For all you Swift Hydro fans

[Tomtall]

Swift Atomic A hydro.
Listed on e-bay @ http://www.ebay.com/itm/111028688178#ht_321wt_917

Remember now this hull is 50+ years old.

[Tomtall]

Some advertising

For you youngsters that were not there.(including me)

And probably raced with one of these engines.

[T Chance]

Doesn't look like an Atomic A to me.

[Tomtall]

Your Right

Tim - Now that you mention it it does look alot bigger than what I remember the Atomic A looking like. You restored one at one time didn't you? So if it isn't an Atomic A, any ideas what this hull may be?

[John Schubert]

Atomic "A"

Definitely an Atomic "A"

[Dr. Thunder]

The rounded coamings at transom look different than what I remember on an Atomic A.

[BmJuby]

Possible to be a Big Bee?

[Miss Piggy]

Swift 'Atomics' & Big 'B's

Speaking of Syracuse 1953; Where's Herb Lanphear "Sr" and Ted Fendick when you need 'em ??

[rumleyfips]

Herb

Miss Piggy:

Your post is a bit obscure for me, I was 5. Herb showed me how to flatten a set of points, polish them with white paper and get them parallel at Fulton NY sometime in the late 60's. I think he was running a really light Roseberry boat at the time.

John McManus

[Miss Piggy]

Miss Piggy:

Your post is a bit obscure for me, I was 5. Herb showed me how to flatten a set of points, polish them with white paper and get them parallel at Fulton NY sometime in the late 60's. I think he was running a really light Roseberry boat at the time.

John McManus

John Mc- Herb "Sr" and Ted Fendick Both drove / tested Swifts Atomic & Big Bee's in the same "cove" leading to the Chenango River / Binghamton NY circa 1958... I occasionally was their "pit Stooge" , lent a helping hand... merely a "groupie"... loading a hydro on top of Herb's '51 Ford victoria. Headed toward Syracuse and ALL points wherever. I got plenty of razzing / raspberries as well as a good "dusting", for merely having a home-made Skeeter / Pumpkin-Seed / I built from Mechanics Illustrated plans powered by a stock KE-7 Lightning as acquired by my Pop as as Birthday present from Potter's Marine, Whitney Point New York... as per "Patton".... I shall return, this coming August..!

[Herb Lanphear]

Atomic A

Herb Lanphear Sr is alive and well.He comes to 3 or 4 races a year and is still very active at the races, and enjoys the stock and mod races we attend.I have an swift atomic A in my showroom.John you were right about the Roseberry A, we ran many Marchetti's as well. Ted Fendick is still living within miles of the Chenango river.Dad can still go through a KG4 just like yesterday, and can still tell some stories.
Thanks Herb Jr