Vintage Cigarette racing

sirbob · Jul 31, 2023

pixrthis · Jul 31, 2023

That is a great advertisement.

RVR SWPR · Jul 31, 2023

How’s it going for the new owners Cigarette? Not hearing much about the actual buyer turned the company over to his son.

OLDRAAT · Jul 31, 2023

RVR SWPR said:
How’s it going for the new owners Cigarette? Not hearing much about the actual buyer turned the company over to his son.

It's a mess. Ck out OSO, there's a long running thread going.
@Tank

Tank · Jul 31, 2023

RVR SWPR said:
How’s it going for the new owners Cigarette? Not hearing much about the actual buyer turned the company over to his son.

Although I hear from a direct source, they can’t keep up with the orders (and I believe the cheapest model starts at 600-800k, most orders are 42 plus foot CC’s that start at 900-mil a few 42X’s 800 plus and a handful of big boy 59, 52 and 515 all 1.5-4mil each.

The owner, however seems to be in some turmoil. Hoping he doesn’t drag the brand down with him.

Miami Herald:

Even by Miami standards, John H. Ruiz has been living large. He doesn’t buy just one waterfront mansion. He buys seven. He doesn’t just buy a 20-seat private plane. He buys a private Boeing passenger jet. And he doesn’t stop at buying fancy speed boats. He buys the companies that make them. The brash attorney and entrepreneur has also become known as the sugar daddy of the University of Miami athletic program, making headlines for his company’s sponsorship of star players and bold proposals to build the university a new football stadium. But the high living might soon be coming to an end. The Miami Herald has learned that Ruiz and his health insurance claims company LifeWallet — previously known as MSP Recovery — are the target of federal civil and criminal investigations. The ongoing federal probes mark an unprecedented level of trouble for the one-time TV host whose business practices and out-sized lifestyle evoke comparisons to Donald Trump.