The neatest photo of a 1935 Ford used in a 50 mph non-stop airplane repair

[t-head]

It really does take three men to change a light bulb. During a 726 hour non-stop record breaking flight in Calif. in 1939, three men and a 1935 Ford are changing the wing light on the Piper Cub used in the feat. As always all the interesting details are on The Old Motor.

[danliveshere]

That's just brilliant. Imagine trying to do something like that today with all of our safety regs etc!!!

[TomT/Williamsburg]

I noticed he wears his pants like many of the hip-hop younger set do!

Also, I like his helmet - if that's what it is!

[ford38v8]

The sponsor of the plane, Kay Jewelers, has been gone for years now... I bought my first tool box from them, $19.95 as advertised in the Oakland Tribune Sunday Comic section! It included a 1/4" drill that I still use to stir paint with!

[deuce lover]

Kay Jewlers still has stores in southern Calif.

[V8 Bob]

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A Cessna 172 was flown non-stop in Las Vegas for almost 65 days back in the late '50s, and a '56 T-bird, an airport service/emergency vehicle, was used to transfer food, etc.

[37 Coupe]

A friend of mine had a maroon 49-51 Ford convertible he bought used and it had a lot of alterations on it to support a platform for a piper cub to land on. He knew what this was used for before he bought the car. I never thought much about this until I read this post. I remember him telling me it was called "The worlds smallest airport" . I also remember my dad watching and getting all excited about an episode on an old TV show called "You asked for it",in which the plane landed on a moving car. He watched the show because he knew the pilot or the people involved and I always assumed it was local Ohio people and the Ford convertible was my buddies later on. I did a search and the topic "Worlds smallest airport" does not show anything close to my hometown. Must have been others doing this stunt.

[PeteVS]

Originally Posted by deuce lover

Kay Jewlers still has stores in southern Calif.

They do a lot of advertising here in the New York metro area- "Every kiss begins with Kay!"

[35ragtop]

Heaven forbid you guys think I m a sceptic BUT did they have" photoshop" in 1939 ?
I would love to think that this is genuine its so cool.
Dave h

[Cecil/WV]

Kay Jewelers is in this area.

[40cpe]

Originally Posted by ford38v8

The sponsor of the plane, Kay Jewelers, has been gone for years now... I bought my first tool box from them, $19.95 as advertised in the Oakland Tribune Sunday Comic section! It included a 1/4" drill that I still use to stir paint with!

Why was a jewelry store selling tool boxes?

[t-head]

Originally Posted by 35ragtop

Heaven forbid you guys think I m a sceptic BUT did they have" photoshop" in 1939 ?
I would love to think that this is genuine its so cool.
Dave h

It is genuine, follow the link to The Old Motor where you can read all about it. This photo was taken on Roseamond Dry Lake that was on the loop the the plane flew. They pulled gas and food up into the plane with a rope from the same car for 30 days while setting the record.

[Seth Swoboda]

Originally Posted by TomT/Williamsburg

I noticed he wears his pants like many of the hip-hop younger set do!

Also, I like his helmet - if that's what it is!

That guy was well ahead of his time with the saggy pants. That's not a helmet, it's a "hoodie" and I bet he is listening to his IPOD as well.

[51 MERC-CT]

Used to own and fly a Piper J-3 (1946 model) The one in the pic, is probably '38-'39 model and powered by a 50 HP Franklin engine. Mine had a 65 HP Continental. Theoretically if they were flying into a headwind their
ground speed would be something less tha 50 mph. The NX reg number indicates that it was experimental.

[Straightpipes]

Not finding fault as it's a neat photo. I'm thinking why does the car have a shadow and the plane not. I might be wrong but this might have been photochopped.

[danliveshere]

I think if you look at the angle of the shadow under the car they are heading directly into the sun, therefore because of the height off the ground the planes shadow will be outside the photo if you imagine the sun hitting it on the angle. I think it's the real deal. my 2c

[kelly.ga]

It's OK to Owe Kay here in Ga also. Think if you look reeeeal close you can see the shadow of the planes wing.

[Straightpipes]

Yeah, I guess you are right. I do see it.....

[ford38v8]

Originally Posted by 40cpe

Why was a jewelry store selling tool boxes?

Same reason Costco sells mens underwear and lettuce and dog food and cel phones. Because they can.

I might be wrong, but unless I'm mistaken, Kay Jewelers hasn't been in Northern California for a whole lot of years.

[51 MERC-CT]

Originally Posted by danliveshere

I think if you look at the angle of the shadow under the car they are heading directly into the sun, therefore because of the height off the ground the planes shadow will be outside the photo if you imagine the sun hitting it on the angle. I think it's the real deal. my 2c

Ditto on shadow falling outside the picture.