Dunphy
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Dunphy Boat Corp.
322 and 560 Broad St.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Speedway Trailers, Inc. was a division of Dunphy Boat Corp.
It has been reported that Sam Owen who owned Fleetform also worked for Trailcar and designed boats for Dunphy (the X-55) and also perhaps Glass Magic.
History by Andreas Jordahl Rhude
Robert F. Smith of the Chicago area and his brother owned a marine dealership (Smith Marine) in the Berwyn area in the 1960s. They along with their father purchased Dunphy Boat Corp. of Oshkosh, WI in 1963 and quickly drove it into the ground.
About 1970 Smith Marine opened another dealership at Sequoit Harbor near Antioch. He also started Classic Boats, Inc. about that time, manufacturing fiberglass boats. I have no clue how long they lasted. They were at 1 Roselle Road, Roselle, IL 60172 in Chicagoland.
Smith purchased Sea Sprite Boat Co. at Crescent City, IL on Friday the 13th of April 1984. Melvin Redeker, the seller, never got paid in full.
Smith eventually had his fingers in many other boat-building firms which he operated under the umbrella of United Marine Corporation.
Smith filed for chapter XI bankruptcy on 25 April 2002 with $97 million in claims against him and his businesses!
Model Information
1955 to 1956 Dunphy outboard boat models
1957 to 1959 Dunphy outboard boat models
1960 to 1962 Dunphy outboard boat models
1962 Dunphy inboard boat models
1957 Information
1957 Dunphy photo
1958 Information
1958 Dunphy Manta and Whitecapper Ad
1958 Dunphy 16' Whitecapper Photo
1958 Dunphy "Magic Carpet" Seats Ad
1958 Dunphy New Catalog Ad
1958 Dunphy New Models Article
1958 Dunphy Manta Mercury Mark 78EL Test
1960 Information
1960 Dunphy Brochure, p1
1960 Dunphy Brochure, p2
1960 Dunphy Brochure, p3
1960 Dunphy Brochure, p4
1960 Dunphy Brochure, p5
1960 Dunphy Boats Ad
1964 Information
1964 Brochure, page 1
1964 Brochure, page 2
1964 Brochure, page 3
1964 Brochure, page 4
1964 Brochure, page 5
1964 Brochure, page 6
1964 Brochure, page 7
1964 Brochure, page 8
Misc Information
Dunphy X-55 Tigress Ad, Year unknown. Man pictured may be Sam Owen.
Dunphy X-55 Brochure, page 1
Dunphy X-55 Brochure, page 2
Dunphy X-55 Brochure, page 3
Dunphy X-55 Brochure, page 4
