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VintageOffshoreClassic 05-20-2007 05:12 PM

1985 Cougar race cat
 
Does anybody know this boats history?, A friend is looking at buying it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-...QQcmdZViewItem.

Thank you Hugh

h2oboater 05-20-2007 09:54 PM

I believe Jack Bishop raced a 24' Cougar [Smillin' Jacks] in APBA Stock class before he raced his 30' Modified class Chris Cat. I looked at it back in the late 80,s when it was for sale, this may be it ???? I may still have a add for it in one of my old Powerboat Magazines.

BROWNIE 05-21-2007 07:21 AM

That looks like the Toleman twins boat. We imported one of these to America in the mid '80's and wiped out "Production" Class

VintageOffshoreClassic 05-21-2007 07:44 AM

Thank you for the info, it looks fast for back in the day...

Ryan Beckley 05-21-2007 08:53 AM

It was probably Scarlett O'hara's and then Smilin Jacks........hope it doesn't have termites.

CougarM 05-21-2007 11:34 AM

If it is the old Tolman Group, Scarlett O'hara's, Smilin Jacks, and Paradox I built the boat in 1979/80. The boat was originally built for UIM class 3D (4 litre class) It was raced by Mike & Gary Toleman when they moved up to Class 2 the boat was sold to America to a guy called Walter Beasley who raced it as Scarlett O'hara's, somewhere I have some pictures of it blowing over backwards during a kilo run in Sarasota when it was called Paradox

Ryan Beckley 05-21-2007 12:21 PM

The Kilo it blew over in was 1987 I THINK and it was in New Orleans.

CougarM 05-21-2007 12:50 PM


Originally Posted by Ryan Beckley (Post 2135010)
The Kilo it blew over in was 1987 I THINK and it was in New Orleans.

That was it, i will see if I can find the pictures

Biggus 05-21-2007 04:07 PM

Ryan, your sure know your offshore history! I'm always impressed!

Kurt

h2oboater 05-21-2007 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by h2oboater (Post 2134463)
I believe Jack Bishop raced a 24' Cougar [Smillin' Jacks] in APBA Stock class before he raced his 30' Modified class Chris Cat. I looked at it back in the late 80,s when it was for sale, this may be it ???? I may still have a add for it in one of my old Powerboat Magazines.

Here is one of this Couger Cat's lives.


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