Originally Posted by Ryan Beckley (Post 2632266)

Oh, I got you , who drew it, I agree and always thought it was a blown up Chris Cat......

Originally Posted by Ryan Beckley (Post 2632571)

I remember they one the National Championship with the "thriller" It WAS much BOXier than the Conquests that were very sleek comparitively. I am sorry I missed seeing you in Sunny Isles.

Originally Posted by Ryan Beckley (Post 2632784)

I sent him art for the name on your Skater along time ago and never heard back.....

Originally Posted by BROWNIE (Post 2630987)

When I agreed to leave Magnum (best job in the world except for the money) and become Prez of Cougar, they had not yet reached their dominance. Like most things, at least in my life, they were not exactly as they appeared. We were going to be the marine branch of McClaren, the Sabre Diesel distributor, etc. Never happened. Instead, we became the US racing arm of Cougar, Ltd. James Beard was my hero. One of the neatest guys I ever met. Big brain, very large stones. You could buy a Kevlar Cigarette for $24,000. We got $85,000 for a 38' Aluminum cat.

They sent me the cheese to buy Donzi's yard on the row, when the exchange rate was about 1 pound = $2.50 US. We operated at a small loss or a small profit, with "Mommy" sucking out the profit. After five years, the exchange rate was 1 pound equalled $1.03US. The yard had appreciated 50%. All in all, we bought the yard for 300,000 pounds, and sold it for 1,000,000 plus. Nobody makes that kind of bucks in the boat building business. The rest, as they say, is history.

I never regretted a minute of my time there.

Originally Posted by Ryan Beckley (Post 2632807)

I'll UPS them tomorrow.....