I vote we go back to Civilian Paint Schemes on Warbirds lol

[Mark Allen M]

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[Steve T]

Wow, some cool shots there...The Sabre is N275X, a former RCAF Mk.5 that infamously plowed through an ice-cream parlour at the end of a runway in California in the sixties; have never seen that wild paint job on it before, only a plain natural metal scheme. And I love the 1953-4 Studebaker coupe partially visible behind the tail of one of the P-38s...

Somebody oughta do a temporary primer version of that red war-prize Fw190 livery on a FlugWerk bird!

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[JFS61]

While they're at it they can change the name of the organization back as well:

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[The Inspector]

Neat idea, but there'd be an awful rush on GOODWILL for white shoes and belts and polyester clothes.
The yellow F8F is the way Beetle Bomb was operated by the Blue Angels.
Grenamyers SMIRNOFF is now CONQUEST 1 and on display @ NASM.
My friend who worked for SIS-Q told me that CAL-NAT purposely polished their F7F props and you could see one heading in for a drop from a LOOOONG way out which helped the fire boss align the drop.
YIPPEE was Grenamyers P-38
The all red FW-190 was a captured airplane used as a hack and dissimilarity trainer for new pilots.

[K5DH]

Mitchell N5548N has training wheels on the wingtips. Must be a TB-25!

[The Inspector]

It was a very hush-hush Broady project using overhead phone lines but you needed eagle eyed depth perception

[gary1954]

Mitchell N5548N has training wheels on the wingtips. Must be a TB-25!

I'm looking for a photo of her when she was equipped with T-33 landing gear. 5548N was also a Bendix test bed for the development of the crosswind landing system for heavies

[StudeDave]

Oh how much I LOVE these vintage pictures!!!!

And I love the 1953-4 Studebaker coupe partially visible behind the tail of one of the P-38s...
S.

It's a tough call, but I think can see just enough of the tail light to call it a '53.
Then again- I'm not sure those wheel covers were offered in '53, sooo....

[Chris Brame]

The Sabre is N275X, a former RCAF Mk.5 that infamously plowed through an ice-cream parlour at the end of a runway in California in the sixties;

1972 - more info here:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Sa ... h_site.htm

[JohnB]

Sorry guys, but I'd rather see Bob Hoover's old P-51 in his markings than some overbuffed "military" finish.

I like the Cavilier scheme on Mustangs, again, it's no less authentic than a mirror finished Mustang or worse, a crappy silver paint job (see the "Aluminum Overcast" as an example...the paint repair from its ball turret through the roof event isn't even close to matching the rest of the airframe) named after the owner's latest trophy wife.

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[The Inspector]

Oh how much I LOVE these vintage pictures!!!!

And I love the 1953-4 Studebaker coupe partially visible behind the tail of one of the P-38s...
S.

It's a tough call, but I think can see just enough of the tail light to call it a '53.
Then again- I'm not sure those wheel covers were offered in '53, sooo....

Back in the late 50's guys were using Midnite Auto Supply to stea.........repurpose DODGE LANCER flipper wheel covers even though they were 14 inch and most older cars had 15 inch rims, so swapping out the stock 'smoothie' STUDE covers for say OLDSMOBILE ones with more eyeball, or aftermarket ones from the car parts store was fairly common in the days before AMERICAN and KEYSTONE came along with aluminum wheels.

[JohnB]

And I love the 1953-4 Studebaker coupe partially visible behind the tail of one of the P-38s..

As a member of the Studebaker Club, I'm ashamed to admit I missed it. My defense: I'm an Avanti owner, not a "Bourke/Hawk" guy.
It also might be a hardtop instead of a coupe with a "B" pillar.

[StudeDave]

Back in the late 50's guys were using Midnite Auto Supply to stea.........repurpose DODGE LANCER flipper wheel covers even though they were 14 inch and most older cars had 15 inch rims, so swapping out the stock 'smoothie' STUDE covers for say OLDSMOBILE ones with more eyeball, or aftermarket ones from the car parts store was fairly common in the days before AMERICAN and KEYSTONE came along with aluminum wheels.

Though it was before my time- I knew that.
The thing is- the covers on that car are S T U D E B A K E R.
And they are very very special.

And I love the 1953-4 Studebaker coupe partially visible behind the tail of one of the P-38s..

As a member of the Studebaker Club, I'm ashamed to admit I missed it. My defense: I'm an Avanti owner, not a "Bourke/Hawk" guy.
It also might be a hardtop instead of a coupe with a "B" pillar.

I won't hold it against you nor tell anybody. I'm a sedan guy myself. Pictures can be found here~~
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?3299-StudeDave57-s-Rides-(many-pics)

And don't be afraid to drop me a line for a BIG StudeDeal on this side of the 'hills' for Drive Your Studebaker Day come September~
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?58226-Big-Studebaker-Event-In-Bellingham-WA.
I'll be the Parking God once again this year...

[K5DH]

We're getting WAY off topic here, but...

Several times in the last few months, I've seen a fellow driving a Studebaker Wagonaire Daytona in my area. It needs some restoration, but overall it looks reasonably good, and it appears to be unrestored. Not many of them around any more. It would look even cooler with a couple of vintage balsa surfboard in the back.

Back on topic...

I actually used to enjoy seeing Mustangs, Invaders, Texans, and other warbirds in civvie paint schemes. Some of them were really quite attractive. I like seeing the Super Corsairs in racing trim, too. It would be fun to see some of the racing Mustangs and Lightnings from the olde days recreated. I used to see some great civvie paint jobs on vintage jets: Sabres, T-Birds, Vampires, Hunters, etc. Of course, some of them were rather gaudy, but even that can sometimes be "in character" to an extent. Fun thread! Keep those photos coming!

[Steve T]

Back to the thread drift...

Seen here at the Studebaker Canada centennial celebration near London, Ontario, in June 2010, this mildly-rodded '63 Daytona Wagonaire, complete with matching surfboard on the roof rack, belonged (and still does) to the past president of the Studebaker Drivers Club Hamilton Chapter, Paul Cronkwright. And if that name sounds familiar in another context from back in the day, well, Paul was also one of the regular pilots of CWH's Beech Expeditor...which by the by was in civilian colours when acquired by CWH...so I guess the thread drifts right back on topic after all!



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