Just found at the website of "Poplar Mechanics" magazine: In the Septemer 1962 edition they had a model plan and instructions on how to build your own Delta Queen wind-up model that's propelled by a rubber band. On their website they published a PDF file of this article "Modeling the Delta Queen - Last of the Mississippi River overnight passenger steamboats, this 285 ft. stern-wheeler carries vacationers on leisurely 10 m.p.h. river cruises".

Franz Neumeier

We've just received an e-mail from New Zealand from which you can read between the lines how stunned people are about the Delta Queen's situation even as far away as New Zealand. What an absurd idea to destroy such an icon with fans all over the world. When I receive e-mails like this it makes the situation to appear even more unreal than it is already.

I'd like to share this e-mail with you:
"Hi, I have just seen your website for saving the Delta Queen river boat, as I dont live...

Franz Neumeier

Rep. James Oberstar obviously has deleted 9 negative comments that had been posted in response to his speech in the House of Representatives on April 24, 2008 on YouTube (see video below). Just in case Mr. Oberstar decides to even delete the whole video, you'll find another copy of the video on YouTube.

We've documented the manipulative manner of this speech and his untrue statements at save-the-delta-queen.org before (Rep. Oberstar’s manipulatory tricks in his Delta Queen speech ...),...

Franz Neumeier