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GolfJay
15th May 2012, 16:58
Never knew this even existed but it looks awesome!

Timossi-Ferrari 'Arno XI' Racing Hydroplane

The Arno XI is a hydroplane inspired by Achille Castoldi in the early 1950s and built by Timossi Azzano’s Cantieri boatyard located on Lake Como. Castoldi wanted to establish a world water speed record so he persuaded then Ferrari racing drivers Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi to influence Enzo Ferrari to supply him with a 4.5-litre, V12 Ferrari engine; the same engine that gave Ferrari his first Grand Prix victory with the Ferrari 375 F1 at Silverstone Circuit in 1951.

Castoldi managed to further increase horse power by attaching two superchargers. The result was a 502 bhp speedboat, which he used to hit a 150.19 mph top speed in October 1953 on Lake Iseo. That remains the world speed record for a 800 kg boat until this day

http://www.motorvision.com/images/1662.5x930+1600x900+17.5+2.5/64052/ferrari-xi-arno.jpg

http://www.motorvision.com/images/1365.76x2134+1366x768+0+0/64055/ferrari-xi-arno.jpg

Now for sale for a nice £700,000!
Ryanoo
15th May 2012, 17:02
Pics don't work mate, but I googled it. Looks pretty cool and the price tag is also cool lol. 150 on water is bloody fast! in fact its pretty fast all round! lol

Ryan
Moke
15th May 2012, 17:20
Pics don't work mate, but I googled it. Looks pretty cool and the price tag is also cool lol. 150 on water is bloody fast! in fact its pretty fast all round! lol

Ryan

Pics do work, your computer is just being a spaz.

Looks horrific.

Moke.
K17NEY
15th May 2012, 17:57
Epic! 150 mph on water is seriously quick!
chris-hall-yo
15th May 2012, 18:01
SWEET! Looks nice and 150 on water will be pretty mad to experience!
Bugatti speedboat concept atm......
http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z468/chris-hall-yo/images-1.jpg
Mochachino
15th May 2012, 18:04
Bullys special prizeeeeeee....... SPEEDBOAT!

http://www.ukgameshows.com/atoz/programmes/b/bullseye/bullseye_speedboat.jpg
e8_pqck
15th May 2012, 18:16
Bullys special prizeeeeeee....... SPEEDBOAT!

http://www.ukgameshows.com/atoz/programmes/b/bullseye/bullseye_speedboat.jpg

Fucking LOL!

I remember a show where they got a couple on that lost and allowed them to try and rewin the speedboat they lost! Think it was that irritible geordie duo that set it up.
LeeM
16th May 2012, 00:13
looks cool but a V12? manifolds only look like 4 branches each side?
adamm
16th May 2012, 06:22
£700k and there's only enough room for 1 person, fuck that.