Thanks for the great info guys. After picking myself up off the floor I must bow to Black Tornado!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great history.

Jeff

Black Tornado

Could you send me those pictures you posted regarding the Trussardi CUV ?

I can,t vieuw pictures here at oso forums.

thanks Stirling

That boat is not a Buzzi. After working with us on the "Rocky" Conquest in 1984, Didier Pironi had George Linder fly over and visit the ACX yards with him. The goal was a "pre preg" ultralight hull to be finished in the autoclaves at ACX, at that time the home of France's America's Cup sailboats. Didier had a fixed notion about a monohull with "tumblehome" sides. When George and I looked at his desired narrow beam and the complete lack of recovery in the event of a barrel roll condition, we backed away from the project fearing the worst. For the record we had nothing to do with the final design. There was some conversation around safety canopies and a sit down configuration for the boat that also fell on deaf ears. Didier was a charming guy who used to call me from his car phone from France at the oddest hours. French sponsors were lined up to back him. He was a French national hero and had Carte Blanche at the finest restaurants and could seemingly flaunt the traffic laws with immunity (parking on the side walk, driving at 150-200 mph on the highways, etc). This, coupled to his Formula One racing background with Ferrari, made him a bit disdainful, I believe, of the relatively modest speeds in Offshore racing at that time, and the false sense of security that the big hulls give someone who did not grow up with smaller boats (same problem today). Sadly, this combined to make a fatal brew.

By the way the Lambo V-12's came out of their huge SUV's which were made for "off road" excursions in mostly Arab countries. Didier was the connection that got a set for Jean Pierre Fruitier, and we put them in "Rocky".

T2x

Sterling,
here are some pics I took at Lemmer some years ago:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff120/oli5400/5.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff120/oli5400/6.jpg
http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff120/oli5400/7.jpg

Strange it was the choice for Procar in the 1986 of a 38' CUV when it was already considered obsolete. Della Valle, Spelta and others had switch to the more competitives 40'o 41' also with solutions to three engines.
Perhaps motive was a good discount...

Does anyone have any video of the "Colibri"??? If so; I`d be VERY happy if you`d send me an e-mail; [email protected]

Jon from Norway

Here you go Jon,

http://www.mtiboats.no/bilder/videos/12.wmv

Jeff

A MILLION thanks, Jeff!
Funny thing....it was on a norwegian site.... How could I miss it?

There is more of "Colibri" at the end of this video.

http://se.youtube.com/watch?v=6TGPmf29XeI

Jeff

Black Tornado?
Do you know something of a 37 cougar '6666 le team'?

thanks