Comments on: An airplane for a clunker?

By: Linda Smock

Linda Smock — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:31:00 +0000

Yes it really did fly. It was my fathers invention. My brother Alan went up with him alot. He even went up at night. That video is not the only video made. The little kid in the video is Henry Jr. The Flying Car as my dad called it. Never did fly over the ocean. Thanks Linda

By: Pintony

Pintony — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:46:32 +0000

Hello,
If you watch the video closely, you will notice that the flying Pinto is a trunk model and the driving Pinto is a hatch back.
There are 2 Pintos in the sept 73 Hot Rod magazine.
I own the other Pinto in the video and the mag article.
from Pintony

By: Jim Bremer

Jim Bremer — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:02:34 +0000

Van Morrison (the singer?) has a good eye. Doing a little research, I found a website that says that the rear end was indeed the back half of a Skymaster. On a related note, I had a chance to see an Aerocar on the ground and in the air at the Golden West EAA Fly-in a few months ago. Interesting vehicle.

By: Marq Gunderson

Marq Gunderson — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:57:17 +0000

The car in the Bond movie “The Man with the Golden Gun” was an AMC Matador. I believe AMC had the car contract for that movie, as the car that was rolled while doing the jump over the river was an AMC Hornet. The inflight video of the Matador was done with a model, as the real thing was not airworthy, IIRC.

By: Paul Nadas, CFI

Paul Nadas, CFI — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:16:41 +0000

Wow! Remember the ‘Amphicar?’ – part boat, part car? I actually saw one of these in action on the water back in the seventies. I suspect the problem with the Mizar was similar to the problem with the Amphicar. In the latter’s case it was neither an outstanding vehicle for the road nor an adequate practical boat. The Mizar would arguably be neither a great car (the Pinto?! Case closed!!) nor a decent aircraft. However…a truly worthy effort, given the times, and a total surprise to me, as I had never even heard of it. Thanks for this. It’s always a treat to learn of something quirky and ‘forgotten’ from aviation’s storied past. Yes…too bad about the inflight failure and the consequent loss of life.

By: Mike Mayor

Mike Mayor — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:08:08 +0000

I think this was used in the James Bond moive “Man With The Golden Gun”

By: Van Morrison

Van Morrison — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:18:11 +0000

Looks like a Cessna Skymaster without an engine on the front. Impressive looking. Really sad about the inflight failure.