Caution: This may give you a heart attack

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hilltop170
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Re: Caution: This may give you a heart attack

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Bruce Fenstermacher wrote: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.
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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
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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.
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Is that a No Barking sign in front of that dog? Damn noise abatement even way back then! :roll:
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busav8or wrote:Is that a No Barking sign in front of that dog? Damn noise abatement even way back then! :roll:
The way that hound is holding such a nice point maybe that sign says "NO HUNTING"
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Can anyone read the what the name (on the engine cowl) was before it became "Stormin Normin"?
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