New Mustang Listing on Courtesy...

cg51 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:02 pm

When Courtesy first listed it the nose was not photoshoped, they did the photoshoping a week or so later, wonder if CY called and whined or someone warned them.

TimAPNY · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:13 pm

OK, I'll bite

What is the back story to this all? Link or story please.

Tim

Django · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:15 pm

cg51 wrote:

When Courtesy first listed it the nose was not photoshoped, they did the photoshoping a week or so later, wonder if CY called and whined or someone warned them.

That is even more interesting...

Maybe they could paint Cantankerous Chuck III on the side.

Iclo · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:21 pm

I don't understand how a claim for $$ could be done on a decoration replicated from an other plane, who in fact was never the property of the "people in question", have the name painted with paint paid by taxpayers, and probably not be painted by the "people in question" but more probably by a ground crewmember.

fighter_ace06 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:45 pm

The name is trademarked.

Iclo · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:05 pm

fighter_ace06 wrote:

The name is trademarked.

Hum, ok, so the intention is clearly to make profit...

Just for the fun: what could happen if the people who painted it, is still alive and ask for a part of the benefit made by "the people in question" ?

T33driver · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:39 pm

Bill Greenwood wrote:

Paul, here is your chance to get a nice Mustang, at a market price. . And Vlado could give you a checkout. After all he is bi-lingual, he speaks both Packard and diesel.

Thanks Bill, but I'm afraid if I "go Packard", I'll never go back. However, another diesel or radial-powered beast is more likely in the future.

I've edited my original post to avoid paying Gl*m*r**s Gl*nn*s royalties. I hope those royalties aren't earmarked to buy leg braces for orphans.

JimH · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:07 pm

Same reason this Mustang (on the right) was changed...seen rolling out of WA the other day...
jim

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

cg51 wrote:

...wonder if CY called and whined or someone warned them.

Who? You mean the second guy to break the sound barrier?

I think his wishes to be forgotten should be accomodated- except for the photos of the T-6 he groundlooped and destroyed. I can't seem to find any though. Can anyone help?

Django · **Posted:** Wed Feb 10, 2010 3:26 pm

bdk wrote:

cg51 wrote:

I think his wishes to be forgotten should be accomodated

Now that is an interesting way to look at it!! :lol:

T J Johansen · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:52 pm

Wasn't it the ever graceful CY who asked for this a/c to be painted in his old colors? If so, what a premier dufus... :butthead:

Just another chapter in the saga of how he makes himself look ridiculous. He seems he!l bent for leather to p!ss off people left, right, and center! But, by all means let the guy ruin his own "legacy" by acting this way. The only one he destroys is himself.

T J

P.S. Rename the 51 "Unglamorous CY" and trademark the name! :twisted:

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:01 pm

I am not taking side because it is just something I don't get, but I will say this. Gen. Yeager is not the only well known fighter ace to trade mark his markings. There was a big deal not long ago when a model of a Hellcat was going to be produced, and the pilot and his family trademarked the markings on his aircraft. The same goes for a FG-1D that is flying on the airshow circuit today. In my opinion, if you paint your markings on something you don't own, then it belongs to the person that owns the item. Could you imagine if someone painted an awesome piece of art on a train car, and then tried to tell the railroad that they own that? FOr as much complaining that went on when the NMUSAF trademarked the Memphis Belle noseart, I think they were right. If it was painted on a Navy plane, then the Navy owns it. If it is painted on a Norfolk Southern tarin car, then NFS owns it. I do wish that they would figure it all out because it is really cool to see Glamorous Glen, Old Crow, and Gentleman Jim all parked together.

snj-5 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:35 pm

bdk wrote:

cg51 wrote:

...wonder if CY called and whined or someone warned them.

Who? You mean the second guy to break the sound barrier?

I think his wishes to be forgotten should be accomodated- except for the photos of the T-6 he groundlooped and destroyed. I can't seem to find any though. Can anyone help?

I had more (from the insurance salvage web site when this thing went up for salvage),
but this shot is the only one I apparently kept....

Bela P. Havasreti

k5083 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:32 pm

mustangdriver wrote:

I am not taking side because it is just something I don't get, but I will say this. Gen. Yeager is not the only well known fighter ace to trade mark his markings. There was a big deal not long ago when a model of a Hellcat was going to be produced, and the pilot and his family trademarked the markings on his aircraft. The same goes for a FG-1D that is flying on the airshow circuit today.

Interesting. Who are the Hellcat and Corsair pilots and what are the markings? I like to follow this subject.

August

Chunks · **Joined:** Fri Jun 15, 2007 10:02 am **Posts:** 361

Thanks Bela! I've been looking for one of those for several years..

Chunks

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