Holy Grail of Collector Boats | 1955 Chris Craft Cobra "Hemi Under Glass" | Chrysler Marine Engine

Dennis makes his way to Florida for the Lake Mirror Classic.
0:00 - Lake Mirror Classic
2:50 - 1959 Chrysler Imperial
4:59 - 1940 Mercury Custom
7:47 - 1974 Jensen Interceptor III
10:20 - 1939 Bantam Pickup
12:57 - 1955 Chris Craft Cobra "Hemi Under Glass"
#LakeMirror #Chrysler #Mercury #Jensen #Bantam #ChrisCraft #Hemi #Boats #WoodenBoat
S19E21

[@literallyshaking8019]

That Chris Craft is absolutely gorgeous. Looks like it could be produced today and would still look modern.

[@justinwoodlief445]

Dennis is a classic. Seems like a guy you would love to bump into somewhere and he would be happy to see you. I love how he’s so unpretentious.

[@MyClassicCarTV]

I'm pretty much, "what you see is what you get".

[@harryschaefer5887]

There was a Cobra on Greenwood Lake NY/NJ when I was growing up. It was my favorite boat on the lake.

[@lanewhite2025]

WOW that 59 Imperial is off the charts !! flat out perfect example of Detroit's chrome age !

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing

[@marleyboy7732]

I wanted to see the christ craft glide in that lake.That one was slick looking.

[@stratostatic]

Great picks on the cars, and boat, to feature in this show.

[@Ralph2]

Sunbeam Alpine , Hillman Imp, Morris Traveller, 'E' Type Jag, Austin Healey, Triumph TR6, Morris Minor, Jensen Interceptor, Sunbeam Alpine, Jaguar XK120, Triumph Stag, Cooper MG, Jaguar XJ220, BLMC Mini, Morris Traveller, MG TC?, Don't mind me, just a Brit doin' a bit of car spotting :) What a great show, thanks Dennis!

[@d.jerrycook2994]

I liked that boat!

[@jimmiematho8082]

the chris craft cobra is off the hook......WOW!!!!

[@ew1usnr]

Dang. That 1974 Jensen Interceptor III with the Chrysler 440 is incredible. I had never heard of that car before. It would have to be a blast to drive that sucker. Way cool.

[@paulvolkmann2979]

In ‘71 232 were built with the 440-6

[@Mike383HK]

There was one on Jay Leno's Garage a while back. I used to see them where I lived on Long Island.

[@capt.sparrow34]

I had a step father when I was a child that had a Shepherd boat with a pair of 331 marine hemis only they had dual quads on them. I can only imagine what that boat is worth today.

[@HereForAStorm]

This was posted 6 years ago and everyone here is from last few days lol, thanks KZbin.

[@miller7759]

Nice Bantam......I live in Butler Pa The Birth Place of the Jeep and Home of the Bantam Car Company. That thing was built in my Home town. If it wasnt for Bantam there wouldn't be Jeep.

[@davidblain9957]

My father was born in Butler Pennsylvania in 35. I was back there many times as a kid. I never knew that the jeep was built there. Thank you for sharing that.

[@miller7759]

@@davidblain9957 Your very Welcome ....The Bantam Factory is in the same complex where the Pullman Rail Car Company was. The Smoke Stack for the Bantam Car Company is Still Standing today. So if you were to go there today the Smome stack and Building is Directly behind the Pullman Plaza where K Mart is or was lol. The Butler County Museum is a Great place yo visit as well.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Not true... Willys and Ford also submitted 'Jeep' designs... if not Bantam, then the other would have been picked/produced... and actually, our Toledo Willy's and Ford produced all the Jeeps, Bantam made the trailers... We still make Jeep Wranglers and Jeep Gladiator production just replaced Jeep Cherokee/Liberty production here...

[@opera93]

Thanks, DENNIS,! Great work at Lakeland FL… ANYWAYS, incredible CHRIS CRAFT ; & 1959 Imperial !! This, OLD, Video just came up fOR me: though, I not normally deep search in your Site.. Anyways, always use=more of these Classics(* esp BANTAM PICK UPS, CHRIS CRAFT…)!!

[@timerickson7056]

when I was a kid our neighbors a chris craft l like that he also had a RR SILVER CLOUD.

[@sourceonenews8059]

Hemi Under Glass is Catchy

[@ianmangham4570]

Insanely beautiful imperial 😮

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing 59 imperial

[@gearheadred]

"Let's go check out those micro cars." *Looks at a Chrysler Imperial

[@alanladdseinekatze859]

Förehead Jönes True, some great cars in the beginning and then that stupid Chrysler. Let the cam guy take over, he knows his shit.

[@greatbyrondo]

There was a "micro car" in the Chrysler Imperial's glove box..!!!!

[@paulvolkmann2979]

What everyone always gets wrong is that is NOT a Chrysler. From ‘55-‘75 Imperial was its own marque.

[@vrm86gt]

that is a cool Chris Craft! Probably choked down alot by the 2 x 1 barrel carbs!

[@jerryhouck2708]

Out here in little old Coos Bay, Or there is a gentleman with a Chris Craft Cobra that he bought new in Portland, OR back in the day. It is sitting in his shed and has not been in the water for 50 years or so. There are very few people that have even seen it, let alone know about it. It is all original and in very, very good condition.

[@ianmangham4570]

Beautiful bantam

[@wildcolonialman]

Fabulous.

[@James-xo4uv]

IMPERIAL's were are separate DIVISION on there own, so therefore they were not called Chrysler Imperial, that did not happen until 1976.

[@fredgervinm.p.3315]

Beautiful boat...

[@doctorotis3743]

Hemi under glass was a 1966 cuda owned and drag raced in California by Cecil Pugh. hew did the 1/4 in 8 seconds 200 mph on back tires only. Steering was at rear wheel. Later Cecil settled down and was a PHD nuke scientist Livermore.

[@teop7887]

A Riva Aquarama powered by a Lamborghini V12... That's the holy grail to me 👍

[@Loulovesspeed]

@Teo P - I'm a proud American and love the stunning mahogany Chris Craft boats of their time, but I have to say that Riva outclasses Chris Craft. Both are fantastic watercraft, but the Riva line shows an attention to detail and quality construction that is more of the benchmark, to me anyhow!

[@teop7887]

@@Loulovesspeed Love the Chris Crafts too, but yeah, I have a soft spot for Rivas : )

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@teop7887 Have you seen the video on the Lamborghini - Aquarama re-build?

[@teop7887]

@@Loulovesspeed Don't think so, but I've read an article about it, really awesome 😁👍

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@teop7887 You Tube : "A tribute to Carlo Riva" is one video and the other is "Luxury Yachts - Riva Aquarama Lamborghini Story." Enjoy!

[@bertram46]

That is a great show I live in Naples and I will make it a poi will make an appointment to attend there and there you should do more on boats like that I'm very familiar with the Chris craft Cobra they're available you're gonna spend anywhere from we're from a 150 on up they are iconic

[@larrynorsworthy8582]

500 caddy! 👍

[@dirtcop11]

If you look closely at the Bantam you will see a Jeep. Bantam was the company that designed the Jeep and I can see that they had the components in the truck. Willys and Ford built them for the war because Bantam did not have the capacity to build them in the numbers that were needed.

[@stussels]

why was the rear track so narrow compared to the front?

[@russcooke5671]

@@stussels something to do with the grip on the all drive system. So they are not completely parallel so you are not driving in the same tracks. I think. Mmm could be wrong though

[@storyteller1749]

The cars were great and so was the boat. But I didn't see anyone mention the crazy lookin dude that was staring Dennis down when they were looking at the Bantam truck. I thought someone was gonna call security. 😃

[@jaswmclark]

American Bantam were license built British Austen "Seven" Automobiles. The Company also was the originator of the WW II 5cwt utility truck known as the "Jeep". However they lost to the larger Willys and Ford companies for production.

[@davidallum6841]

The Bantam Pickup has the side valve engine not ohv as the owner mentioned. Stunning car though.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Looks like the engine that came in my '52 Morris Minor... my '55 MM was OHV...

[@shannonstiles8751]

That thing got a HEMI!?!?!?! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@Mr.Safety.]

The hemi under glass is a car. A 68 barracuda and it was on jay Lenos garage

[@keithmaxwell2169]

Yeah it was a Wheel Stander Car

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@keithmaxwell2169 I watched it run at the long gone Connecticut Dragway, probably in 1968. Went the entire 1/4 mile on its wheelie casters!

[@mgbrv8]

Sorry to say that Bantum isn’t it an overhead valve it’s a flathead side valve

[@dfygoh3215]

10:50 my favorite

[@mikeandluciehaineault8463]

If the hull number is 21, I believe it’s my parents old boat that I helped to restore.

[@blauer2551]

Boat at 13:00

[@MyClassicCarTV]

12 minutes of other cool stuff before that!

[@craigmonteforte1478]

The amphi cars by law are required to have bilge pumps im pretty sure not that many have actually sunk most of the owners do take care of them pretty well I’ve even met one on the Upper Potomac River inMaryland when I was out Jet skiing I laughed at the Telephone truck green !years ago at a show I met the owner of a restored Sunbeam at a car show and I commented on the British Racing Green paint job and he said oh no no it’s actually Farm Implement Green fromTractor Supply ! I being a British car guy was impressed plus the price of it he told me was impressive for a car paint compared to any other

[@aureliobrighton1871]

Hmm ... the Chris Craft Cobra Hemi .. or the Riva Aquarama with Lamborghini motor .. Lake Tahoe with Marylin or Cap d'Antibes with Anne-Marie 😗

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Decisions. Decisions.

[@aureliobrighton1871]

@@MyClassicCarTV Indeed ... all terribly confusing, right? .. for thats only the maritime angle of the pudding .. but anyway, thank you so much for the lovely work .. I found especially the 'Dwarf Car' episode À la bonne heure .. from both the content and the applied cinematograhics . Best Wishes 😯🌹

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Thanks! Ernie Adams, the dwarf car builder, is one of the most amazing craftsman I have ever met! Such talent. And patience!

[@raypeters4525]

THE 39 BANTAAM IS NOT A 4 CYL. OVERHEAD VALVE , IT IS A FLAT HEAD !

[@rareform6747]

Fast forward 12:57

[@ineffable1129]

As goal as the boat is the first gen hemi were literally boat anchors.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Not true... very competitive engines at their time... good MPG... and vastly more powerful than Ford's flathead V8's... first N/A engine of over one HP per cubic inch in 1954 Chrysler 355 HP 354" engine... 1957 "America's Most Powerful Car": 375 HP carb.'d / 390 HP EFI'd 392" Hemi... Kings of NASCAR...

[@carlinshowalter1806]

I dumped the Hemi when I rebuilt my 1956 Desoto Fireflite and installed a 440/torqueflite from a 76 New Yorker. I used the whole package including the power steering pump,A/C compressor etc. & 76 had hardened valve seats for unleaded gas and I drove it every day as parts were easy to get and it was powerful and reliable.

[@tmiklos4]

The cobra is not the holy grail not even the holy grail of Chris Crafts. That boat is a 26' one off Chris Craft stepped racer from the late 1920s. We have a Cobra and have had it since 1995 . Too many of them around still. There are at least 10 boats that I would rather have. And all are 10 to 100 times more rare than the Cobra.

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Huh. And here I thought Thurston Howell III was still stuck on that island.

[@wilfredruffian5002]

Is this the 12th or 13th million "holy grail" found?

[@tmiklos4]

To be a Holly grail to me means that it is desirable (which the Cobra is) but to me it has to be extremely rare. In the world of classic boats I would put that in numbers of fewer than 20 units in a model run. To be ultra rare numbers produced 5 or fewer. And unique would be One-off boats. The Cobra was built in two sizes. 18' and 21'. There were over 100 boats built. And many of those boats are still around today. It is very common to see these at boat shows across the country. I have personally seen at least 30 of these at different shows over the years. I have judged about 10 of them.

[@glenmel78]

@@tmiklos4 Chris Craft manufactured 55-21' and 51-18' Cobras only in 1955....source "PropTalk Chesapeake Bay Boating"

[@tmiklos4]

@@glenmel78 I knew approximately how many of each, but didn't want to put the wrong numbers here. The numbers produced was not bad for each size of that model. It wasn't a failure in numbers sold as some suggest . Only being offered one year. But I was told that the reason for it not being offered the second year was the hull design had handling issues. And that Chris Craft didn't want to re-design the hull to fix issues for a 50 unit a year production boat. If it sold 250 for each size, they would have fixed it. The smaller 18' Cobra had less issues than the 21'. The bottom of the 21 was based on the very successful 19' Racing Runabout. It didn't have the issues that the 21' Cobra has. The issues come from the added mass in the bow above the water. You have to really watch when running one in rough conditions. The 18' mass in the bow is not nearly the issues that it is in the 21. But they are cool boats to look at. But are not very sports car like in handling, as they were intended to be. Also the profit margin for cc was not high enough. All

[@alanladdseinekatze859]

Never, ever compare a british car to a german one, even if it's a Porsche you compare it to. Maybe you should sign in for some lessons in true engineering. There should be folks in your place being able to pass on some foundational knowledge, maybe stay with Jay a little more. He seems to be capable.