Found this while poking around on the World Wide Wait. Not sure if its been posted before.
What is it ? Methinks its a DeHavilland of some sort (Dove / Heron ) ??. Anybody know ?
Does anyone have pictures of other ‘planes that have been converted to road use, like the Walrus Caravan, the two butchered warbirds (Mustang and a Kittyhawk for some post apocalyptic road warrior film), the DC3 on a lorry chassis and dont forget the Caravelle converted to a live aboard luxury motor cruiser.
Whats out there ?
By: Chipmunk Carol - 7th January 2005 at 00:05
… DeHavilland of some sort
I would normally correct this to ‘de Havilland’, but on this occasion, I don’t think Sir Geoffrey would want to put his name to it.
Wonderful!
By: JonathanF - 6th January 2005 at 20:27
Our Sunderland was once used as a nightclub of sorts. And our B-17 by missionaries!
By: tbyguy - 6th January 2005 at 19:38
Don’t forget one of the most heinous acts of barbarism ever…the “Cosmic Muffin”.
http://www.planeboats.com/Other%20Pages/Photos/photos.html
Or should we be thankful that the cockpit and fuselage (err, make that wheelhouse and hull) still exist?
By: HP57 - 6th January 2005 at 19:18
Can you see the similarity with the Mosquito?
Interesting, was it intentionally?
Cheers
Cees
By: Stieglitz - 6th January 2005 at 19:08
What a picture JDK! At least it is ‘preserved’ but as the photographer says:
Shame or Glory? I am not sure.
J.V.
By: old eagle - 6th January 2005 at 19:05
There certainly was a Blenheim car…now where the blazes did I see pics of that ???
By: JDK - 6th January 2005 at 19:03
The Blenheim 1 nose was indeed a car, used as a battery powered oject around it’s Bristol(?) base.
Winner (for me) despite a good showing from the Do24 boat in Aus, is the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, ex Howard Hughes, used as a Miami boat… See: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/434168/M/
By: Flood - 6th January 2005 at 18:34
There was (nearly) a Blenheim I car, was there not?
Flood
By: ...starfire - 6th January 2005 at 17:29
There was a Walrus restored by Russ Snadden (I think). I remember it had been used before as a caravan (trailer) … the previous owner hat cut it lengthways in two parts, broadening it by welding 50cm of tin into it. 😮
By: JonathanF - 6th January 2005 at 17:14
There’s a Horsa glider currently under restoration that was actually someone’s caravan for a good few decades! As of now it still has all the fittings in it.
By: Bruce - 6th January 2005 at 17:00
Used to be a Dove by the looks of it. What a strange Device!
Bruce
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