1955

U-50 Miss Wayne (2) (USA )

Owner - Frank (Bud) Saile (Detroit)
Designers - Frank Saile & Dan Arena
Builder - Dan Arena
Length - 33ft 6in
Beam - 12ft 9in or 13ft 3in
Detail - long nose cowl
Weight - 9,500
Colour - mahogany
Power - two V12 Allisons side by side
Driver - Frank Saile

Best finish - 2nd

Miss Wayne (2), Seattle 1956

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Detail - (5) sponsons vents, auxiliary tanks
Colours - yellow, white & blue
Drivers - Frank Saile, Bob McElroy, Jack Bartlow, & Lee Schoenith

Best finish - 2nd

Jack Regas drove measured mile at 163 mph.

Miss Wayne (2), 1957

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After being retired from competition, Miss Wayne sat on the roof of Dewey's Lumberville in Detroit (together with the second Such Crust IV) for many years as a display.
Miss Wayne (2), detail

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