Miss Embassy Found?

[Mike Lloyd]

It might be old news but I have only just picked this up:

"Thunder Bird last raced in the 1976 Cowes Torquay Cowes - see photo of the boat in this race. Prior to this she was raced as Miss Embassy. She is a Don Shead designed boat. Her machinery consists of two side by side 498 fuel injected Chevi's, race legs by Kiehaefer".

Will be going to see it next week to see if this is true. Does anyone know anything about it?
ML.
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[BigBird1964]

Was in West Sussex and for sale about a year ago, I think the guy was asking £60k.

[FLYING FISH]

Goodness Mike,you`ll have me reaching for the tranquilisers.Miss Embassy indeed.Unoembassy if you don`t mind.Actually it retired in the 1977 Spithead race,which probably was it`s last appearance.There have been mutterings it`s not bonfired yet,so look out Pash,it`s coming to get you.A sister boat to keep you honest.

[Mike Lloyd]

Goodness Mike,you`ll have me reaching for the tranquilisers.Miss Embassy indeed.Unoembassy if you don`t mind.Actually it retired in the 1977 Spithead race,which probably was it`s last appearance.There have been mutterings it`s not bonfired yet,so look out Pash,it`s coming to get you.A sister boat to keep you honest.

Ahh, Unoembassy, sorry Flying Fish, that makes sense. I'll take some pics anyway. Howard Wreatham has just told me it's a 40ft Planatec. Can hardly believe it! He has also told me of a host of other "ancients", Cigarettes and the like that are sitting around in Barns all over the country. Personally I don't understand this thing about keeping boats in barns for thirty years. It's nonsense, after all they don't grow in value. Get them out in the market place and sell the darn things so we can all enjoy seeing them being raced again.

[the edge]

That's been on the web for sale for at least a couple of years the ad said would make a good round britain 08 contender !

[the edge]

I wonder what happened to the champagne mumm cigarette ? I last saw it's trailer in wareham about 15 years ago perhaps that one of the cigs in barns mentioned.

[Mike Lloyd]

I wonder what happened to the champagne mumm cigarette ? I last saw it's trailer in wareham about 15 years ago perhaps that one of the cigs in barns mentioned.

Apparently Mike Mantle blew the engines some years ago and it's been hiding down that way ever since, engineless, so the story goes. In a Barn, as you say but where?

[FLYING FISH]

Will `Howard the Mole` spill the beans on just what ciggys he`s unearthed?

From what I can make out there are the following

35` Limit Up
37` Peter Stuyvesant
35` Champagne Mumm - Wareham
36` Colt Sapporo - Drivers
36` Realite Charger - in Norway
40` Limit Up II - South of France

Or are they production ciggys.

It almost requires a raceboat mart on a website if there are that many.

[the edge]

What a great idea come on boat spotters where are they now ?? I only recognised the trailer if memory serves me right it had a cruiser on it ?

[Mike Lloyd]

Realite Charger actually entered for the RB08 in Class 11 but backed off at the last moment saying he thought he would damage the boat.

If he had entered and kept going he would have won that Class and/or the Classic class! It looked to be in great condition and fully restored.
ML.
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[littlenige]

I think he may have pulled out due to stipulations over the fuel tanks (you know that old chestnut, Health & Safety gawd bless it), but I stand to be corrected if anyone knows differently....

[baj666]

can someone tell me why there called cigarette boats...and dont say because there long and slim:rolleyes:

[Cookee]

can someone tell me why there called cigarette boats...and dont say because there long and slim:rolleyes:

http://www.cigaretteracing.com/

[baj666]

http://www.cigaretteracing.com/

:worthy: :worthy: just 6 numbers this saturday please please...i allways used to walk old ladys across the road and ive allways takin stray dogs off the street plus i once gave a pound coin to a blind person outside tescos and never even waited for my sticker for christ sake

[dowdy]

1,2,3,4,5 and 49.:devil: