1982 U-13 Gilmore Special

[Gale54]

Sam I sent you a PM read it and get back with me.

Don

 

[My Gypsy]

Bob,

Nice looking boat. Love the old school exhaust too.

 

[Douglas P Shepherd]

I am working late into the night getting the final molds finished up to complete the project. All the big stuff is done just working on flange molds and a new radio box for the boat. Sam you are boat NUMBER 001- DPS-108 GEN2

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Hell yeah. See you Sunday Doug.

 

[Dasboatman]

Hey Dennis,

That was well before I started running tuned pipes - that is the way we did it back then. I think that was under the initial set of IMPBA 1/8th Scale Rules. The trailing esge of the prop could not extend beyond the transom at that point. There wern't many Scales in the ODMBA back then. Frank Blanchard's U-5 Lauterbach Special, my Valumart from my Father - Gus Johnson's plans. He also had one that he raced in Florida. Tom Prezenka sent me this pic of Gus with VALU*MART shortly after Gus passed. Tom said it had hung in his office for years. I treasure it. CHEERS !!! Bob

 

[Craig Knight]

Heres a photo of my retired Gilmore Special. I picked it up years ago cheap on Ebay, Aeromarine hull and hand painted graphics. It never really handled that well and was told it required modification to the bottom.

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Heres a photo of my retired Gilmore Special. I picked it up years ago cheap on Ebay, Aeromarine hull and hand painted graphics. It never really handled that well and was told it required modification to the bottom.

That's awesome. Do you have anymore pictures?

 

[Bill Brandt]

Found the paint code. It is an Orange not red. (hugger Orange) it was used on All Gilmore racing and private vehicles dupli color BSP207

I used this and it came out nice. Can I ask your source for the code?

Thanks,

Bill

 

[Mike Cathey]

I notice that this boat has a unique shape to the blower intake.

 

[Gale54]

Found the paint code. It is an Orange not red. (hugger Orange) it was used on All Gilmore racing and private vehicles dupli color BSP207

I used this and it came out nice. Can I ask your source for the code?

Thanks,

Bill

Bill, The source came from the Indy car blog. A guy that worked at the Museum wrote that Gilmore racing used this color on all the racing equipment, and his private vehicles. Gilmore owned and sponsored many an Indy car for years. He was AJ Foyts sponsor / co owner right up until AJ retired as a driver. Hope this helps.

Don McKay

 

[Bill Brandt]

Thanks a lot Don

Bill

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Thanks a lot Don

Bill

Do you have any pictures of yours?

 

[Bill Brandt]

Still need to clear the bottom and cowl. We are also doing another 72 Notre Dame at the same time so we are finishing clear and then putting hardware back on. I'll try and put up a shot of both when complete.

Bill

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Still need to clear the bottom and cowl. We are also doing another 72 Notre Dame at the same time so we are finishing clear and then putting hardware back on. I'll try and put up a shot of both when complete.

Bill

Thanks. I got the paint sheet for the Gilmore. I'll have the hull at the end of Feb. I'll post pics of my build.

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

Hey Sam,

very pretty boat, I should be receiving a DPS hull around the same time...Doug's putting the boat together and I'll probably have setup questions for you when I start putting it together

congrats,

Len

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Hey Sam,

very pretty boat, I should be receiving a DPS hull around the same time...Doug's putting the boat together and I'll probably have setup questions for you when I start putting it together

congrats,

Len

Which hull are you getting?

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

Hey Sam...it's the T4

Hey Sam,

very pretty boat, I should be receiving a DPS hull around the same time...Doug's putting the boat together and I'll probably have setup questions for you when I start putting it together

congrats,

Len

Which hull are you getting?

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

You'll be happy with it. Doug makes probably the best T-4 out there. Very fast. There rocket ships and can handle anything.

 

[Lennard Cuenco]

hi Sam...couldn't agree more...

probably the highest quality layup in the hobby imho...here's some photos...

 

[Samuel Hagan JR]

Yep. I got a wicked fast DPS sport 40 from him that he built me last year. By far my favorite hulls. All I've raced are DPS and that's probably all that I will race. Where are you located at.