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Michigan's numbering plan expanded from three area codes in 1947 to twelve: 1947: Area codes 313, 517 and 616 are three of the original 86 area codes in the North American Numbering Plan. 1961: Area code 906 was created in the first split of 616. 1993: Area code 810 was created in the first split of 313. 1997: Area code 734 was created in the ...
The Miami Vice graphics and color scheme, which included turquoise, aqua, and orchid, was available by special order on any model Scarab from 20–38 feet. [ 6 ] Don Johnson also designed the Scarab Excel 43 ft, Don Johnson Signature Series (DJSS), and raced a similar one. [ 7 ]
Area code 679 has been reserved as a future overlay for the 313 territory. [2] [3] In February 2000, the area code was assigned as a second area code in the county of Wayne in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Michigan. [4] However, the relief schedule was cancelled in April 2000, and the implementation of the overlay was suspended. [5]
The first Uniflite boat an all fiberglass 17' outboard. Uniflite soon added a 14', an 18' and a 20' outboard and inboard/outboard boats, followed by a 25' express cruiser followed by a 31' and a 34' boat. Uniflite was the only boat builder exclusively using fire-retardant resins in the production of pleasure boats. [citation needed]
Privateer, a 20' cat-ketch rigged sailboat with unstayed fiberglass masts; Balboa – a 13-foot (4.0 m) car-topper; Superlight – a 10-foot car-topper; Marathon – an under-14-foot (4.3 m) runabout; Lido Series – a-14-foot runabout 1956 Glasspar Club Lido; Citation – a 16-foot (4.9 m) runabout; Avalon – a 16-foot runabout
Brush Runabout Company factory at 12568 Oakland Ave, Highland Park, MI 48203 The company was founded by Alanson Partridge Brush (February 10, 1878, Michigan – March 6, 1952, Michigan). He was a self-taught prolific designer, working with Henry Leland at Oldsmobile , and went on to help design the original one-cylinder Cadillac engine. [ 1 ]
Hacker-Craft's logo, hand-painted in gold leaf on the side of a mahogany runabout. Hacker was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 24, 1877. For four years, while working at his father's business as a bookkeeper, he attended night school and took a correspondence course in order to become an accredited marine designer.
A runabout is any small motorboat holding between four and eight people, well suited to moving about on the water. Characteristically between 20' and 35' in length, runabouts are used for pleasure activities like boating , fishing , and water skiing , as a ship's tender for larger vessels, or in racing.