Last Gar Wood ever for sale on E-Bay?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:18 pm
On Matt Smith's blog Woodyboater.com, today there is a link to an interesting E-Bay auction. it is for a 1947 Gar Wood 18'6" Utility. The seller purports it to be the highest serial (#8028), last Gar Wood built and shipped, and states this this fact has been authenticated by Tony Mollica.
If this is correct, it would be a very worthwhile boat to restore. It does not look too bad, is mostly complete, and the seller does not seem out of whack on his price. Usually interesting pieces like this have highly elevated asking prices.
Let's hope a real purist buys it and restores it to factory-correct. Perhaps it should be in a museum somewhere.
If this is correct, it would be a very worthwhile boat to restore. It does not look too bad, is mostly complete, and the seller does not seem out of whack on his price. Usually interesting pieces like this have highly elevated asking prices.
Let's hope a real purist buys it and restores it to factory-correct. Perhaps it should be in a museum somewhere.