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Dick began racing and earned a name for himself and Thunderbird boats. [3] In 1964, Alliance Machine purchased Thunderbird and changed the name to Thunderbird/Formula, hoping this addition to their offshore racing team would also be successful. The racing scene soon proved expensive, and Fuqua Industries bought Thunderbird/Formula in 1969.
The Thunderbird class sailboat was designed in 1958 by Seattle Washington naval architect Ben Seaborn, [1] in response to a request from the Douglas Fir Plywood Association (now APA - The Engineered Wood Association) of Tacoma, Washington for design proposals for a sailboat that would "... be both a racing and cruising boat; provide sleeping accommodations for four crew; be capable of being ...
Due to a non-compete clause following the sale of Magnum Marine, Aronow was not permitted to build boats for several years. Despite this, in 1969 Aronow built the first Cigarette boat under the name Cary, in Elton Cary's Miami Beach facility. In 1969, Aronow won his second World Championship and third consecutive United States Championship.
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Thunderbird, a British Rail Class 57/3 diesel rescue locomotive; Thunderbird (train), a Japanese limited express; Thunderbird 26, a class of sailboat; Thunderbird Boats, a 60's boat manufacturer now known as Formula Boats; Thunderbird W-14, three-seat biplane of the 1920s; Triumph Thunderbird (disambiguation), the name of several British ...
Ford Thunderbird: 1967 1969 [42] Ford Torino Brougham: 1970 1971 [42] Geo Storm: 1990 1991 [70] Ginetta G23/24: 1981 1981 ... ^ Includes Trans Am and Formula models. 7.
The Formula-4s Powerboat World Championship is an international inshore powerboat racing competition for powerboats organised by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), hence it often being referred to as F4s. “S” letter refers to abbreviation from four-stroke, which means that four-stroke boat engines are being used in this class.
The following is a list of land, air, sea and space vehicles that appear in the 1960s British Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds or its adaptations.Many of the futuristic craft seen in the productions were designed by Thunderbirds special effects director Derek Meddings.