Hidden in a garage for 30 years

[Staffan Berg]

:sweden: Have a look - Donzi 16 from 1965. Hidden in Sweden for many years
http://www.yachtbrokersweden.com/begagnat/donzi_16.htm

[Tony]

Sweet boat, and with a windshield! Those pictures look as if they came from a brochure. Great shot of the old Eaton drive, and of the original shifter knob (just like Pearson's!). What are they asking, since I don't speak Dutch.

[Pismo]

Fancy drive, nice boat. Does anyone know any more about that Eaton drive, who made them, where, and when..

Cheers
SL

[Fish boy]

how cool is this??!! Too bad it is so far away, but someone will get a gem.

Fish

[mattyboy]

Fancy drive, nice boat. Does anyone know any more about that Eaton drive, who made them, where, and when..

Cheers
SL


Eaton, early mid 60's, love the trailer position :eek: they were very week and once the Volvos were available many Eaton boats got Volvos including mine, I 've heard of some spinning off the boat while onplane.
But none the less if that boat is in that kind of condition it truely is a museum piece, and I would not run it as parts for the eaton are scarce

[jeffnstef]

För dig som söker något extra och uppskattar........I think that say's it all.

[mattyboy]

That's Easy For You Too Say!!! ;) :tongue:

[Brian Freeman]

I contacted them about the boat. The boat is sold. It went to Europe. Too bad someone from the board did not get this gem.

[BUIZILLA]

Looks like Sweden is still a part of Europe eh??

JH :yes:

[Brian Freeman]

yuup

[Tony]

Eatons were made in Warren, Michigan. Then they melded into Volvo at some point, somehow.
My '67 came with an "Eaton Interceptor" manual, but the schematics and drawings in it are identical to a Volvo AQ200.

[FlatRacer, aka BarrelBack]

För dig som söker något extra och uppskattar........I think that say's it all.

That's funny even without the accent!

FR

[FlatRacer, aka BarrelBack]

:sweden: Have a look - Donzi 16 from 1965. Hidden in Sweden for many years
http://www.yachtbrokersweden.com/begagnat/donzi_16.htm

Who were they hiding it from, the Nazis?

FR

[Walt. H.]

:sweden: If I push on the stern drive will the engine turn? :jestera: :rlol: :jestera:

I completely forgotten that the Eaton Stn drv did that. Now I remember when I was a kid working at a marina during my summer vacation back in the mid sixties they we're common on PennYan boats,

W.H :checkered

[DickB]

Is that an 8-track tape player under the wheel?

[Biskit]

That really is a piece of history. Truely amazing. Wow again

[Craig S]

Its part of my screensaver!

[Scott Pearson]

Thats Thomas's boat. Its even nicer than what the pictures show.

Great guy Thomas. I speak with him often.


LGDCC
Scott

[Donzi Racer]

Brian, did they say how much it sold for? or even the asking price? Tom

[Tomron]

I asked 34,000 US and I sold it very close to the asking price. The boat was like brand new and original, about 100 hours. I've sold it to finance all my other Donzi projects.

Thomas :sweden:

[Greg Guimond]

TTT 10 years later ............. :incredible:

[bertsboat]

Love the cigarette lighter!!

[mattyboy]

better than the lighter is what looks like the ultra rare and mega cool Donzi prop logo gauge blank in the dash.

the early pics i have of this boat shows it was supercharged at one time( the two added gauges under the dash plate)?? this is hull 16-136 right?????

[Greg Guimond]

A bigger picture for the archives of the 1965 Ski Sporter 16. It must still be in Sweden all these years later.

[joseph m. hahnl]

:biggrin:The boat has only had one owner and has stood unused in a garage since the early 1970 's.
This is a unique boat in very good condition with all the original features intact.
For those of you who are looking for something extra and appreciate the timeless design and performance are the Donzi an obvious choice.
The engine is a Ford V8 165bhp Inteceptor with Eaton drive..:tooth:.




.Båten har endast haft en ägare och har stått oanvänd i garage sedan början av 1970 talet.
Detta är en unik båt i mycket fint skick med alla original detaljer intakta.
För dig som söker något extra och uppskattar tidlös design och prestanda är Donzi ett självklart val.
Motorn är en Ford Inteceptor V8 165hk med Eaton drev.

http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=78501&stc=1&d=1387341339

[sweet 16 1966]

I was just wondering for comparison...

"Shelby's first Mustang was the 1965 Shelby GT350; a powerful race car ... Unfortunately, with a base price of $4,547, the car was too expensive for most consumers. ..."