[Alvin]

Originally Posted by OVERULD

Could also be the Piaggio Avanti?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaggio_P.180_Avanti

BJ

That could be it. The image below looks somewhat like the one here from below on its approach. Hear it before you see it!

[OVERULD]

Yeah, I'd say that's it then. Both it and the Beech do have a very distinctive sound. That design (pusher props instead of tractor props) causes the props to interact more with the disturbed airflow aft of the wing and the exhaust gases of the turbine engines. (Think of talking through a fan on high speed- same effect) That is what gives it such a distinct noise, and you are right - you most definitely hear them before you see them. There are several flying around Atlanta and I always look up whenever I hear one.

BJ

[Charlie Brengun]

Don't know if this has been posted here before or not but here's a clip with a lot of older pics in there.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6J7q...layer_embedded

[Dontiac]

[hada76]

Originally Posted by Dontiac

some things never change

[fasteddy]

"some things never change"

Yes they do. Not one Japanese car in the traffic jam. LOL By the way, anybody interested in guessing the year taken? I say 1955.

[Greg Reid]

I was going to say 1954....but could be '55. I see what appears to be a '55 Chieftan in the far right lane next to the guard rail...Still could be late in 1954 as everything else appears to be '54 or earlier...except maybe the two tone Buick convertible in the left lane.

[400 4spd.]

I spot a 4 door '56 Dodge above and right of the Pontiac convertible.

[Dontiac]

The Pontiac conv is a 56 and I think I see two 56 Cadillacs. I scanned this out of an old driver safety book. I don't remember when the book was published.

[Greg Reid]

Must have been a pretty bad jam up. I see a couple of people outside of their cars.
No painted lanes. Everybody just goes for the gap I guess...

[1966goat]

That looks like any road in NJ at any given time of the day today....

[JUDGE3]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Thanks! That may be it. Although from the YouTube comments leads one to believe they were all distroyed.
The one Im talking about is still flying...now that I think of it's approach it is coming in from the West towards Ellington in the East,
possibly the one mentioned in comments repaired in San Antonio.

I worked on the first starship. all were destroyed but one. customer refused to sell it back, its still flying and see it come in to beech field once in awhile. i could always tell a starship by the sound long before even seeing it.

[Dontiac]

Picture quality is bad because I scanned them for a June 61 Popular Science article on traffic safety.

[Steve Barcak]

do not have much info on these 2. this first one is marked Beeline Dragway ( Phoenix ) 1964



This one appears to be the fleet from Gay Pontiac of Texas. I think this may have been taken at the Winternationals in Pomona

[455firebird1969]

Milwaukie OR

[65blackplate]

some drag racing

[Steve Barcak]

Originally Posted by 65blackplate

some drag racing

By looking at the wheelbases and headers, etc, I would guess 1965-6

[Steve Barcak]

Well, it is that time of year again. How time flies! Time to watch all the Charlie Brown videos. The one with Rerun wanting a dog is my favorite but, they are all quite good.



For anyone who lived in the Phoenix area in the 60s-70s, will remember Westward Pontiac. As a boy, I still clearly remember their tv commercials.



They had the same guy do them over many years, his name was Hal Schiedler and their motto was "Westward Pontiac, Right on the price, Right on the corner on north 7th st at Highland"

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Gary Dyer out on Arnie Beswick in 1965

[importsmasher]

My 73 Ventura (wrecked in 2009) was originally from Westward Pontiac. It never left Phoenix until I hauled the carcass to Utah in 2010.

Importsmasher

[Wareagle]

Yes - this time of the year again .