The whole thing was financed by Aga Khan and Fiat chairman Giovanni Agnelli...https://media.gettyimages.com/photos...11?s=2048x2048
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The whole thing was financed by Aga Khan and Fiat chairman Giovanni Agnelli...https://media.gettyimages.com/photos...11?s=2048x2048
Let's be clear--Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Sir Richard had two boats--
The first--sunk
The second--established the record
I'm running out of pictures here in the 'Desert Southwest'--
I've cobbled these two
http://i64.tinypic.com/hrh7r9.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/sovlhs.jpg
...220' LOA - 47' Beam - 406 Tons Displacement - 3 GE Turbines derived from F-18 Fighters powering three water jets with a total horsepower of sixty thousand H.P. - Crossed the Atlantic without refueling in 58 hours-34 minutes-5 seconds at an average 63 miles per hour...http://www.charterworld.com/images/f...0DESTRIERO.jpg
..after restoration...https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015...0906139279.jpg
...as found weathered & forgotten in the back corner of a sailboat yard before being restored & sold...
http://www.bluebird-electric.net/boa...lers-Stern.jpg
If you thought Branson spent a shilling or two on his transatlantic efforts——— it must have been penny washers compared to that mother.Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Well, as I’m sure you all know the AGA KHAN was not exactly short of a bob or three ! Or good looking women——- (you wouldn’t kick RITAHAYWORTH out of bed until after !Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
AGNELLI owns Fiat——— Fiat owns Ferrari——-Italian government owns Fiat—— AND can call on the EU for “SPECIAL PROJECTS”———EU PROBABLY has more floating loose cash than Russia——- China—— or even the USA.
So there was never going to be a shortage of money if the Italians wanted to build a transatlantic crossing boat!
Bit like the AMERICAS CUP————- when the USA wants something——— you can bet your sweet hippy it’ll get government backing.