Re: [FWDLK] FWDLK cars in movies/50's TV

[Ross Klein <tailfins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, I don't remember the sidekick's name, but King's niece's name was
Penny, and the nephew was Skipper. Those were the days.....

Ross Klein
'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars"
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From: "John Bartell" <jrbartell@xxxxxxx>
To: "Ross Klein" <tailfins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "friends forwardlook list"
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Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] FWDLK cars in movies/50's TV


> Hi all,
>    What was the name of Sky King's sidekick that drove the Willys wagon?
>   That Willys either had a Hemi, or the camera was sped up...that sucker
> could fly over the hills and valleys!  And, who was the girl? As I
> remember, she was a whiney blonde chick!  No, I don't have the answers!
>    SKYYYYYYY KIIIIINGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!      I can almost hear the
> intro...though it has been somewhere around 40 years!   The old
> "Songbird" could take off in a pasture and land on a telephone wire so
> Sky could save the some rancher's half dead cattle from some mean land
> grabber driving an old Dodge pickup through 6" of  cow killing virus
> laden mud!    I can also remember the tires squealing on the T&C as well
> as on the Songbird on "any terrain!"   Now back to
> today.....................
> John in WI... cold and windier than a car salesman...not to mention some
> farmer in WI!
>
> Ross Klein wrote:
>
> > Anybody remember the actor Kirby Grant? He played Sky King, proprietor
of
> > the Flying Crown Ranch. When he wasn't piloting "The Songbird", he was
often
> > seen driving his '56 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country wagon.
> >
> >
> > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2002/index.html
> >
> >
>

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