Yamato 80 ad

[KG4]

Was going through some boxes and found this thought everyone would like to see it.

[runabout333]

This is cool.. I wish I would have kept both of mine...

[david bryan]

looks like De Silva brothers was a dealer

[ram95]

what the heck is that thing in the background?

[BabcockBros38A]

alex u mean the boat?

Alex,
If you mean the boat, Mike and I were told when we were at the Nationals in Bakersfield, was it 78?, that it was a Yamato boat. they motored around with them using them as tow boats.

They would pop on plane like a rocket as i remember. OR was that a vision from all the Tequila we consumed???!!

Pete

[EKorpe]

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Probably a Pro 350cc ? 4 bing carbs maybe?

[BabcockBros38A]

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I was wondering that after my first post to Alex,

and YES I agree its either the 350 or 500. I have a 500 that has the Bing carbs on it.

Those Yamatos were piston port 4 cylinders.

[jeff55v]

It looks like that guy's bent down gawking at that motor in his underwear!

[sam]

You should see some of the pictures from Europe ... we are much more modest than the rest of the world.

Here's the 250/350 ad:

[Jeff Brewster 59s]

Close, Pete

Alex,
If you mean the boat, Mike and I were told when we were at the Nationals in Bakersfield, was it 78?, that it was a Yamato boat. they motored around with them using them as tow boats.

They would pop on plane like a rocket as i remember. OR was that a vision from all the Tequila we consumed???!!

Pete

Bakersfield was 77, Saranac Lake was 78.
I remember Bill Giles driving one back to the pits and I thought, "what in the world (no pun intended) is that thing"???
They were only probationary that year if I remember correctly.

[BabcockBros38A]

Thanks Jeff!

I knew it was one of those years. Mike and I drove Maine to Cali in 51 hours to get there. We brought one of Dad's Super C engines for Bill Giles to run and also picked up the Giles Hydro that Maloof ran in DSH.

Pete

[Andrew 4CE]

Not an ad... but this seemed like a fitting place to post this guys photo's... pics from inside Yamato factory last year.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotois/with/5143556570/

[KG4]

Not an ad... but this seemed like a fitting place to post this guys photo's... pics from inside Yamato factory last year.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotois/with/5143556570/

Wow!!! Very cool,Thanks for sharing the factory pictures.Awesome!!

[Andrew 4CE]

here is a better link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotois/...th/5142979521/

[DiGia54D]

Andrew thanks for posting that, pretty cool