Miss Canada IV under construction

Miss Canada IV

Miss Canada IV, 1949 Harmsworth Trophy

Miss Canada IV, 1949 Harmsworth Trophy

Miss Canada IV

1949

CA-9 Miss Canada IV (Canada)

Owner – Ernest Wilson
Designer – Douglas Van Patten
Builder – Greavette Boat Co.
Length – 34 ft
Beam – 10 ft 6 in.
Hull – keel-knuckle step hydro
Colour – Mahogany
Driver – Harold Wilson [1949-50]

Miss Canada IV, Rolls Royce Griffon engine   Power – Rolls-Royce Griffon
Miss Canada IV record run   B/F – 3rd (Harmsworth)

Holder of North American speed record – 138.6 mph.

 

1950

B/F – 4th (Harmsworth)

Miss Supertest [Photo: Ben Keller]

1951

CA-9 Miss Supertest

Owner – J. Gordon Thompson (Canada)
Power – Rolls-Royce Merlin
Driver – Bill Braden [1951-53]

DNQ

Miss Supertest

1952

DNF

 

1953

B/F – 7th (Silver Cup)

Miss Canada IV

Miss Canada IV after rebuild by Harold Mistele

1980's

CA-9 Miss Canada IV

Owners – Joe Frauenheim & Harold Mistele

Miss Canada IV on her way to the Muskoka Museum

1986

Owner – Port Carling Museum, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada
Miss Canada IV at the Ingersoll Cheese Factory Museum

Ingersoll Cheese Factory Museum (home of Miss Canada IV)

Miss Canada IV [Photo: Derek Osborn]

Miss Canada IV [Photo: Derek Osborn]

2000's

Location – Ingersoll Cheese Factory Museum, Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada

See Also:

bullet Miss Canada IV / Miss Supertest
bullet Wilson Boat Sets Mark
bullet The Wilsons and the Miss Canadas
bullet What Became of  Miss Canadas III & IV?

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