Classic Chevy boat

Unfortunately, they sunk the "boat" as a hazard to navigation. Also repatriated the Cubans.

Dave

Hell with the cubans, they should have re patriated the truck to the US. Its only fair. I can imagine the cost guard cutter looks sharp with a 51 chevy pick up stenciled on the side as a kill ;)

BOB

Nice to see they can get Monster Garage on satellite.

Executions tonight at 11 Eastern on PTC (Peoples Television of Cuban)

How in the hell did they steer the thing? 7mph about 90 miles.

Sounds like one hell of a long ride.

Damn you said it before i could.....

Between monster garage or junkyard wars i have to say that truck is one hell of a piece of engineering....

Unfortunately the coast guard claimed it was a hazard to navigation and sunk it.

Probably would have gotten all sorts of offers to appear on talk shows...with the truck.

Now that's just a shame, I saw the pics of that truck, it looked pretty good.

nate

I would think that the front wheels would make crude rudders as well. Being on the wrong end they wouldn't work as well but could still do the job.

any links to those pics? I really wanna see that engineering masterpiece!

ahmet

Wow! It didn't look THAT nice on the news.

What a shame they sunk it.

masterpiece!

I don't remember whether it was local or national news, but when one reporter mentioned that the truck was sunk as a nav hazard, the phrasing was more or less:

"The Coast Guard considered the truck a navigation hazard so it was sunk.... [dramatic pause] ... like a rock."

So perhaps GM may decline the offer...

karl davis wrote:

Well.....since you asked....yes it is. If you haven't noticed we are being overrun with illegal immigrants and most of them are unable to support themselves. Ingenuity and determination you call it? How about a burglar who spends weeks checking out your house before robbing you blind and leaving no clues as to who did it. I could call him ingenuous and determined as well couldn't I? Would you give that burglar safe haven just because he was "ingenious and determined"? Bob

I've got a model of that style truck, but I think mine is a 1950.

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You could use empty film canisters to simulate the flotation drums. haha GW

Harry Face wrote:

Not in this case, and both political parties won't stop it because they want the votes.

Has no relation to building a powered boat from a '51 chevy truck, a task that requires a skill sets that make a person employable.