Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

[DJ]

Let's all join in celebrating Evinrudes 100!

Nice brochure, with history at: www.Evinrude.com

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

show a great history. worth watching.

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

I might have to see if our 1909 Evinrude still grinds coffee. (Historical note: Bess Evinrude initially referred to Ole's invention as a 'coffee grinder'). It's been probably 20 years since we fired it up...
- Scott

 

[Bard1]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

That was cool!

 

[QC]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

Love that. I didn't see when Ole died? Interesting that there was no mention of the I/O business. Considering the depth of the history lesson that seemed odd. I know it was a negative, but so was the bankruptcy and a few other notes . . .

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

well they really were not known for the i/o business. and would probably like to find a giant rub to sweep it under. along with the FICHT.

 

[steelespike]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

I might have to see if our 1909 Evinrude still grinds coffee. (Historical note: Bess Evinrude initially referred to Ole's invention as a 'coffee grinder'). It's been probably 20 years since we fired it up...
- Scott

Hi Scott I wonder what the odds are for 2 of the 1909s being within a couple of miles of one another?Of course having one in the same family since new
is pretty unusual.Does Duane have one as well? That would make the odds really wild.

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

Hi Spike,
I only know of one older than ours and that is in Canada. Duane has at least one RBM but it is mid teens...
- Scott

 

[wbeaton]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

I was just going to ask if yours was the oldest known RBM, Scott.

If you do fire it up, please take a short video of it. I'd love to see and hear it in action. The oldest I've ever seen was a 1911.

 

[DJ]

Re: Evinrude Celebrates 100 Years!

What is funny is that the inventor of the I/O (Charlie Strang) ended up running OMC.

Strang sold the rights, along with sort of co-inventor Jim Wynne, to Volvo when he was still with KeiKhaefer Mercury. Wynne negotiated the deal. Strang was the brains.