Stanley S. Sayres (1896-1956), the owner and driver of the hydroplane, moved to King County in 1932. He was in the automobile business heading the American Automobile Company, a Chrysler car dealership at 1001 Broadway in Seattle, and an auto parts store in the University District. Sayres also owned the Jen-Cel-Lite Corporation, a manufacturer of cold weather clothes. He became interested in speedboat racing in 1926 in Oregon, and his interest continued after he moved to King County, Washington. In 1949, Sayres built a 17-room home on the east side of Hunts Point near the point's north end (4450 Hunts Point Road), along with a boathouse for his hydroplanes. Hunts Point is on the east side of Lake Washington.
Sayres had owned and raced smaller boats, but he wanted to try for a
world record. With this in mind, he commissioned Ted Jones to design the
Driving his hydroplane,
- Information retrieved from Pacific Coast Architectural Database and History Link
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Photographs of Stanley Sayers family, hydroplanes
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Adrianna Foss (grand-daughter of Stanley Sayres)
Photographs of Sayres as a child and young man. A few photographs of Sayres with automobiles.
Photographs of Sayres with hydroplanes and celebrating his winnings.
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Photographs of race cars and site locations including Sayres's home.