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Glastron

  • 10-08-2015 12:18AM
    #1
    Hifive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭


    I've been really enjoying Fergal's rebuild thread, I suppose some of it is because I can enjoy looking at all the results without having to do any of the work!

    Anyway, after looking at Fergal's project, I started looking more into the Glastron range of powerboats. Wow they sure made some fine machines back in the day. Here is a few pictures of my favourites.

    007 had one of the hard top ones which turned into a plane!
    Question.... which bond movie?

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  • #2
    Hifive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 495 ✭✭Hifive


    Beautiful boats, I would give my left....something or other, to own one of these!
    Fabulous detail inside, very seventies obviously, but sooo cool!

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  • #3
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    I vaguely remember seeing the bond boat at the boat show where I also got to meet and shake hands with Jaws, as a young lad he was like a giant not just a big man he was a GIANT.

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    This boat was also at the show along with the flying man :) they were the days when we had real boat shows.

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    And of course the most famous Glastron photo.


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  • #4
    fergal.b
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    Another famous one has just come up for sale.
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2719844/Batboat-used-original-Batman-film-sale-42-000.html



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  • #5
    Steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,575 ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Feckin petrolheads... :p


    Give me this any day.. it's on the marina in DL and I get to drool over it once a week!!

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  • #6
    fergal.b
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    Glastron did make sailboats from 1968 - 1970 the Alpha and Sigma, then they coped on to the right way to go :P


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  • #7
    fergal.b
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    One of the Bond boats just came up for sale :)http://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/news/james-bond-boat-sale-0


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  • #8
    jetfiremuck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,472 ✭✭✭jetfiremuck


    That red Glastron is a scimitar I think. Another rare enough one is the intimidator where the exhaust exits over the transom. Beautiful looking boats.


  • #9
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    jetfiremuck wrote: »
    That red Glastron is a scimitar I think. Another rare enough one is the intimidator where the exhaust exits over the transom. Beautiful looking boats.

    This one :)

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  • #10
    fergal.b
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Sports Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 6,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭fergal.b


    A bit of fun info on the Bond boats, even the ones with sails :)http://www.moorings.com/infographics/jamesbondboats.html



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