The Aquarama Special then emerged, running from 1972 to 1996 with 278 boats built. This included first classic Riva Aquarama yacht, of which 288 were sold, and the Super Aquarama, with 203 splashing. The original Riva Aquarama line was delivered from 1962 to 1972. And, true to his word, Carlo Riva ensured Ribot III remained a one-off, even turning down a request for a similar craft from King Hussein of Jordan. Roncoroni used the boat, Ribot III, mostly on Como, and kept her until 1970 before selling her on to the second owner who has owned this classic Riva ever since. The dashboard featured sparkling, chrome bezel instruments befitting the Cadillac-powered Special.
The unique interior had red, white and blue front seats that could be laid flat to let occupants sunbathe away from prying eyes. What he got was an 8.3 metre wood-clad wonder powered by two high-performance, marinised Cadillac Eldorado V8 engines, each producing 325hp to push the boat to a stunning 60mph. He wanted the best, fastest and largest Riva ever. In 1960, Roncoroni persuaded the company to build him a one-off version of the Tritone Special model classic Riva yacht. Riva owners may commonly have been rich and famous, but it was rare to get special treatment however, Carlo Riva broke his rule in the case of the Como industrialist, champion sailor and Riva patron, Achille Roncoroni. At nearly eight metres LOA, the Super Tritone was a long, powerful version of Riva’s Tritone, its biggest thus far.
While 221 of the standard Tritone version were delivered, far fewer of the far more desired Super Tritone came into being, with only 21 hitting the water. The first twin-engine classic range Riva yacht was the Tritone, in build from 1950-1966. We trace the history of the most popular classic Rivas, and round up a few of the most memorable Rivas of all time… But it was his great-grandson, the legendary Carlo Riva, who had the vision to create a range of wooden-hulled speedboats that were to become the epitome of the jet-set era of the 1950s and 1960s.Ĭarlo Riva was inspired by the products of the American yacht builder Chris-Craft, for which he was an agent, and he used Chris-Craft and Chrysler engines in his classic Riva yachts. The roots of classic Riva yachts go right back to 1842, when a young Pietro Riva began repairing and building yachts on Lake Iseo in northern Italy.
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