POF's Picadilly Lilly No More!

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:46 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:

I personally believe the Weinermoble would look authentic if it had invasion stripes. Looks a little silly driving around in one without them. Probably have people looking and laughing all the time, which they could avoid by simply putting the stripes on. Probably have the wrong engine and serial # carb anyway.

What did they call them back in the day?
Freedom Feurters?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:58 pm

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Did I hear that it is to be painted as the aircraft that a good friend of the museum was a ball turret gunner on?

Nope

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:03 pm

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I'm suspended again right?

You're on double secret suspension :!:

Allan Horyn · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:32 pm

I read about this in a magazine quite a while back.

Here is a quote from the Aero Vintage B-17 news page 2005

The current issue of Warbird Digest, Number 6, has news and photos that B-17G 44-83684, better known as Piccadilly Lilly, is being stripped and repainted in a camouflage scheme with 96th Bomb Group colors at its Planes of Fame home at Chino, California. The repainting is being sponsored by Jack Croul and Steve Andrews of Product Technologies, Inc. of Rialto, California. PTI has specially formulated paint which should further protect the airplane. (Croul was a B-17 navigator with the 96th BG and flew 33 missions.) The Piccadilly Lilly's claim to fame was its use as the centerpiece of the TV show Twelve O'Clock High filmed at Chino between 1964 and 1966. The airplane is to be the subject of a complete restoration to airworthy status once funding is raised. Until then, the airplane will still greet museum visitors, but now will have new paint and markings

SaxMan · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:38 pm

I head that this pair of weiners were driving the WeinerMobile when it crashed

spookythecat · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:47 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:

I personally believe the Weinermoble would look authentic if it had invasion stripes. Looks a little silly driving around in one without them. Probably have people looking and laughing all the time, which they could avoid by simply putting the stripes on. Probably have the wrong engine and serial # carb anyway.

Is this what you're picturing?

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Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:48 pm

Now I don't care who you are................thats funny!

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:57 pm

Allan is top dog or I guess weiner dog in this thread.
I was asked to come up with some good photos of 96th BG
B-17s to help get the markings correct. The a/c will be painted OD.
Jack Croul is a very fine gentleman and has done a lot for the warbird movement. Besides the P-38L & P-51D he has another P-51D under restoration that will knock your socks off!
Jack C's Fort was B-17G-40-BO s/n 42-97158 BX+D "Skyraider"

spookythecat · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:00 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

Allan is top dog or I guess weiner dog in this thread.
I was asked to come up with some good photos of 96th BG
B-17s to help get the markings correct. The a/c will be painted OD.
Jack Croul is a very fine gentleman and has done a lot for the warbird movement. Besides the P-38L & P-51D he has another P-51D under restoration that will knock your socks off!
Jack C's Fort was B-17G-40-BO s/n 42-97158 BX+D "Skyraider"

See, Jack does know all. He even got the spelling of my name right!

Allan Horyn · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:11 pm

So Jack is the plan to replicate Jack Croul's 42-97158 and use your photos of other 96th aircraft to help get it right, or will the plane have representative 96th markings and display it's serial 44-83684 ?

groundpounder · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:23 pm

nobody knows,they are too busy playing with their wieners :lol:

sdennison · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:33 pm

kzollitsch wrote:

Just be careful not to lose control of your wiener!

Sorry Guys...Wiener Mobile 2.0 driven by friggin minimum wage college geeks. Obviously with no training! :evil:

Dan K · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:41 pm

Ok, next wiener attack gets a Lorena Bobbit Award.

sdennison · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:48 pm

Gents, this is one of the most entertaining threads I have read so far! We are a bunch of anal retentive warbird freaks who have just spent three pages talking about a friggin wiener mobile! :shock:

Everyone needs to read this entire thread and go back to what we love and why we a really get along.

"My wiene's bigger than your wienie, my wienie's bigger than yours. My wienie says Oscar Meyer, my wienie's bigger than yours!" (copyright Oscar Meyer. Any similarity or representation to your real wienie is purley coincidental. All persons are fictional and the images represented are performed on a closed course by professional drivers. Do not try this at home. Close cover before stricking. Say good night, Dick!"

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:57 pm

After Lorena gets done with ya you'll be a high voiced mediocre performing porrnn star before you just fade away :shock:

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