Mcstealth Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Check out what my wife came across!! Authentic 1960 something Mooney Ranger Swag!! She found a total of ten. Six of which are in their original wrapper, ugly as they are. Would anyone like one? Sincerely David. 4 1
varlajo Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 2 minutes ago, Mcstealth said: Check out what my wife came across!! Authentic 1960 something Mooney Ranger Swag!! She found a total of ten. Six of which are in their original wrapper, ugly as they are. Would anyone like one? Sincerely David. I would love one!! 1
Hank Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Those are cool, @Mcstealth! By sheer coincidence, I've owned my Mooney Ranger for 18 years now . . . But I've never seen one of these. 1
Mcstealth Posted September 10 Author Report Posted September 10 She also found two of these ashtrays. They do not say a model, or any other identification for that matter, but they are definitely '60's. I will keep one. Would anyone like the other? 1
Fly Boomer Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 1 minute ago, Mcstealth said: She also found two of these ashtrays. They do not say a model, or any other identification for that matter, but they are definitely '60's. I will keep one. Would anyone like the other? I would. I'll PM address. 1
N201MKTurbo Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Where did she find them? At a yard sale there in Kerrville? 1
DXB Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 53 minutes ago, Mcstealth said: Check out what my wife came across!! Authentic 1960 something Mooney Ranger Swag!! She found a total of ten. Six of which are in their original wrapper, ugly as they are. Would anyone like one? Sincerely David. Um...that's awesome!! I would love one! I think it was called the Mark 21 through 1967, and the Ranger name appeared for 1968 model year. Based onmy serial number 680002, I have the 2nd "Ranger". And who are you calling ugly?! Let me know what I can do to make it worth your while to send one my way. 3
Mcstealth Posted September 10 Author Report Posted September 10 11 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said: Where did she find them? At a yard sale there in Kerrville? My dad was an engineer for Mooney from 1964 - 1969. He was the lead designer of the retractable step, an associate engineer on the design on the Mustang, ( he was against the roll cage concept and drew up a conventional pressurized tube design but was rejected) and lead AI/AP of the three assembly lines, back when they needed all three lines. We were cleaning out storage and came upon these items. I also found his Embry Riddle tie tack. 7
MooneyMitch Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 4 hours ago, Mcstealth said: My dad was an engineer for Mooney from 1964 - 1969. He was the lead designer of the retractable step, an associate engineer on the design on the Mustang, ( he was against the roll cage concept and drew up a conventional pressurized tube design but was rejected) and lead AI/AP of the three assembly lines, back when they needed all three lines. We were cleaning out storage and came upon these items. I also found his Embry Riddle tie tack. Great information! You Dad was part of one of the best Mooney manufacturing eras ! Thank you for sharing this. 1
MooneyMitch Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 ..............and I found this stuff on Ebay several years ago. Certainly not as special as the cool things from @Mcstealth papa ! , but fun regardless. 3
MooneyMitch Posted September 10 Report Posted September 10 Speaking of cool Mooney stuff..................I remember some very wonderful Mooney dinners at the Cowboy Steakhouse during Homecoming! 1
Mcstealth Posted September 10 Author Report Posted September 10 1 hour ago, MooneyMitch said: Speaking of cool Mooney stuff..................I remember some very wonderful Mooney dinners at the Cowboy Steakhouse during Homecoming! We certainly do!!!
Mcstealth Posted September 11 Author Report Posted September 11 20 hours ago, MooneyMitch said: ..............and I found this stuff on Ebay several years ago. Certainly not as special as the cool things from @Mcstealth papa ! , but fun regardless. Mooney memorabilia is cool!
BDPetersen Posted September 12 Report Posted September 12 BOLO. I’ve always wanted to find an “I’ve Got PC” button which we had when PC came out in 1965. It was red, about 21/2” and I wore one like the dork nerd I was while in college.
Mcstealth Posted Wednesday at 11:01 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 11:01 PM On 9/9/2025 at 9:22 PM, Mcstealth said: She also found two of these ashtrays. They do not say a model, or any other identification for that matter, but they are definitely '60's. I will keep one. Would anyone like the other? Thinking about these ashtrays, I bet Mooney made them at the factory. Light aluminum, a simple press cut. Possible.
Mcstealth Posted Wednesday at 11:02 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 11:02 PM On 9/12/2025 at 6:18 AM, BDPetersen said: BOLO. I’ve always wanted to find an “I’ve Got PC” button which we had when PC came out in 1965. It was red, about 21/2” and I wore one like the dork nerd I was while in college. Got a picture?
Mcstealth Posted Wednesday at 11:11 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 11:11 PM On 9/10/2025 at 1:43 PM, MooneyMitch said: Great information! You Dad was part of one of the best Mooney manufacturing eras ! Thank you for sharing this. As his story goes, he saw the writing on the tarmac. With new planes lining up outside on the North-South taxiway before the first bankruptcy, he bought a franchise of A/Z Rental Center which he opened in 1970.
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