Chris Craft built in 1938 by Cris Craft Corporation, Algonac, Michigan, USA.
The Speed monster Mary Ann is of the Chris Craft brand and was imported to Sweden from the US in 1948. The buyer was Christian Amelm who loved fast boat and motor cars. The boat came to Sweden on a freighter and was unloaded in Frihamnen in Stockholm, where the headquarters of the family business Abba (dealing in tinned fish products), was located. Ameln gave the boat the name Makalös (Peerless) after one of the company's anchovy products.
At the time of her arrival, the Makalös was painted white with flames of fire on her sides, but after a few years this paintwork was scraped off and replaced with clear varnish. The Makalös was clocked at 42 knots with the Chrysler six-cylinder power plant she had when she came to Sweden. She was maintaind and stored at the Amlen's country house Särsö in the Stockholm archipelago. As early as 1918, the family had built the Abba Company were sent out to Särsö in spring every years to prepare the boats for the coming season.
When the boat came to the National Maritime Museum she had a 185 hp Chris Craft V8 engine.
The boat had by then had the name Mary Ann bestowed upon it. In 1951 it had been sold to Bo Lind, an engineer, who had its power plant replaced twice before his wife Margareta Lind, together with her children and grandchildren, donated it to the National Maritime Museum in 1982.
Photo:
Sjöhistoriska museet
Chris Craft built in 1938 by Cris Craft Corporation, Algonac, Michigan, USA.
The Speed monster Mary Ann is of the Chris Craft brand and was imported to Sweden from the US in 1948. The buyer was Christian Amelm who loved fast boat and motor cars. The boat came to Sweden on a freighter and was unloaded in Frihamnen in Stockholm, where the headquarters of the family business Abba (dealing in tinned fish products), was located. Ameln gave the boat the name Makalös (Peerless) after one of the company's anchovy products.
At the time of her arrival, the Makalös was painted white with flames of fire on her sides, but after a few years this paintwork was scraped off and replaced with clear varnish. The Makalös was clocked at 42 knots with the Chrysler six-cylinder power plant she had when she came to Sweden. She was maintaind and stored at the Amlen's country house Särsö in the Stockholm archipelago. As early as 1918, the family had built the Abba Company were sent out to Särsö in spring every years to prepare the boats for the coming season.
When the boat came to the National Maritime Museum she had a 185 hp Chris Craft V8 engine.
The boat had by then had the name Mary Ann bestowed upon it. In 1951 it had been sold to Bo Lind, an engineer, who had its power plant replaced twice before his wife Margareta Lind, together with her children and grandchildren, donated it to the National Maritime Museum in 1982.
Photo:
Ljunggren, Maria
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Sjöhistoriska museet
Chris Craft built in 1938 by Cris Craft Corporation, Algonac, Michigan, USA.
The Speed monster Mary Ann is of the Chris Craft brand and was imported to Sweden from the US in 1948. The buyer was Christian Amelm who loved fast boat and motor cars. The boat came to Sweden on a freighter and was unloaded in Frihamnen in Stockholm, where the headquarters of the family business Abba (dealing in tinned fish products), was located. Ameln gave the boat the name Makalös (Peerless) after one of the company's anchovy products.
At the time of her arrival, the Makalös was painted white with flames of fire on her sides, but after a few years this paintwork was scraped off and replaced with clear varnish. The Makalös was clocked at 42 knots with the Chrysler six-cylinder power plant she had when she came to Sweden. She was maintaind and stored at the Amlen's country house Särsö in the Stockholm archipelago. As early as 1918, the family had built the Abba Company were sent out to Särsö in spring every years to prepare the boats for the coming season.
When the boat came to the National Maritime Museum she had a 185 hp Chris Craft V8 engine.
The boat had by then had the name Mary Ann bestowed upon it. In 1951 it had been sold to Bo Lind, an engineer, who had its power plant replaced twice before his wife Margareta Lind, together with her children and grandchildren, donated it to the National Maritime Museum in 1982.
Photo:
Sjöhistoriska museet
Chris Craft built in 1938 by Cris Craft Corporation, Algonac, Michigan, USA.
The Speed monster Mary Ann is of the Chris Craft brand and was imported to Sweden from the US in 1948. The buyer was Christian Amelm who loved fast boat and motor cars. The boat came to Sweden on a freighter and was unloaded in Frihamnen in Stockholm, where the headquarters of the family business Abba (dealing in tinned fish products), was located. Ameln gave the boat the name Makalös (Peerless) after one of the company's anchovy products.
At the time of her arrival, the Makalös was painted white with flames of fire on her sides, but after a few years this paintwork was scraped off and replaced with clear varnish. The Makalös was clocked at 42 knots with the Chrysler six-cylinder power plant she had when she came to Sweden. She was maintaind and stored at the Amlen's country house Särsö in the Stockholm archipelago. As early as 1918, the family had built the Abba Company were sent out to Särsö in spring every years to prepare the boats for the coming season.
When the boat came to the National Maritime Museum she had a 185 hp Chris Craft V8 engine.
The boat had by then had the name Mary Ann bestowed upon it. In 1951 it had been sold to Bo Lind, an engineer, who had its power plant replaced twice before his wife Margareta Lind, together with her children and grandchildren, donated it to the National Maritime Museum in 1982.
Photo:
Sjöhistoriska museet
Chris Craft built in 1938 by Cris Craft Corporation, Algonac, Michigan, USA.
The Speed monster Mary Ann is of the Chris Craft brand and was imported to Sweden from the US in 1948. The buyer was Christian Amelm who loved fast boat and motor cars. The boat came to Sweden on a freighter and was unloaded in Frihamnen in Stockholm, where the headquarters of the family business Abba (dealing in tinned fish products), was located. Ameln gave the boat the name Makalös (Peerless) after one of the company's anchovy products.
At the time of her arrival, the Makalös was painted white with flames of fire on her sides, but after a few years this paintwork was scraped off and replaced with clear varnish. The Makalös was clocked at 42 knots with the Chrysler six-cylinder power plant she had when she came to Sweden. She was maintaind and stored at the Amlen's country house Särsö in the Stockholm archipelago. As early as 1918, the family had built the Abba Company were sent out to Särsö in spring every years to prepare the boats for the coming season.
When the boat came to the National Maritime Museum she had a 185 hp Chris Craft V8 engine.
The boat had by then had the name Mary Ann bestowed upon it. In 1951 it had been sold to Bo Lind, an engineer, who had its power plant replaced twice before his wife Margareta Lind, together with her children and grandchildren, donated it to the National Maritime Museum in 1982.
Photo:
Sjöhistoriska museet
