We’d love to hear that the Wette Vette IS actually well and healthy and so long as we’re dreaming, maybe it might once again be reunited with this engine and make a few passes for old-time’s sake. A three-bladed prop takes the place of a pair of 315/35R17 rear tires and you can see the additional cooling lines in the back of the engine. Stamping 10ZTK X010220017 can be seen on the case of the engine, indicating that this was the 17th unit produced by MerCruiser on October 22, 1990. Bidding went from $7,000 to $10,000 in the last minutes of the auction, and whether or not this engine ever sees the open seas again, the person who plunked down the coin to own one of the rarest of the rare LT5 engines has surely got something to show his friends. The tow vehicle was stripped, and the ZR1 and big trailer were never recovered.”Īs it is, the engine comes complete with display stand, the MerCruiser 1.65:1 Bravo One outdrive system, the external cooling system and electronics that were modified to work with the Wette Vette’s outdrive system. Within hours of being reported stolen, the intact boat on its trailer and only the frame of the tow vehicle are recovered.
#JUNKYARD DOG THE GO GETTERS DRIVER#
Driver stopped in Ohio for the night, comes out in the morning and the whole thing is gone, except a pile of broken window glass. The whole setup was being towed by a dually pickup, which left Fond du Lac for a boat show in New York or Tennessee (debated?). The car-boat pair was on tour for car/boat shows on a big, custom, open trailer that held the boat on its own trailer behind the ZR1. Marinizing meaning building those custom jacketed SS headers, installing transom assembly, transmission, drive unit, cooling system, and dropping into the boat. “This engine was built in Stillwater, OK, but marinized by a group at what is now the Mercury Racing facility in Fond du Lac, WI. I’m posting it here since there are so many different stories, this should clear things up. I reached out to Racing, and this is what I got back. One comment on the auction site by ADDvanced (who claims to work for MerCruiser) clarifies much of the confusion about the theft. The engine was part of Rick Kirk’s collection until his passing when the seller then purchased the engine from his estate. In the above video posted to YouTube in 2015, the one who uploaded the video states that he saw the Wette Vette for sale in Germany three or four years ago, thus adding to the questions of the Wette Vette’s whereabouts. The engine comes with the special display stand, the external heat extractor system, the modified ECU to run the engine and the MerCruiser Outdrive and marine headers that marinized this particular LT5 engine. Kirk’s estate last year and contends, “Rick Kirk displayed this engine in his museum for years and it is absolutely THE one and only Wette Vette engine.” The seller is said to have purchased the engine from Mr. The engine was reportedly in the collection of R&K Machine founder Rick Kirk, who was involved with the prototype machine work and development of the LT5 engine. Interestingly, this LT5 engine recently showed up on for sale with a no reserve designation.
Rick Kirk displayed this engine in his museum for years and it is absolutely THE one and only Wette Vette engine.
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As is the case with so many mysteries, the internet is full of differing accounts of what happened. Some people say that the car and boat were separated, while others report that someone apparently just drove the Corvette away with boat in tow. Figure's pose cannot be changed.Interestingly, the ZR1, the boat and both of their LT5 engines were reportedly stolen while travelling to a show. I think to mimic the large padded gloves that dog handlers usually wear to help them train their dogs.Ĭlose up of the Junkyard figure. Also included with the toy was a rubber leash for Junkyard, a face mask for Mutt, an Ingram submachine gun, a stick like accessory (whose purpose I don't understand) and a helmet.Īccording to the filecard that came with the figure, his designation in the GI Joe team, was as a Dog Handler (K-9)Īs part of the 1984 line of GI Joe Real American Hero Figures, Mutt's head cannot tilt upwards, but can only turn left or right.Ĭlose up of the chest of Mutt showing knife and vest. Mutt came with a dog figure named Junkyard. Follows a dog who is a master escape artist, who must team up with his puppy pals to prevent their block from being robbed. Released in 1984 was the Mutt action figure for the GI Joe Real American Hero toy line of Hasbro. With Denise Richards, Patrick Muldoon, Sal Rendino, Nick Principe.
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