1929 CHRIS CRAFT EXPRESS COMMUTER MODEL MUSEUM QUALITY New Launch Introductry Price - Save $25 + Free Shipping Start Price USD 390.00 Current Price USD 390.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 14, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 04, 2008 Location Florida See more about '1929 CHRIS CRAFT EXPRESS COMMUTER MODEL MUSEUM QUALITY' Description New Launching 1929 CHRIS CRAFT EXPRESS COMMUTER MODEL“SEABORNE LIMOUSINE“    It comes mounted on a Mahogany wood stand which displays this model as a work of maritime art.   Presented  is the beautiful 1929 Chris Craft Express Commuter, our first model offering in this romantic yacht class of Express Commuter yachts developed at the turn of the 20th century.  This model replicates the Chris Craft Model 276, a mahogany 38 foot commuter with a cruising speed of 30 miles per hour. They were designed with sleeping accommodations for 4 and room to carry 20 passengers with a luxuriously appointed main salon, galley and full lavatory, bridge and rear and forward cockpits, and  they arrived at your berth fully equipped from bedding to the silverware.  We are pleased to add this superb plank on frame, excellently detailed model to our Chris Craft group. All the woodwork is put in place using the exact same materials and methods of construction as a real vessel.                                   Cockpit and bridge deck. Note scale wheel and instruments      HISTORY OF SEAGOING COMMUTERS: During the last half of the 19th century and first of the 20th, as wealthy industrialists and Wall street Financiers moved their families further afield from the metropolitan chaos of Manhattan, up the Hudson and around Long island Sound, they developed a waterborne luxury transportation system referred to as Commuter Yachts.  These Commuters were fast engine driven hulls with cabins, very Spartan to begin with but later the technology of propulsion, hydrodynamics and interior design improved so much that they became sophisticated passenger yachts.  For seven months a year, these seaborne limousines allowed their owners to board in their dressing gowns, dress and breakfast on their way to work, many enjoying the competition of seeing who would arrive first, especially as the results were recorded regularly at the New York Yacht Club. By the turn of the century, an enormous fleet of Commuters had established itself, not only in New York, but Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia.  A number of different manufacturers were involved in constructing these yachts, and in the latte 1920's, Chris Craft developed their Model 276 Express Commuter. Original Chris Craft Express Yacht Specifications:   Designer: Chris Smith Builder: Chris-Craft Length: 38 ft. 0 in Beam: 9 ft. 9 in. Draft: 2 ft. 7 in. Displ: 12,000 lbs. Engine: 8.2 liter V8, gasolineMODEL DIMENSIONS:  Length overall 27 1/2"      Beam 5 1/5"     Height 12 1/4“    Shipping Weight  7 lbs   Buy as a work of art. It is truly a masterpiece, and makes a beautiful display.                                   Front cockpit                       Command console                                              Rear cockpit detail   In addition to the newly introduced Chris Craft Commuter we offer their Chris Craft Barrel Back and Utility, Double and triple cockpit runabouts. Our contemporary line of model of classic designs also includes the Crosby cat, the Marshall 18, and Beetle cats, two different sizes of the Schooner Bluenose, the Gertrude L. Thebaud, a Friendship sloop, Schooners Adventuress, America, Amistad, the much admired Herreshoff's 12.5  "S" boats, and New York 30, the J Class Rainbow, Endeavour, Shamrock, each as full models or half hulls, and  also the Sparkman & Stephen's ocean racer Dorade, and yawl Odyssey.  In motor vessels we offer the Garwood Speedster, a classic 1920 motor yacht, a 1926 raised deck cabin cruiser, the Dreamboat, and a New England Lobster Boat in two sizes. These models are regularly offered by Land And Sea Collection.  INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME, but inquire first. We have satisfied customers in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Democratic Republic of Congo, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Martinique, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Nova Scotia, Panama, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, USVI and the Eastern Caribbean. SHIPPING & PACKING: The cost of shipping, packing, handling, and insurance to your destination, will be calculated after the auction and is an additional charge. You may email us beforehand to get these costs. We price our shipping honestly, but we expect to be reimbursed for the nominal cost of packaging materials and handling. If Free Shipping is offered it is to the 48 contiguous States only. OUR UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE: If not completely satisfied with your purchase it may be returned, if without damage, within three days of receipt in its original packaging. Return items must be insured for their full value. A prior email authorization by us for the return is required. Unfortunately, shipping charges are not included in this offer and are non-refundable unless due to our error. THE FINE PRINT: We take extra special care in shipping by FedEx Ground and require the item be insured for your protection and ours. Shipping is an additional charge to the buyer, but we bill it honestly covering only our out-of-pocket expenses. Payment should be made within 5 days. The preferred method is by PayPal. However, we also take VISA, MASTERCARD. International customers should contact us beforehand. PLEASE READ HOW YOUR EBAY DETAILED SELLER RATING (DSR) SCORES AFFECT A MERCHANT CLICK HERE Buy this very special scratch built model of a highly desirable Chris Craft. Buy Now! What a great find for that special collection.   Copyright 2008 by Land And Sea Collection™, All Rights Reserved Place a Bid!