19' Commander

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The 19' Commander is closely related to the Chris Craft XK-19 built by the Corsair divsion as model years 1970-1974. A total of 276 XK-19 were built carrying serial numbers ORCZ-19-xxxx and ORAV-19-xxxx.

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More facts and figures on every Chris Craft made 1922-1972 is available in the book Chris Craft - The Essential Guide by Jerry Conrad, The Mariners Museum.

Chris Craft's chief stylist Dick Avery tell us how the 19' Commander and the 23' Commander came about. This video was recorded and prepared by Whitney Pillsbury, Membership Chair of the CCCC.

Whitney Pillsbury bought a 19' Commander in 2007. In addition to being a true Commander enthusiast Whitney is also a skilled photographer and video editor. Click the image above to enjoy his video of the first test run with his 19' Commander Playday.

19' Commander Playday owned by CCCC membership chair Whitney Pillsbury.

1969 XK-19 owned by Elaina Pirro in Syracuse, NY. The boat has been recently renovated.

1969 XK-19 owned by Elaina Pirro in Syracuse, NY

1969 Commander owned by Rob Gardella, Connecticut.This boat is hull numer 83 with good paint over original red gelcoat (NOT blue as Conrad noted)
 

Note rack and pinion steering, original upholstery and dashboard, original hardware, Two hundred hrs on the clock, original log type manifolds with 1968 casting stamps, original 327 Small block is now a 350, but all original otherwise.

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