1958 Ice Speedster

[Pontoon Princess]

1958 Ice Speedster, Northern Michigan hotel was the original owner, top speed 100 mph +...

 

[Need2Ski]

I guess any type of rollcage would have just added unnecessary weight. Much less a seatbelt. An awesome machine though.

 

[undy]

Cool machine. Looks like a lot of fun.

A guy here in Madison collects hotrods. He's got a 1930-something "track roadster", which apparently hit like 213 mph, if I recall the details correctly, similarly without seat belts.

It was a different age back then...

 

[MNoutdoors RIP]

I heard the brakes never worked very good

 

[loggah]

The weak link is probably the ford steering wheel !

 

[MNoutdoors RIP]

Here is a Mechanic installing the new updated brakes

 

[Cidertom]

Looks like something out of a James Bond movie. Or Lockheed Skunk Works...


or both


CT

 

[Cidertom]

www.airframesalaska.com came up with some nice brakes for aircraft ski systems.

 

[JimVT]

to me it seems like an ice speedster would have runners and not skis.

 

[Backyardski]

I found a picture of the operator after the 100+ Mph run. Probably a huge smile under the ice though.
Cool machine

 

[Pontoon Princess]

www.airframesalaska.com came up with some nice brakes for aircraft ski systems.

like this mr cider t

 

[Sno-Surfer]

That is one cool looking contraption! Dress warm!