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Postcard
Miss Pepsi Unlimited Multiple Step Hydroplane, 1949-1956
Color photographic postcard depicting the Miss Pepsi hydroplane speeding through the water.
Printed on verso: Miss Pepsi Unlimited Multiple Step Hydroplane, 1949-1956. Designed by John L. Hacker and built by Les Staudacher in Kawkawlin, MI., Miss Pepsi was the first hydroplane to qualify for a race at more than 100 mph.
In 1963, following complete restoration, she was placed on permanent display at the Dossin Museum.
Photo by John Higgins