"glenn, thanks for clearing it up for me. i really don't remember to much about what went on back then, but that could have been."
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Die Cast Model of Miss Thriftway
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I have a die cast, highly detail model of the Miss Thriftway (approximately 6" long) that I think I bought in the 1990's from the Hydropane & Raceboat Museum. It seems to me that several other…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tony Bugeja Feb 21, 2012.
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"I have a copy of a letter dated April 12, 1997 from David Williams. The letterhead is Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, 1605 S 93rd, seattle WA 98108. The letter says:
"After eight months of broken promises and missed deadlines, Puget Sound Scale…"
Tony Bugeja replied to Ted Laurila's discussion Die Cast Model of Miss Thriftway"no, the are not craftwork models. i know about the craftworks boats. these came from the museum i'd say late eighties or early ninetys. the boats were assembled when they arrived. nice work, really detailed"
Sheltered replied to Ted Laurila's discussion Die Cast Model of Miss Thriftway"Craftworks Model Hydros
I think this is the place."
Tony Bugeja replied to Ted Laurila's discussion Die Cast Model of Miss Thriftway"hello, i too bought 2 of these thriftway models along with 2 gale V's. they were the 1955 boats that competed in the gold cup that year. they were going to put out 2 new ones everyn (i forget the time range) it was such a hard thing to make…"
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I have a die cast, highly detail model of the Miss Thriftway (approximately 6" long) that I think I bought in the 1990's from the Hydropane & Raceboat Museum. It seems to me that several other hydros were offered at the same time. I have never seen any of them offered again. Does anyone have one of these excellent models or know what happened to them? See More
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