the holy grail is the 21’ with either the Chrysler M45S 200 hp Hemi or Cadillac CM 285 hp Marine engine. This beauty is a cellulose hulled monster. Compared to the the fiberglas boats of today, the amount of power required to propel this vessel is exhilarating as you throttle up and max out at 55 mph with the Caddy power plant.
FYI: Alfa Romeo invented the hemispherical piston engine (not Chrysler).





Peter E Raymond
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