What brands
 

No longer exist as we once knew them?

Actual "Performance Boats" both I/O and outboard that either the company went out of business or they simply changed directions and no longer build a performance boat line any longer.

Apache
Awesome
Bananna Boat
Baja
Century Ultra
Chaparral Villain
Chief
Chris Craft
Cougar
Excalibur
Four Winds
Glastron
IMP
Midnight Express
PowerPlay
PowerQuest
Scarab
Stryker
Sunbird
Super Hawaii
VIP

What other brands am I forgetting?

Excalibur

Cigarette - it got better........much better.

Bear Stearns

:Whatever:

Too funny but I think they are still alive just barely!

Cougar

These are a few companies that use to
market performance boats, that no longer
do.

Chris Craft

Sea Ray

Chapparral

IMP

VIP

Cobalt ??(...not shure if they're still doing the 343)

Regal

Keep the coming. I updated the list at the top.

There are more then I thought.

glastron

They built a performance boat?

they did few, the ole' glastron carlson series of boats. and the CSX series, smaller boats but cool.

this is getting fun now - coffee just kicked in...

Larson - they did a 25 foot stepped bottom at one time
Four Winns - didn't they do a series called "liberator" or something???

I had an '89 GX 219 sport cuddy. 454mag. Ran 70mph on the lie-o-meter! Probably 66ish. Looked very sharp for the day. It spanked the Pachangas running with me.!!

Sunbird--don't remember who made them but they had a small performance boat--20' and 22' I think with a big block Chevy.
Jay

SWEET

I updated the list.

Thanks

Thanks I forgot about Four Winds and I eve have a buddy that has a 28 foot with twin big blocks!

Mariah.

Celebrity (Andretti).

Rinker (262 Performance boat, 2 years in 2002, 2003?)

Midnight Express

I like the topic but think the question needs to be more clear. Are you looking for performance only brands that have gone out of business, changed owners, or changed their overall business? and for good or poor?
Magnum started out with a 27ft race boat after a few owners they now make their money on 90ft yachts.
Cigarette has had more owners than Magnum but now they not only build a European express cruiser they also market a 55ft yacht that they don't even build themselves.

Bertram went from race boat to fishing yacht

Actual "Performance Boats" both I/O and outboard that either the company went out of business or they simply changed directions and no longer build a performance boat line any longer.

Your next post "Bertram" is an excellect example.

Thank you

Dock,what about Stryker they made a 30 footer with a single engine back in the early 80's

Thoroghbred (Steve Stepp's company before Velocity)

Banana Boat

Chief

Thunderbird (became Formula)

Evinrude (made boats in the 80's I HAD one!)

Century

Tell me more.

From what I know they are alive and well making pretty much the same outboard series.

Pretty much the same company same line just new name. I think they actually still use these names don't they?

Formula by Thunderbird

Now that is a new one on me!

What type of boat and what was the speed?

It is not the same company. Midnights used to be hardcore closed deck I/o performance boats back during the miami vice days........

Well the list is growing and there may be more out of business, or out of the performance business then there are brands still in business!

it was an 18' tri-hull with an OMC outdrive and Kaiser V-6 engine. Here is a link:

http://hhscott.com/evinrude/buick_v6.htm

http://hhscott.com/evinrude/

hydrostream

Interesting boat.

Did it hit that official performance boat mark of 60 MPH?

It looks like they are alive and well, with some pretty nice boats!

Super Hawaii.

Owner of the company is still in jail for building know smuggling boats!

Now that is what it is all about!:cool-smiley-027:

The real history of offshore.

In the 80's, Chaparral made the Villain and Century made the Ultra...

Mirage

Here's some information on IMP that I copied off the general forum.

IMP was Iola Molded Plastics. Iola Kansas. they had many owners over the years and the IMP stood for many things.
International Marine Products and the best was It Might Plane.

Hell no

MAYBE REGGIE WILL BUY THEM AND MAKE THEM FASTER!:D

Add a BEAK!

PS

I love your avatar.