Caution: This may give you a heart attack

[54170b]

[bagarre]

Still looks better than a 172

[bsdunek]

So, what ever became of Met-Co-Aire?

http://www.metcoaire.com/

[54170b]

Still looks better than a 172

I dissagree. That round tail is way too high off the ground.

[GAHorn]

...I dissagree. That round tail is way too high off the ground.

I think it's good looking! The tail is supposed to be like that.
But I wonder why the nose is on the ground.
Otherwise, it's probably a sweet, old-dog....

(Hard to tell in a black-and-white photo, but I think it's a yellow labrador.... that damned ugly airplane is so distracting, I can't quite tell...)

[hilltop170]

Note the tailwheel spring is still in place!

It's still registered as a 1957 170B in Great Britain.

It looks much better now............the main landing gear skin patches are still visible under the door.

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-APVS.html

[blueldr]

Richard,
The rear windows of the airplane are kind of obstructed in the pix, but to me, they don't look quite right for a '57 model.

[GAHorn]

Richard,
The rear windows of the airplane are kind of obstructed in the pix, but to me, they don't look quite right for a '57 model.

Keep in mind, some authorities use registration dates...not mfr'g or model dates, or serial numbers
when declaring such matters.
Also, a "parts" plane can have whatever datatag came out of the junkyard.

(maybe it's a "junkyard" dog. )

[hilltop170]

Richard,
The rear windows of the airplane are kind of obstructed in the pix, but to me, they don't look quite right for a '57 model.

Keep in mind, some authorities use registration dates...not mfr'g or model dates, or serial numbers
when declaring such matters.
Also, a "parts" plane can have whatever datatag came out of the junkyard.

(maybe it's a "junkyard" dog. )

If it is a parts airplane, it has been that way for a long time, check out the cars in the background of the first picture.

It has rounds rear windows and short chord elevators. Is that an original combination? I don't know. Maybe Bruce, George, or somebody who knows years for changes might be able to tell.

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

It is a B model which has the later cowl and round rear windows. That matches either a '53 or '54. Closer than that is probably impossible to tell.

[bagarre]

If you look closely, it still has the tailwheel bracket and spring.

[johneeb]

Note the tailwheel spring is still in place!

It's still registered as a 1957 170B in Great Britain.

It looks much better now............the main landing gear skin patches are still visible under the door.

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-APVS.html

Richard I copied this picture from the link in your post, my question is what type of antenna is the one located in the center of the cockpit roof just in front of the two VHF antenna (click on the picture to enlarge it)?

Stormin Norman.jpg

[hilltop170]

John-
I have no idea what that tall chunky antenna is behind the fuel vent and ADF sense antenna stand-off mount. My guess would be a GPS.

[hilltop170]

It is a B model which has the later cowl and round rear windows. That matches either a '53 or '54. Closer than that is probably impossible to tell.

Bruce-
The s/n 26156 shows it to be a 1954.

170 1948 18000 --- 18729
170A 1949 18730 --- 19199
170A 1950&51 19200 --- 20266
170B 1952 20267 --- 20999
25000 --- 25372
170B 1953 25373 --- 26038
170B 1954 26039 --- 26504
170B 1955 26505 --- 26995
170B 1956 26996 --- 27169

[n2582d]

I'm guessing it's a high speed 406 ELT antenna. I noticed in the directory that "Stormin' Norman" is an Association member so I invited him to join the conversation.