Re: What is an Antique?

[Anonymous]

When the club was formed in 1966, only 1950 and older motors were allowed at meets and the name of the club is AOMCI. Later and I do not remember the exact date, the club changed the by laws to include classics (motors built in 1951 and newer) to let members bring classics to meets. 1950 /1951 was the cut off date chosen because this was the year time frame that motors started to be sold in large numbers with a gear shift. These motors over night made direct drive motors obsolete. The Johnson PO and the Evinrude Speedytwin and the Mercury KF9 all were shortly left to collect dust while the new shift motors took over and water skiing became popular. The club added the classic motors (1951-1987) to the allowed motor list to attract new members.