Baby Bootlegger
Baby Bootlegger is an American wooden-built speedboat. It was designed by George Crouch for Caleb Bragg in early 1924, and was built by Henry Nevins. Bragg won the APBA Gold Cup in it in both 1924 and 1925.[2]:68 It was fitted with a 220-horsepower converted Hispano Suiza aircraft engine dating from the First World War.[2]:69
 Baby Bootlegger racing in 1925 | |
| Designer(s) | George Crouch |
|---|---|
| Builder | Henry Nevins |
| Launched | 1924 |
| Owner(s) | Caleb Bragg, R.B. Timberlake, C.W. Wragge, Mark Mason, Tom Mittler |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Caleb Bragg |
| Notable victories | 1924 and 1925 APBA Gold Cup |
| Specifications | |
| Displacement | 3,200 lb (1,500 kg)[1]:70 |
| Length | 29' 10 1/2" (910.59 cm) |
| Beam | 5' 10 1/2" (179.07 cm) |
References
- Gold Cup Stays in East. Motor Boating, October 1925.
- Gérald Guétat, Éric Ledru, translated by James Taylor (1997). Classic speedboats, 1916–1939 (original title Canots automobiles: l'âge classique 1916–1939). Bideford: Bay View. ISBN 9781870979962.
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