CougarM

Anyone know !

Starflite X

Judging from the cars the pic was taken in the
States but I've never seen anything like that.

CougarM

Ben,

The picture was taken at Lake X in the late 70's or early 80's.

I also have a picture after the race!

Pete

littlenige

Is it a Molinari?? I recall a couple of wild looking catīs from the late 70īs early 80īs. Black Tornado will probably know for sure - Marco?

Andrew Corn

I believe this is a Jim Cauldwell (sp?), Bill Elswick wood cat cir. 1980 at Lake X. Not sure the history but I think it went down in pieces testing in Lauderdale. Not sure it ever made it to the race course.

AC

CougarM

Yep it was Bill Elswick, not sure of the builder

This is what it looked like after a race

littlenige

Ouch!

7xchamp

Nigel: This was a cat for Billy Elswick built by Galdwell, had a huge tunnel in it, big wood boat supposed for rough water. They crashed it big time testing off Laud. Caldwell was almost killed in the accident, Billy was OK. Remember the Molinari cat that showed up for the Venice worlds when I ran the Cigarette Halter Black Cat for Aronow. There should be some pix of that boat around somewhere, another huge wood boat. 7xchamp

Black Tornado

Never sight a thing of that kind.
It remembers me the first Cougar.
However you are right Nigel it remembers some the Molinari of Niccolai for Venice 1979. A fiasco.
I think that Richie spoke about this pic.

littlenige

Thanks for the info gents. Marco what material was the Martini cat built from? Wood or alloy?