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2012-02-07T01:56:26Z

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2010-11-26T01:00:58Z

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Created page with 'File:Garformlogo.jpg Mr. Gar Wood, Jr. started making fiberglass boats in Tulsa, OK in 1947. The company name was Wood Marine Engineering Company. The frst boat made was an …'

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Mr. Gar Wood, Jr. started making fiberglass boats in Tulsa, OK in 1947. The company name was Wood Marine Engineering Company. The frst boat made was an outboard, 16'-6" long. An inboard model came later. By 1950 they had made 2,000 boats.
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This information was found in "Heart of Glass: Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them" by Daniel Spurr.

'''1947 Info'''
<gallery>
File:Garformb47001.jpg | 1947 Article
</gallery>

'''1949 Info'''
<gallery>
File:Garforms49001.jpg | 1949 Runabout, unknown model
File:Garforms49002.jpg | 1949 Runabout, unknown model
File:Garforms49003.jpg | 1949 Runabout, unknown model
File:Garforms49004.jpg | 1949 Runabout, unknown model
</gallery>

'''1959 Info'''
<gallery>
File:Garformb59001.jpg | 1959 Ad
</gallery>

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 The following history is thanks to Lee Wangstead:
-In May of 1960 Morris Mizel bought the remaining assets of the Garform Corporation and in July of 1960 reorganized it into the Starfire Boat Corporation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In February of 1961 he took the company public to raise needed capital to expand the line. In early 1962 they unveiled a line of 6 runabouts in 15, 17, and 19' lengths.
+In May of 1960 Morris Mizel bought the remaining assets of the Garform Corporation and in July of 1960 reorganized it into the [[Starfire|Starfire Boat Corporation]] of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In February of 1961 he took the company public to raise needed capital to expand the line. In early 1962 they unveiled a line of 6 runabouts in 15, 17, and 19' lengths.
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-[http://174.122.107.26/site-search.html?searchword=Garform&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all Garform Boats in Use]
+[http://www.fiberglassics.com/index.php?searchword=Garform&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all&Itemid=88&option=com_search Garform Boats in Use]

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		+	The following history is thanks to Lee Wangstead:
		+	In May of 1960 Morris Mizel bought the remaining assets of the Garform Corporation and in July of 1960 reorganized it into the Starfire Boat Corporation of Tulsa, Oklahoma. In February of 1961 he took the company public to raise needed capital to expand the line. In early 1962 they unveiled a line of 6 runabouts in 15, 17, and 19' lengths.


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−	[http://~~www~~.~~fiberglassics~~.~~com~~/site-search-3?ordering=newest&~~searchword~~=~~Garform~~ Garform Boats in Use]	+	[http://174.122.107.26/site-search.html?searchword=Garform&ordering=newest&searchphrase=all Garform Boats in Use]

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-Mr. Gar Wood, Jr. started making fiberglass boats in Tulsa, OK in 1947. The company name was Wood Marine Engineering Company. The frst boat made was an outboard, 16'-6" long. An inboard model came later. By 1950 they had made 2,000 boats.
+Mr. Garfield A. Wood, Jr., son of the famous [http://www.garwood.com/ Garfield A. Wood of Garwood Boats], and himself a noted racer, started making fiberglass boats in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1947. The company name was Wood Marine Engineering Company. The first boat made was an outboard, 16'-6" long. An inboard model came later. By 1950 they had made 2,000 boats.
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 This information was found in "Heart of Glass: Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Made Them" by Daniel Spurr.
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 '''1959 Info'''
 <gallery>
-File:Garformb59001.jpg | 1959 Ad
+File:Garformb59001.jpg | 1959 Garform Ad
 </gallery>
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