Mystery Bearcat

Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:49 pm

F8F Reno looks like the one Monogram used for the 1/72 scale P-51/F8F air race model set.

Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:03 pm

Jack it would appear to be Tom Matthews "Tonopah Queen" race 10 flown by Walt Olrich. Bu 121752.
Now N800H.
I could be wrong?

Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:24 pm

Sounds right and I built that model set years ago..

Lynn

Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:45 pm

bill anders owns it now

Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:56 pm

I thought Bill Anders sold it.....

Mark H

Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:24 am

Last I heard he still had it as it was for sale some time ago. Any updates??

Lynn

Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:27 am

It's based at Paine field with John Sessions.
Which also makes it John Herilhy's old "Sweat Pea".

Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:42 pm

Sure looks like N7827C, 121752. Here are a couple of shots from my collection. 3/4 rear shot at Reno 1965, other shot at Reno 1966.

Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:00 pm

Jack Cook wrote:It's based at Paine field with John Sessions.
Which also makes it John Herilhy's old "Sweat Pea".

Yes, it now belongs to John, but is still at Pacific Fighters undergoing a rebuild. No more vinyl and chrome cockpit

Reading the log books for this old girl was a real education; I think anyone that once owned or flew a Bearcat had been in the cockpit at least once.

Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:54 pm

John Kerr wrote:Sure looks like N7827C, 121752. Here are a couple of shots from my collection. 3/4 rear shot at Reno 1965, other shot at Reno 1966.

Kinda amazing that from 65 to 66 she lost the turn over structure :shock:

And then regained it when :?:

???