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| − | Chris Craft offered a line of kit boats that were cost-effective options for the prospective boater | + | Chris Craft offered a line of kit boats that were cost-effective options for the prospective boater. This began with two models offered for 1951, a the Model 14 Outboard Boat and 8' pram. These were pictured in the same advertisements as Chris Craft's outboard motors. By 1952, kit boat production merited the creation of a new Kit Boats division within Chris Craft. This division lasted until 1958 when Chris Craft's [[Chris Craft Cavalier]] division success in marketing higher value, finished plywood boats relegated the Kit Boat division to a cost-cutting competitor for consumer business. |
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Chris Craft Kit Boats
Chris Craft Corporation
Pompano Beach, Florida
Chris Craft offered a line of kit boats that were cost-effective options for the prospective boater. This began with two models offered for 1951, a the Model 14 Outboard Boat and 8' pram. These were pictured in the same advertisements as Chris Craft's outboard motors. By 1952, kit boat production merited the creation of a new Kit Boats division within Chris Craft. This division lasted until 1958 when Chris Craft's Chris Craft Cavalier division success in marketing higher value, finished plywood boats relegated the Kit Boat division to a cost-cutting competitor for consumer business.
1950 Info:
1950 Chris Craft Kit Boat Ad
1951 Info:
1950 Chris-Craft Kit Boats and Outboards Ad
1956 Info:
1956 Chris-Craft Kit Boats Ad
1958 Info:'
1958 Chris-Craft Kit Boats Ad
1958 Chris Craft Kit Boats Article
1958 Chris Craft Kit Boats Article
