Description
Three color 9 1/2″ x 13″ ad for their Tiger Shark 800 outboard engine. The ad has a picture of this engine running on the back of a boat with a box calling attention to it’s Power Spread, the Trim Line Design, the Automotive Controls and the Electri-Shark System. The text mentions that, in addition to the 80 HP engine, they also had available 40 HP, 25 HP, >i>18 HP, 12 HP, the 7 1/2 HP Fishing Special and the 2 HP Shrimp. The ad calls it “The Newest Motor in the Outboard Industry” before mentioning many of the features on this product. The ad also mentions that “Jim Rathmann, Indianapolis 500 Speedway winner, uses twin West Bend 40’s“ on his boat pictured in the ad.
Source: September 26, 1960 Life magazine.
