The Super 55 “Super Outboard Motor” is one of a few motor lines that carry the “SUPER” name in their branding. Later versions of the Super 55 motors have a smooth faceplate with a thin spar that wraps onto the top of the cowl. Instead of terminal-posts for the battery hookup, these motors came with attached blue and red battery wires coming from the back of the motor under the tray. These later versions came in three cowl color variations – red, green and orange. The red and green versions are similar in rarity with the orange version being the rarest of the battery wired versions but, not as rare as either terminal-post versions. Although these motors were never granted rights to the Mercury name or branding, the manufacture bowered a lot of styling form the early Mercury motor designs and logo. The “Super 55” Mercury-style “airplane” decal on each side of the cowl remained unchanged through all years of production for this line of motors. All production years of these motors came with very similar silver lower portion and a tiller arm extending from the front of the cowl above the transom bracket. The transom bracket itself was a single screws and cup set up with multi-angle and pitch articulation. All three battery wired versions of this motor came in a brightly colored blue and white box with motor graphics on the front featuring the red cowl and silver lower. The motor graphics on the correct box for the three later versions of this motor shows battery wire graphics instead of terminal-posts as seen on the earlier version box. The only manufacturer marking on the box is “Japan” but, given the similar castings found on other motors, it is presumed that these Super 55 motors were produced by the Sekai Seisakusho company in Japan during the mid-late 1950’s. Although these later Super 55 motors are semi-rare and have many Mercury branding and styling traits, currently they do not demand similar values as seen for other Mercury motors. These motors are still semi-unknown to the collecting community.

Notable Traits:

• Roughly 1:9 Scale – apx 4 inches tall

• Side cowl toggle-style on/off switch

• Blue and red attached battery wires with “C” style terminals

• Smooth faceplate

• Three color versions available in this configuration – red, green and orange

• Single transom screw and cup

• All metal construction

• Correct box has motor graphic on front showing battery wires

• Similar in rarity to the green version but, not as rare as the terminal-post versions

• Not widely known of or demand high values

• Country of Manufacturer: Japan

• Brand: (presumed) Sakai Seisakusho

• Production Years: Mid-late 1950’s

• Voltage: 3-6 volts

Rarity: 2/5
Desirability: 2/5 with box: 2.5/5
Value: 1.5-2/5 with box: 2/5