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+ | File:Mercbhb63F-55.jpg|1963 Winner 414 Seville Nova [[[Mercury|Mercury 500EL]] outboard boat test | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb63F-55.jpg|1963 Winner 414 Seville Nova [[[Mercury|Mercury 650EL]] outboard boat test | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb63F-54.jpg|1963 Winner 414 Seville Nova [[[Mercury|Mercury 1000EL]] outboard boat test | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb63F-61.jpg|1963 Winner 303 Sprite [[[Mercury|Mercury 500EL]] outboard boat test | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb63F-62.jpg|1963 Winner 303 Sprite [[[Mercury|Mercury 650EL]] outboard boat test | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb63F-63.jpg|1963 Winner 303 Sprite [[[Mercury|Mercury 1000EL]] outboard boat test | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb63F-4.jpg|1963 Winner Seville [[Mercury|MerCruiser 110]] sterndrive boat test | ||
+ | File:Mercbhb63F-68.jpg|1963 Winner 410 I/O Bimini [[Mercury|MerCruiser 120]] sterndrive boat test | ||
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Revision as of 22:21, 1 December 2013
On the subject of history for Winner, it is a known fact that Winner made the first production fiberglass boats in the United States.
Normally we'd have the history typed on the page for you, but in this case, it's in picture form below.
Winner Boats Inc.
Dickson, Tennessee
Trenton, New Jersey
Formerly: Winner Mfg. Co., Inc. of Trenton, New Jersey
For at least the 1958 model year, Winner used industrial designer John D. Beinert to style their boats (Sept 22, 1957 New York Times).
On December 30, 1959, Winner Boats, Inc. acquired Wizard Boats, Inc. of Costa Mesa, California and renamed their line of boats "Wizard-Winner" for the 1960 model year.
More History:
Misc. Factory images:
Model Information
Undated Brochure
1939 Information
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1963 Winner Seville MerCruiser 110 sterndrive boat test
1963 Winner 410 I/O Bimini MerCruiser 120 sterndrive boat test
1964 Information
1965 Information
1966 Information
1973 Information