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Also known as the "Flying Flivver", this boat design was originally built in New Prague, Minnesota by The Moderne Cabinet Works. The company described their boat as "The Sports Car of the Waterways." [[Mercury|Mercury Outboard Motors]] used the Flyin' Flivver at its annual Florida press meeting to demonstrate its outboard motors. 38 journalists joined in, racing the Mercury-equipped Flivvers in 7 heats.
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More information and many photos can be found at the following websites: http://bierbower.net/fliver/ or http://www.creekrat.com/fliverboat.htm
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| 1959||Flyin' Flivver||8'2"||FG||UC*||110||20||$225.00
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| 1958||Flyin' Flivver||8'2"||FG||UC*||110||22||$225.00
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| 1957||Flyin' Flivver||8'2"||FG||UC*||110||22||$225.00
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| 1956||Flyin' Flivver||8'2"||FG||UC*||110||22||$225.00
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'''1957 Information'''
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File:Flyingflivvera57001.jpg|1957 Flying Flivver article
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File:Flivvera58001.jpg|1957 Flying Flivver Race at [[Mercury]] Annual Press Meeting
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File:Flyingflivvera57002.jpg|1957 Flying Flivver article
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File:Flyingflivvera57003.jpg|1957 Flying Flivver ad
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'''1964 Information'''
 
'''1964 Information'''
 
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File:BHBPHOTO69.JPG|1964 Fliv-R Boat Test
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File:BHBPHOTO69.JPG|1964 Fliv-R [[Mercury|Mercury 110]] outboard boat test
File:BHBPHOTO72.JPG|1964 Fliv-R Boat Test
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File:BHBPHOTO72.JPG|1964 Fliv-R Boat Test [[Mercury|Mercury 200]] outboard boat test
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'''1965 Information'''
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File:Mercbhb65F-47.jpg |1965 Cypress Gardens Flivver [[Mercury|Mercury 60]] test
 
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[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Flivver&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&limit=20&Itemid=88&option=com_search Fliv-R Boats in Use]
  
  
 
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Fliv-R Boats

Hains Industries Inc.

Winter Haven, Florida


Also known as the "Flying Flivver", this boat design was originally built in New Prague, Minnesota by The Moderne Cabinet Works. The company described their boat as "The Sports Car of the Waterways." Mercury Outboard Motors used the Flyin' Flivver at its annual Florida press meeting to demonstrate its outboard motors. 38 journalists joined in, racing the Mercury-equipped Flivvers in 7 heats.


More information and many photos can be found at the following websites: http://bierbower.net/fliver/ or http://www.creekrat.com/fliverboat.htm


YR. MODEL
IDENTIFICATION
LENGTH CONST.
TYPE
BOAT
TYPE
AVR.
WT.
H.P.
CAP.
FOB LIST
PRICE
1959 Flyin' Flivver 8'2" FG UC* 110 20 $225.00
1958 Flyin' Flivver 8'2" FG UC* 110 22 $225.00
1957 Flyin' Flivver 8'2" FG UC* 110 22 $225.00
1956 Flyin' Flivver 8'2" FG UC* 110 22 $225.00


1957 Information


1964 Information


1965 Information


Fliv-R Boats in Use


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