Man Builds Pan Am 747 1st Cabin in Garage
Oct 25, 2009, 9:45 pm
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Man Builds Pan Am 747 1st Cabin in Garage
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1256...99406669.html#
Fliers nostalgic for the golden era of air travel might want to book a trip to Anthony Toth's garage.
Mr. Toth has built a precise replica of a first-class cabin from a Pan Am World Airways 747 in the garage of his two-bedroom condo in Redondo Beach, Calif. The setup includes almost everything fliers in the late 1970s and 1980s would have found onboard: pairs of red-and-blue reclining seats, original overhead luggage bins and a curved, red-carpeted staircase.
Mr. Toth has built a precise replica of a first-class cabin from a Pan Am World Airways 747 in the garage of his two-bedroom condo in Redondo Beach, Calif. The setup includes almost everything fliers in the late 1970s and 1980s would have found onboard: pairs of red-and-blue reclining seats, original overhead luggage bins and a curved, red-carpeted staircase.
Oct 26, 2009, 4:17 pm
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Creepy a lot, especially if that is your significant other, or someone you care about.
But, because I don't know him, it's pretty cool.
Oh, and it reminds me a lot like the Trekkies that build Enterprise or Klingon sets in their basements...
But, because I don't know him, it's pretty cool.
Oh, and it reminds me a lot like the Trekkies that build Enterprise or Klingon sets in their basements...
Oct 26, 2009, 8:26 pm
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Man builds PAN AM first class cabin in his garage!!!
I know we on FT like first class..but wow..just wow...
http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/yo...s-first-class/
http://crankyflier.com/2009/10/02/yo...s-first-class/
Oct 26, 2009, 9:03 pm
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Oct 26, 2009, 9:51 pm
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Two years ago, Mr. Toth, who is single, purchased his first home...
I could envisage him renting the basement for the occasional TV ad job, in addition for having an excuse to ask ladies (?!?) down to his fantasy cabin.
Nobody dare ask: 'is he a FTer'?
Oct 26, 2009, 11:21 pm
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Of Pan-Am, he said...
which I found rather amusing actually.
"The brand was so powerful, he says. "They had this uncompromising standard of service."
Oct 26, 2009, 11:47 pm
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Oct 27, 2009, 12:08 am
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This was posed earlier in either the box or the massive *thread... but is great!
Soo crazy! ^^
Soo crazy! ^^
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