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In the midst of the Great Depression,
Allez was an anomaly. A luxury boat that only a select few could afford. An exorbitant, no-holds-barred work of art. Today, more than nine decades later, it’s still a marvel. The 48-foot 1930 Chris-Craft Commuter, the first of five models built and one of only two known to exist, is now ready for its next captain.
The luxurious wooden vessel fully restored and offered for $649,000 through Antique Boat America was created as a prototype and given the name
Allez (“Go” in French) by Chris-Craft founder Christopher Columbus Smith. Antique Boat America
“This is an amazing opportunity to own a historically significant vessel that has been under single ownership for many years,” says Mark Krzyzanowski, Antique Boat America’s vice president of operations. “This prototype by Chris-Craft is truly a bookend to an era of wealth, extravagance, and luxury.”
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