VintageOffshoreClassic

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

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

Thank you Hugh

h2oboater

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

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

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

Ryan Beckley

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

CougarM

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

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

CougarM

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

Biggus

iTrader: (1)

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

Kurt

h2oboater

Here is one of this Couger Cat's lives.