Day Boat, Anyone?

[chrisdobson45]

 

[JennyMorgan]

I well remember the 1964 Boat Show at Earls Court. I was taken by two boats, one being the Drascombe Lugger, the other being a Riva. Chalk and cheese, don't remember what the Drascombe cost but I do remember that the Riva was an incredible £40,000.00  and that was back then!  

[JanetAnne]

Absolutely gorgeous

Oh to have a pile of mahogany like that....

[FairTmiddlin]

3 hours ago, JanetAnne said:

Oh to have a pile of mahogany like that....

JA you have a pile of Mahogany like that

Only problem is yours is mostly Dust.

[grendel]

or the air gaps between the mahogony bits

[ZimbiIV]

Got one of them in the spare room.

paul

 

 

Okay it is only a model I made.

[stevebrassett]

I holidayed at Lake Garda last year.  Just up from the hotel was a small marina that predominantly had Riva sports boats.  Absolutely beautiful.  There was also an engine on a pallet, and even that was a work of art.

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

The Italians are masters at style, look at their cares and bikes. Just a shame their electronics are crap. 

[FairTmiddlin]

ST don't get me going on Magnetti Marelli possibly the worst electronics for fault finding

[Maxwellian]

It used to be the case about Italian Electrics in cars etc 30 odd years ago, is it still the case? Or are some of us just old with memories of elephants!

[Springsong]

I nearly bought one of those albeit  with only one 5.3 V8 Chrysler. would you believe it was in a garage  of a house on Dereham  Road just up from Waterworks Road. I didn't buy it £3000 was quite a bit in 1983.  I later heard the fellow who bought it ripped the bottom out doing a high speed turn on the Thames.