Found an old 36 Cigarette raceboat today.
#44
#45
About the ASSO it was very famous during the pre-war period in the world speed record attempts.
Looking the third pic we can note the first stern drive of the world.
It was created by the Engineer Guido Cattaneo.
I will speak about it soon in a new thread on OSO dedicated to who really invented the stern drives unit.
Surely wasn't Jim Wynne or him collegue Strang at the times in Mercury in the fifties.
Looking the third pic we can note the first stern drive of the world.
It was created by the Engineer Guido Cattaneo.
I will speak about it soon in a new thread on OSO dedicated to who really invented the stern drives unit.
Surely wasn't Jim Wynne or him collegue Strang at the times in Mercury in the fifties.
#49
Thread Starter
Registered

Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 4,788
Likes: 1,377
From: naples,florida
MF it is located at the Abbate yard in Italy on the road between Lugano and Como just over the Swiss border coming from Lugano
It would be shame for it to be scrapped.I can't imagine Abbate wanting anything for it other than someone to haul it away.
If anything it would be cool to see restored just for viewing not for running.
Marco I can't wait to here the story about the outdrive.If you would like you can PM me the story in Italiano and I will have my girlfriend translate and i will send it back to you transcribed.Her english is excellent.
It would be shame for it to be scrapped.I can't imagine Abbate wanting anything for it other than someone to haul it away.
If anything it would be cool to see restored just for viewing not for running.
Marco I can't wait to here the story about the outdrive.If you would like you can PM me the story in Italiano and I will have my girlfriend translate and i will send it back to you transcribed.Her english is excellent.


