Hull No. 784
Chris-Craft 283
Engine No. 832130

- The Riva ordered new by Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Belonged to one of the most popular French actors
- High quality restoration by Marco Aghemio shipyard
- Breathtakingly beautiful model

This superb Riva Super Florida, one of the most emblematic models of the famous brand of motorboats, was ordered new in 1964 by actor Jean-Paul Belmondo. This order was registered with Riva under the number 784 and the name "Élodie I", the actor's first wife, Élodie Constantin. This boat was then registered with the maritime department of Nice under the number NI6359 and moored in Cannes. In the years following Jean-Paul Belmondo and Élodie Constantin's split, an unverified story says that the actor swapped this Riva for a Ferrari in Sicily. We find traces of Élodie I in the 2010s, when it belonged to a Mr. E. V., from Palermo. The latter stored it as it was (but complete) in a barn for several years and in 2015 he published an ad in Vivariva magazine where he presented it as a restoration project. It was there that the current owner noticed it and acquired it, before entrusting it to the famous Marco Aghemio shipyard, in Stresa, for a complete restoration.

Today "Élodie I", sold on a trailer and placed on its cradle, with its restoration file, is in superb condition, both cosmetically and mechanically, with its Chris-Craft 283 V8. Its varnished wooden hull shines as on the first day and the red and white imitation leather bench seat is ready to welcome a new user in front of the magnificent dashboard bearing four counters with chrome surrounds. Enough to let yourself be carried away by the carefree atmosphere enjoyed by the jet set of the 1960s.

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