| Glastron Boats are mostly known for a few main | | | | the first models to offer a fibreglass hardtop. |
| things which created their high profile very quickly. | | | | As Glastron Boats was rising to success they |
| The first was that they produced the first larger | | | | began to expand their facilities in Northwest |
| scale fibreglass runabouts, which consisted of | | | | Austin, where they purchase 8 acres of land. |
| around 500,000 boats which is a lot more than | | | | Glastron Boats saw new innovative technologies |
| any other boat company. Secondly in 1973 they | | | | within their new models including a two tones gel |
| produced boats for 'Live and Let Die' the popular | | | | coat hull, the Aqua Lift deep-vee hull, and their |
| James Bond film. From this 17 of the boats they | | | | first tri-hull boat. By the beginning of the 1960s |
| produced where destroyed while shooting the | | | | Glastron boats saw half of its boat sales come |
| boat scene to create the perfect speed and | | | | from the innovative models with the deep-vee |
| height for the jump scene which broke records. In | | | | Aqua lift. In the 1970s Glastron saw its 100,000 |
| the 1980s they designed a boat for another | | | | boat being built, and they also replaced there |
| James Bond film 'Moonraker.' This boat then went | | | | standard steering which led to a big increase |
| on to be given the 'Boat of the Year' prize by | | | | within safety. |
| Powerboat Magazine. Glastron also produced the | | | | In the 1980s and 1990s Glastron boats saw two |
| bat boat which is one of their most famous boats | | | | large expansions. The first was to New Braunfels |
| today. This boat was featured in the batman | | | | in Texas, and the second was to a larger location |
| movie and also the TV series. These movements | | | | in Little Falls Minnestona. In 1997 Glastron had a |
| made Glastron Boats extremely famous and well | | | | new innovative idea which led to stronger but |
| known today. | | | | lighter boats which created a better performance. |
| The company was first set up in 1956 when four | | | | This came about when they started using |
| people shared a common interest in building | | | | multi-axial fibreglass. |
| fibreglass boats, these where Robert R. | | | | In the last few years Glastron have developed a |
| Hammond, William D. Gaston, Robert A. Shoop | | | | new technology called the VEC Technology. This |
| and Guy W. Woodard. They released their first | | | | consists of a closed-mould boat building process. |
| two models in 1957. These models offered their | | | | From this Glastron expanded an extra 95,000 |
| customers something which others did not, and | | | | square feet to secure an area to support their |
| that was a choice of different deck colours. They | | | | new technology. Today most of Glastron Boats |
| then released three other models which where | | | | are built using this VEC technology. |