Bob Speltz - Land O' Lakes Chapter - ACBS
Red Wing, MN
Alter Ego

Paul Sawyers Alter Ego unlimited class hydroplane.  Built by Les Staudacher,  designed by Paul Sawyer, with help by Ted Jones. Power is General Motors Allison V-12. In 1956, Staudacher began construction of this hydro. It was never completed for him and he retired from racing. It wasn’t put into the water for eighteen years.
The boat finally hit the water when Bob Schroeder,  briefly raced it in 1974 as the CU-22 and in 1982 as the Miss Canada. It was this craft that became the original Miss Tosti Asti in 1983.

 
 
 
Baby Gar IV
Photos and Text by Phil Spruit