"What would Bob do?" t-shirts?

Speedy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:34 pm

So....are we going to be able to buy these on-line anytime soon?

It made my Oshkosh...and my sources tell me have been seen recently in the Chino vacinity. Spreading like wildfire. You see...what we need, is a small, easy to build t-shirt, and buy like 5,000 of them or something.

51fixer · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 3:09 pm

On Facebook I saw a photo of John Hinton wearing one in Chino. Great stuff.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

I wore mine on Friday at OshKosh was that the one you saw?

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:07 pm

Could you possibly show the rest of us great unwashed what you are talking about

51fixer · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:12 pm

The Inspector wrote:

Could you possibly show the rest of us great unwashed what you are talking about

Grey T-Shirt. Front has "What Would Bob Do?" The Rear has a Defender Image with "It was a Great Idea, It Just Didn't Work"

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 4:39 pm

Jerry Beck designed those shirts and the gang at Tri-State and Odergaard Wings recreated them for this year. PM warbirdaid or Rob on fb I think he had a few left.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

I didn't realize they had more made up, they are great shirts, but not many people get the joke. Mark T gave me mine many years ago. I was wearing it Friday for Gerry. That day was the fifth anniversary of his accident in the A model.

Enemy Ace · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:58 pm

I'm gonna get flamed for saying this but I kinda hope someone has enough class to send Diemert a check for part of the proceeds from these shirts. Mechanical abilities aside I have to give him credit for having lived life on his own terms.

muddyboots · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 6:56 pm

Hope they don't get so popular that he sees one and sue for using his name...Welcome to Amerika.

Dave Hadfield · **Joined:** Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:31 pm **Posts:** 1672

Bob What?

Bob Who?

Bob Why?

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

Dave Hadfield wrote:

Bob What?

Bob Who?

Bob Why?

All the answers can be found spending an hour here: http://www.nfb.ca/film/defender

RobC · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 8:13 pm

Enemy Ace wrote:

I'm gonna get flamed for saying this but I kinda hope someone has enough class to send Diemert a check for part of the proceeds from these shirts. Mechanical abilities aside I have to give him credit for having lived life on his own terms.

Not by me you won't. Anybody that puts four seats in a Mustang is alright by me.

muddyboots · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:45 pm

How the heck do you get four seats in a mustang anyway? Did he have a couple of those "manpods" slung under the wings?

Speedy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:56 pm

muddyboots wrote:

How the heck do you get four seats in a mustang anyway? Did he have a couple of those "manpods" slung under the wings?

If I remember the story correctly, he installed a single 'bench' length-wise behind the pilot seat running back. There were 'adjustable' seat backs that you could slide into place, then passengers 'straddled' the bench and leaned back against the seat back. Think of a 4-man bobsled.

He had to modify the turtledeck to accomodate the CF-100 canopy. Looked kind of goofy, but..........well.....it looked kind of goofy.

There are pictures floating around the web if you look for them.

Speedy · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2012 9:56 pm

Double post....sorry.

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