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Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:13 pm

drscope wrote: 79SuperVert wrote: drscope wrote:

So did I miss the answer to this one?

Its a 1946 Beechcraft Plainsman.

Oh, of course. Why didn't I know that. :lol:

Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:17 pm

Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:39 pm

YOUBUGME2 wrote: My buddy just picked one of these up with 12,000 og miles. Anyone know what it is? :D I had never heard of it till me educated me on it.

Side note this is not his car just found a pic on the net.

Just thought I should mention I actually know where one of these is sitting off to the side of someone's driveway!! ...and in the same color combination. I never knew what it was until i saw this......very cool.

Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:31 pm

turboblue wrote: Don't think this one has been up yet.

Looks a lot like something Cushman would have made.

Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:40 pm

Fish wrote:

Apal. Luv those :D

Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:09 am

turboblue wrote: Don't think this one has been up yet.

1951 Thrif-T...

Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:36 am

Stonefish wrote: turboblue wrote: Don't think this one has been up yet.

1951 Thrif-T...

Yup.

Edited to repair broken link.

Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:50 am

nifty thrifty.

Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:54 am

drscope wrote: Its a 1946 Beechcraft Plainsman. Built by the Beechcraft airplane people and used a horizontally opposed 4 cylinder air cooled engine in the back!

So now I know of two aircraft manufacturers that thought about going into the car business. But SAAB actually made a go of it.

Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:56 am

79SuperVert wrote: drscope wrote: Its a 1946 Beechcraft Plainsman. Built by the Beechcraft airplane people and used a horizontally opposed 4 cylinder air cooled engine in the back!

So now I know of two aircraft manufacturers that thought about going into the car business. But SAAB actually made a go of it.
Don't forget Messerschmitt. :D

Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:09 am

Umm.... Mitsubishi? Seems like they made a plane called a Zero or something... :)

Thu Dec 13, 2012 12:22 pm

Jacks wrote: Fish wrote: Apal. Luv those :D

You sir, are correct!

Thu Dec 13, 2012 1:28 pm

iowegian wrote: 79SuperVert wrote: drscope wrote: Its a 1946 Beechcraft Plainsman. Built by the Beechcraft airplane people and used a horizontally opposed 4 cylinder air cooled engine in the back!

So now I know of two aircraft manufacturers that thought about going into the car business. But SAAB actually made a go of it.
Don't forget Messerschmitt. :D and porsche made a protype for the navy hellocopter, somebody has one for sale on flebay.

Thu Dec 13, 2012 5:46 pm

Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:07 pm

mark tucker wrote: iowegian wrote: 79SuperVert wrote: drscope wrote: Its a 1946 Beechcraft Plainsman. Built by the Beechcraft airplane people and used a horizontally opposed 4 cylinder air cooled engine in the back!

So now I know of two aircraft manufacturers that thought about going into the car business. But SAAB actually made a go of it.
Don't forget Messerschmitt. :D and porsche made a protype for the navy hellocopter, somebody has one for sale on flebay.

And you can't forget about Nissan. I also think that Mercedes, Rolls Royce, and BMW made a foray into the airplane business.

Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:45 pm

Didn't Ford make something called a Tri-Motor as well? :)

Thu Dec 13, 2012 9:07 pm

Fish wrote:

Is that a Citroen 2CV?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_2CV

This was at one point.

Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:15 pm

jmartin7 wrote: Fish wrote:

Is that a Citroen 2CV?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_2CV

This was at one point.

I wonder what it's like to drive a Dr. Seuss car sometimes also.

Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:17 am

I was thinking more of airplane manufacturers that decided to try the automobile business rather than the other way around. Mercedes, Rolls Royce, etc. I think all started making cars first, then planes. Beechcraft, Mitsubishi and SAAB I think built aircraft first, then decided to try their hand at cars.

Fri Dec 14, 2012 7:40 am

Hi 79SV,
At the risk of hijacking this thread, I'll try not to butcher history; I could well likely be wrong on some points here. Many of the Japanese aircraft manufacturers before/during WWII were "heavy industries" i.e. they made a lot of things in addition to planes. After the war planes were a no-no, so they had to get into other things. Mitsubishi into cars, Kawasaki into motorcycles, etc. Likewise Germany, no planes, so Messerschmitt made those cool front door cars, and Heinkel among other things did some coachbuilding. All of these companies have a fascinating history, though not all of it necessarily good. OK, back to weird looking vehicles... :)
Jon