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Ghost Rider !!!!
Ghost Rider. What do you have??https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...58163b339e.jpg
Drawn by Walt Walters https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...6d87aa97ae.jpg A toy Ghost Rider |
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----Where did you find that, Bert??? So cool! see you soon in Port Huron...….Bill S
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[QUOTE=Top Banana;4647845 Bert
Here are some shots of Ghost Rider This was at the Newport Boat Show. Barry Cohen in the white shirt is the owner of Ghost Rider and me were staffing the booth for the show to educate some people about Offshore Racing and YES, this boat is WOOD!!![/QUOTE] Wow look at the cracks in the transom and the bow looks like it was made of spread on concrete. Would it float?. |
I haven't seen a Keller Speedometer in I don't know how long!!! Cool Boat!!!
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What's happening with her these days? Such an iconic boat.
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Originally Posted by littlenige
(Post 4895300)
What's happening with her these days? Such an iconic boat.
The boat has been completely restored and was shown after the restoration at the New York Boat Show the following winter. Barry and Rocky Aoki and I worked the booth that weekend. For the members that do not know the history of this boat, it was built using a Jim Wynne and Walt Walters design out of wood, over in England in secret. Wilf Souter built it his yard in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, for the 1966 Offshore Racing Season. Jim Wynne was the driver and he raced at Cowes and in the United States and the Bahamas. Power was from two Daytona turbo engines, 427 cu inch producing a sturdy 525 HP. The build was so secret that the boat was not seen until 3 days before the start of the April 1966 Miami to Nassau race. It won that race and it also won every single race it ran in in 1966 giving Jim Wynne the World Championship. The last I heard the boat was brought to a annual boat auction at the Boat Racing Museum in upstate NY a few years ago and was put up for bid. It was not bid on as the starting bid was too high to get the crowd interested. So Barry put it back in his heated and cooled storage shop and perhaps someday he may bring it out again. This was one of the last boats from the old era where the driver drove, throttled and navigated with a little help from the riding mechanic who stood beside the driver. These boats had to have a small overnight cabin and a full sized lifeline on the deck for safety. Barry Cohen made a mold off this boat and produced some pleasure boats and a race boat or two. They were called Barcone. As a matter of fact one of the race boats, was the first ride in a race for a guy that was interested in this sport as a way to promote his business. He raced with Barry doing the driving and throttling. He loved every minute of the race and he decided that this sport would be a very good way for him to promote his business and make it known all over the world. His name was Rocky Aoki and his business was BENIHANA Japanese Steak Houses. |
Any pictures of it fully restored.
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Originally Posted by Team Archer
(Post 4896295)
Any pictures of it fully restored.
Not quite sure why I can't post this photo....it's been awhile. Any other easier place to post it? |
TB click the square box next to the smiley face to upload the pic
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Thanks for the help
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Originally Posted by Team Archer
(Post 4896295)
Any pictures of it fully restored.
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https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...73920e263e.jpg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...6f51e10b01.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...f6f27b0bb0.jpg Ghost Rider at Clayton NY auction and owner of Ghost Rider, Hugh Doyle and designer and driver with Ghost Rider model Jim Wynne. |
Thanks , She's gorgeous.
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Is it in running order?
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Originally Posted by Top Banana
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Originally Posted by Top Banana
(Post 4896359)
Picture of restored Ghost Rider posted.
Any updates of what may become of the clone of The Cigarette ? |
Originally Posted by tommymonza
(Post 4896460)
Hey Charlie good to see you still around and contributing to the Offshore History.
Any updates of what may become of the clone of The Cigarette ? The guy with the clone of The Cigarette, the 32 foot Cary that used to be Thunderballs, has already restored the 1969 Bertram and the 41 foot Apache, Red Banner Boat, and he had next in line the former Slap Shot, the 36 foot Cigarette that was done over as Dirty Pearl.....so I am not sure if there is any other boats in line before The Cigarette restoration begins. |
Originally Posted by Team Archer
(Post 4896450)
Is it in running order?
Barry Cohen has mentioned several times that he would love to be able to race in a Cowes - Torquay Race, over in England, so he had the boat restored so it would be available if he decided to race it. |
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...053eb014b9.jpg
It looks like Jim Wynne is all alone on the boat in this shot. His riding mechanic is on the floor with 2 broken ankles and holding on for dear life. |
Originally Posted by Top Banana
(Post 4896527)
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...053eb014b9.jpg
It looks like Jim Wynne is all alone on the boat in this shot. His riding mechanic is on the floor with 2 broken ankles and holding on for dear life. |
Originally Posted by tommymonza
(Post 4896574)
What was the construction of the hull ? Framed and I assume plywood or just cold molded plywood ? I know the Europeans adapted plywood and cold molding years before the US.
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Originally Posted by tommymonza
(Post 4896460)
Hey Charlie good to see you still around and contributing to the Offshore History.
Any updates of what may become of the clone of The Cigarette ? I hope they can manage to pull this off and put the boat out there to be seen again. If I get any more updates, I will keep you in the loop. |
[QUOTE=Top Banana;4925817]Tommy to bring you up to date, the 32 Cary that was to be restored to be a clone of The Cigarette, has been sold in a 3 Cigarette boat deal to Cigarette Racing Team. It was sold under certain conditions that the boats had to be restored within a time frame.
I hope they can manage to pull this off and put the boat out there to be seen again. If I get any more updates, I will keep you in the loop.[/. That’s great news Charlie, looking forward to restoration updates. |
Same here. Any boat run by Peter Rothschild is of great significance to myself. May they do it right.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...df1d717e5d.jpg |
very nice
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I took that picture meat head race canceled sad but true! Carry on!
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Originally Posted by Top Banana
(Post 4925817)
Tommy to bring you up to date, the 32 Cary that was to be restored to be a clone of The Cigarette, has been sold in a 3 Cigarette boat deal to Cigarette Racing Team. It was sold under certain conditions that the boats had to be restored within a time frame.
I hope they can manage to pull this off and put the boat out there to be seen again. If I get any more updates, I will keep you in the loop. |
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