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2006 Melbourne Spring Classic Auction - Monday 4th September
Lot
28

1959 Hammond Runabout Timber Clinker Speed Boat

$23,000

Sold

Specifications

Engine V8, 327-cid
Gearbox V-Drive
Colour Timber
Interior Black/Red

Description

This lot is no longer available

Boat builder Harry Hammond of Brookvale, New South Wales produced state-of-the-art timber boats to the highest standards in the 1950s and 1960s and was rightly regarded, along with Halvorsen (who specialised in smaller runabouts and speedboats) as one of Australia's finest exponents of the craft, with surviving examples highly prized today. With a growing interest in classic wooden craft and prices for the likes of Riva and Chris Craft boats escalating, the locally made and relatively affordable Hammond offers plenty of opportunities to participate in club events, water skiing or simply enjoy cruising the waterways.