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Thanks Brandon!

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That brings back a lot of memories!

Thanks Brandon

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Brandon i envy ya i really do. if ya ever plan on selling that please write me a pm which i know ya wouldn't. but i have something i'm pretty sure noone has and that's a cigarette tatooon my back

donz jr
mike

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Hey Craig223

In pic. 33 thats my 28 Cig & thats my arm.

Taken in Point Pleasant race 1976.

I still have that Keller speedo an mount thats on the dash.

Talk about old school anyone remember Mr Keller ?

If you wanted one of his speedos you had to call him an make up a good

story why you needed it, you were lucky if you got one.

L.S.

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Inside of the old catalog for the 46.

The Bullet.

The Revolution.

The others are atill packed away.

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Just thought I would point out that Cigarette has been selling T-Shirts and clothing since WAY before Skip Braver. I'm sure most of Cigarette critics already knew that though. :rolleyes: :D

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Inside of Hawks catalog.

All of their avaliable options.

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i happpen to have most of the build sheets from 1996 through 2000

I even found the build sheet to our cig and to Primal instincs boat

they were all left in a 3 ring binder on the floor amongst trash after cig pulled out of the old building (And we snuck in) we where ther last year during Miami boat show and got som cool memrobila including the build sheets

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Good stuff Bro :cool:

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Boatme, I remember that thread of yours. All nice finds.

I can't believe they would leave that kind of stuff behind.

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Ummmm, I think you are forgeting the one where they used your boat coming out of the girls lips.....Or how about the tv ad where they used your boat!!?? :D :D :drink:

I just thuoght maybe those should be your favorite ;) ;)

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Tank,
Thanks for the reminders.
But I didn't think that either one was really that sexy.
The "Do I get a ride" and "Blonde Look" ads really always defined Cigarette for me. I'm sure you know what I mean.
Best to everyone on the "Left" coast,
Rob..

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Anyone that has ever seen you, one of your boats and your crew knows exactly what you mean!!! :drink:

You coming down to Key West?

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Yea, I know the story!! :drink:

Someone needs to post both the old and new Blonde look ads. That ad was always my favorite. I wouldn't mind getting a poster of it.

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Curt,
You're too kind. Key West is out for us this year but we are doing the Miami Boat Show Run for sure And I'm sure that we'll bring more "Crew" along too.
But do me a favor and Drop the Sticks once for me on the way down, I'll be riding on your shoulder.

Tank,
I've got several Shots that I did with Christina, various renditions of the "Blonde" ad. I think that I may have even sent one to you. At any rate Jerry Wyszatcki of Avatar worked with us on them and we did a whole series of Black and White with her and I but they are framed and I'm not able to scan them. And the statute of limitations of girlfriends would not allow me to post them anyway.

Best,
Rob..

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LMAO :D :D :D :D Yea, you sent me the aerials a couple of years ago. I have them hung up in the garage. That was with the 'finger print' boat though I believe. Great pics at any rate!

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I hope you meant those lips, if not sorry I missed that other add...

http://www.dupontregistry.com/vmimg/...eb2003-IFC.jpg

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Love that commercial. Here it is;

2 Megs;
http://www.llsoc.com/Videos/Cigarette.rm

6 Megs;
http://www.llsoc.com/Videos/Cigarette.wmv

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A few of the "Does this mean" deals.

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I've personally never experienced that sort of reaction as the result of owning a Cig.

But.. One of my neighbors wanted to dump a plate of spaghetti over my head at a restaurant last summer :D

Kurt

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Yep and there are 2 more. It was a two page ad that was for the Platinum Series Top Guns. I have it and will post it when I can get to it.

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Most likely a saleboter and he was to cheap to lose all that expensive pasta. He should of thanked you for making his wife moist, god knows a power-rag deal can't do that.

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"First take my shirt off and we'll take care of the ride part!"


:D:D:D

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or this one. :cool:

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True statements.

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Somebody help me with this. When I watch the 6MB video (over and over -thanks GLH) -when the guy driving says "I got to get me one of those" -the throttles look like they are completely pulled back. Is this justs some TV magic?

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My guess is, and this is only a guess.
Is that for the speaking parts the guy had to pull back for a moment on the throttles to be heard.
My boat did not have the windscreen option. (Wasn't available yet) and with the flaps down it would have been nigh impossible to hear anything at a 40 mph.
Phil told me at the time that he would get the boat up and running and then switch places with the actor. Phil then crouched below in the Cabin out of Camera sight. He also mentioned that they were only cruising at around 40-50 mph most of the time. and that it took 6 cameras to catch all the action including one on a boom hanging over the bridge.
It is a cool commercial and the Pres. of LS owners club told me that it is second in all time response next to a previous one where the theme was doing doughnuts I think in a parking lot. (Don't quote me on that) at any rate I am proud of the fact that a boat I designed was picked from all the others but other than that I'll be the first to say that I had nothing to do with it but lend them the boat and anyone else could have done that.
Best,
Rob..

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Yea, the commercial is killer. But I like your big cheese eatin grin lookin' at the camera in the 'lips' ad!! :eek: :drink: :drink:

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It's stuff like this that make this site worth coming to everyday. Thanks for that.

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another one. :cool:

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brandon...nice collection! that hawk brochure has the 39 competition cigarette now owned by guy lamotta...i ran that boat with the previous owner...what a cool ride!

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can u send me a larger picture of the hawk catalog and the revolution catalog?

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Sure, post an email address you would like it sent to.

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[email protected]
im redoing a 1990 rev with triple hawks and am tryin to get some idea and info about the boat and engines. Thanks

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Thanks for the trip down memory lane...I have accumulated a lot of the same memorabilia over the years but you go back more into the seventies than I did.

Could you please provide me with some info?

One of the images you have posted shows a magazine article reviewing (3) three Cigarettes, a 31 Bullet, a 35 Cafe Racer and a 38 Top Gun on the same page. I believe it is in the 'Apache image' section. I currently own the 38 Top Gun on the bottom of the page. I know I was the original Top Gun factory demo boat in 1987 and owned by Jeff Friedman, who bought Cigarette from Don Aronow. Nice to see it in print.

What magazine and issue did this article appear in? I'd like to try and find a clean copy of that magazine for my collection.

Thanks,
orig tg demo

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It appeared in Forbes magazine, "The Best of Everything" issue. October 24th, 1988. Nice ride. :cool:

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Thanks for the prompt reply...!!! I'll try and find the magazine.

Just a brief update on the boat for those who might be interested:

It was still in original condition when I bought it in Jan 1998 with 195 very pampered hours on it. Over the course of several years I replaced the Hawk 6000's (540's) with Mel Riggs custom built 572's and all the best goodies: Callies crank, Carillo rods, J&E pistons, CMI exhaust, Dart heads & intakes, Crane roller rockers, Crane/Mercury Racing cam, Holley 1150 Dominator carb. Rebuilt both drives - SSM III's. Paint still all original and is beautiful, especially the airbrushed hawk logo. New padded hatch cushion with Cig logo. Repainted old competition dash to all white with new white Gaffrig gauges and yellow bezels. Just a tasteful update to a nice classic.

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why not copy the works and sell the packages of the copies. i'd luv 2 have copies of all the cool cigarette history. ratman

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That is alsome. I would love to have that collect. Let me know if you sell or make copies.

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Excellent collection.