( We understand “Peacetime” is a 1946 19′ owned by Dave Thomas of Georgia. The sharp styling, straight lines and bright painted colors make this rare twin-forward cockpit Higgins runabout stand out. We believe this is a late 1940’s (48?) 19′ Higgins Deluxe Runabout, but may need some help to confirm this.
17 foot wood runabout kicker engine archive#
To help with today’s story we also found some great vintage brochure photos courtesy of the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Archive – one of the many benefits of membership in the club.īelow – another very nice 23′ Higgins Speedster featuring the “convertible styling” unique to the Higgins brand from the 1950’s. Higgins was the featured marque for the event and Dane noted that there were a number of very cool Higgins in attendance. The photos from Dane were shot during the 2003 Bob Speltz Land-O-Lake ACBS Chapter Boat Show which was held at Treasure Island Casino on the Mississippi River near Red Wing.
But a quick e-mail to Minnesota correspondent Dane Anderson and “boom” we had some great shots for our story today. Post-war Higgins boats are rare, and one of the few marques that we don’t have many photos of in our growing archives. We thought it would be fun to dedicate a day to the classic Higgins marque, specifically post-war Higgins pleasure boats, and ask the question – “Just what makes them so unique?” Higgins boats often don’t get the recognition they deserve. A Classic Higgins 17′ Sport Speedster (then) freshly restored by Tom Juul from Minnesota, that’s Tom behind the wheel during the 2003 Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes ACBS Chapter Boat Show.
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