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MISS BEHAVE  

Our model is hand-crafted from hard wood with planks on frame construction. This model is not a kit and ready for display. Model can be converted to RC. Parts are made from brass chromed.

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Specifications

Packing Volume

SB0038P 80L x 26W x 23H (cm)

31.49L x 10.23W x 9.05H (inch)

0.107 m³ = 3.77866 ft³

Model Boat Miss Behave ready for display

Model Boat Miss Behave stern & cockpit view

Model Boat Miss Behave top deck view

Model Boat Miss Behave bow view

Model Boat Miss Behave with open hatches

Model Boat Miss Behave hull view

Model Boat Miss Behave under construction with planks on frame construction

 

HISTORY

It has been said that the 16 foot Gar Wood speedster is, pound for pound, the most valuable classic production speed boat in the world. Miss Behave is certainly the most well known of the original five speedsters brought to the St. Lawrence in 1935. Over the years, a number of copies of the boat have been produced, both on the St. Lawrence and abroad. An original cost roughly $1,340.00 when new, including a Gray Fireball Engine.

Since 1926, Ed Noble of the Lifesaver Candy Company, and a Gar Wood customer, had been speeding on the St. Lawrence River in his famous 33' Baby Gar, "SNAIL". He told Wood that he and his friends only wanted a small, sporty racer that would be like a water version of the popular European sports cars. Wood's answer was high performance sixteen footer with 2 seats aft of the engine that he called the "Speedster". Its performance and appearance was similar to a cut-down Miss America racer. Noble fell in love with the boat and the first dozen produced were sent to the St. Lawrence River for Noble and his friends. His speedster was named the "Miss Behave" and others in the group were called "Miss Adventure". "Miss Chief” and "Miss Conduct". Speedster racing became a regular event on the St. Lawrence River right to the start of World War II. (Today the original "Miss Behave" is in the Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum)

 

 Suggest: Display case to preserve the model from dust

This assembly display case comes with plexiglass.

Picture of the ship in the display case is just for illustration purpose.

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