Wette Vette Found....
 

Or at least part of it. The LT5 engine just surfaced (no pun intended) on eBay.
Anyone know if this is the real deal?
H
:cheers:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F282973344459

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That's a cool piece of history if legit. Too bad it was pulled from the boat.

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My bet is that someone bought it from Rick Kirk's estate and is now trying to make some money on them. This was in his collection.

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So, why isn't it in the boat? Where is the boat? --Bob

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The engine was removed by MerCruiser a long time ago & the boat sold. Story goes that a big block was installed in the boat & the new owner was killed when the boat crashed (I recall the boat hit the dock @ high speed). Boat was probably destroyed, but not 100% verified. Rick tried to locate the boat but was never able to confirm its existence.

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Bingo!!

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Hi Jerry. This is what I remember hearing. I might even go so far as to say I think that I heard the owner was decapitated in the accident.

I say "them" when describing the motor in my earlier post, because I think there might have been a second LT5 modified for boat duty, as well.

Rick had ALOT of collectibles. I hope the family knew/knows what to ask for all of this stuff.

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I think we all know this... How awesome it would have been to own the Wette Vette as it was in 1991. I wonder why the motor was separated from the boat?

Can any of you imagine what this boat would have been like as a 415? :p

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Thanks Jerry. It might be fun for someone (not me) to find a similar boat from the era (a 1991 24 foot Baja 223 Bandit) and make a replica using the actual engine and stern drive. There is a 1991 for sale for $15,000 -- here's a link to its ad: https://boats-from-usa.com/baja/baja-223-bandit-132075. Sounds like a project for Brett Henderson! Here is a link to a video of the Wette Vette running on a lake. --Bob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=v0YsfogqYLo

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The second one you are referring to is a “show display” unit, mock-up without internals.




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