Prepare for SERIOUS garage envy!!!!

[Gigem]

This is a picture from a house that is for sale in my neighborhood. It's on the small airstrip we have here. Can you imagine?!?

 

[LXCam]

Ya know I hopped in here to say something smart assed. But by George you’re right, I just can’t argue with fact.

 

[jd_1138]

Those are actually Monogram/AMT scale model kits. With a little oil for authenticity. But seriously, I didn't know that stunt planes were so small. Makes sense -- HP to weight ratio and all.

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

Reminds me of a friend's place that was in a fly-in community next to Lake Palestine/Tyler, TX. He had a slew of "toys" in his garage/hanger.

GIG 'EM AGGIES!

 

[GTFiero]

Where’s the Vette ZR-1? Two post lift? Beer fridge? 85” TV? Cigar smoking chairs?

The airplanes are nice though

 

[K'ledgeBldr]

Where’s the Vette ZR-1? Two post lift? Beer fridge? 85” TV? Cigar smoking chairs?

The airplanes are nice though

There is a vette! Just not a ZR-1. Looks like a C3.

 

[tarmy]

That is not a garage...it’s a hanger.

Garages have all kinds of stuff and **** in them...maybe a plane as well, but at least some friggin’ tools or a lawnmower!

 

[dw1]

This is a picture from a house that is for sale in my neighborhood. It's on the small airstrip we have here. Can you imagine?!?

Are the "Toys" included??

 

[ezover]

pffttt, still room to walk. think I could store the items in there if he needs room to sell the place.

 

[cvairwerks]

There's over 100K worth of toys there, plus whatever chump change that old plastic car would bring....

 

[Shadowdog500]

This is a picture from a house that is for sale in my neighborhood. It's on the small airstrip we have here. Can you imagine?!?

Nice kitplanes. The one on the right is an RV3. I can’t make out what the one on the left is from that angle.

 

[Gigem]

Here is the listing, if you have a few spare bucks laying around!

 

[rburke65]

This is in your neighborhood? You should be able to “imagine”......you live there...

 

[ed_v]

I don't see any Snap-On tool box, no two post lift, no welders, no Bridgeport mill. Different strokes for different folks.

I don't like flying (I do when I have to), but I love trains. No envy from me unless you have a locomotive in your shop. Now that would be awesome..... to me!

Ed

 

[BajaScout]

I don't see any Snap-On tool box, no two post lift, no welders, no Bridgeport mill. Different strokes for different folks.

I don't like flying (I do when I have to), but I love trains. No envy from me unless you have a locomotive in your shop. Now that would be awesome..... to me!

Ed

I suspect he may not do any of the work himself.

 

[Lassen Forge]

I just looked uup the number on the biplane, says it's a homebuilt Javelin Wichawk - has pix of it if you google the N number... Both it and the Vans are smallish homebuilt airplanes, tho they look a LOT bigger in the pix than in real life.

Also looked up the Vans, he's not the builder, so it's likely wither he doesn't work on them, or they're staged there. Either way - it's staged to make the hangar look a LOT bigger than it really is.

 

[Toolfool]

Cramped lot. And the place is not occupied, looks staged.

 

[Shadowdog500]

I just looked uup the number on the biplane, says it's a homebuilt Javelin Wichawk - has pix of it if you google the N number... Both it and the Vans are smallish homebuilt airplanes, tho they look a LOT bigger in the pix than in real life.

Also looked up the Vans, he's not the builder, so it's likely wither he doesn't work on them, or they're staged there. Either way - it's staged to make the hangar look a LOT bigger than it really is.

I did the same thing. The plane is registered to a house with a hangar at the other end of the airport. I bet he had a couple friends put their planes in his hangar just for the great looking photo. I also agree that the two small home builds he has in there would also make the hangar look bigger than one regular sized plane. A friend has an RV3 and the plane is tiny.

See the oil stains on the floor. That’s where the engine usually is for his 4 place airplane that probably takes up a big chunk of the hangar.

Here is a photo of an RV3 with someone standing next to it.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Nice house and way more than I'll ever be able to afford. To me it looks like a "keepin' up with the Joneses" type of house.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Too much air traffic.

Tommy

 

[txvwnut]

From someone that’s had a plane in his garage, it’s not that big of a deal. I’ve also had a vette in my garage. Between the two I’d rather have the airplane.




Editors note, the plane didn’t have the wings on it at the time it was the garage.

 

[vavet]

That’s nice and all, but I prefer single story houses.
If I have to have a two story, I don’t want staircases that have a turn in them. It makes it difficult to move furniture.

 

[Augus7us]

Not to burst your bubble but we have members here with far nicer shops and more toys then that right here in the garage gallery. Including several with airplane hangers.

In fact I was just reading a thread from a guy who’s turning a hanger into a shop/studio. It’s coming along nicely!

 

[evintho]

Kinda on the same theme,
John Travolta's house.....

 

[RivennHewn]

Last time I saw a “garage” like that, it had a massive grow operation under it.
Needless to say, they made use of the private airstrip next to it.

 

[Ancient Iron]

What do these people do for a living??????????

 

[DocsMachine]

Sorry, not envious. That's no a garage, it's just some rich guy's showroom.

People DO things in garages- like fix, modify or create. That guy only has just enough tools to change the oil and plugs in the planes.

That's the kind of guy that pays other people to come over and do the work on his stuff. That space is more akin to a storage closet than a garage.

Doc.

 

[paulsomlo]

Not sure I could afford the summer AC bill on the house.

 

[Falcon67]

They wouldn't want me in that neighborhood. With a little VHT that runway would make an excellent test track for the dragster. I can always put a wing on it and say stuff like "It's got a wing, what's your problem?"

 

[Hooked]

My BILs hangar looked nothing like that. The plane took up less than half the space while the rest was filled with his race car stuff. No clean-room pictures like the above. lol

 

[Charlie51]

5,000 square foot house, 5 bathrooms... No thanks! Too much cleaning and maintenance, too expensive to heat and air condition, taxes too high. I'd never have the time left to play with the toys.

 

[Lassen Forge]

What do these people do for a living??????????

Last time I saw a “garage” like that, it had a massive grow operation under it.
Needless to say, they made use of the private airstrip next to it.

There ya go... asked and answered!

 

[JasonMcElroy]

Rough crowd.

I'd use the **** out of that garage if it were mine.

I don't begrudge anyone wealth or poverty. Heel biters ****.

Jason

 

[paulsomlo]

Kinda on the same theme,
John Travolta's house.....

I knew I should have gone into acting.

 

[BruceMc]

Rough crowd.

I'd use the **** out of that garage if it were mine.

I don't begrudge anyone wealth or poverty. Heel biters ****.

Declaring that no, you don't envy someone, really isn't the same thing as begrudging that someone else their life.

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

I knew I should have gone into acting.

I wonder if there is a reason for just having the front of the planes undercover?

 

[paulsomlo]

I wonder if there is a reason for just having the front of the planes undercover?

So he doesn't get his hair wet if it's raining.

 

[DocsMachine]

Rough crowd.
I'd use the **** out of that garage if it were mine.
I don't begrudge anyone wealth or poverty. Heel biters ****.

-Not begrudging a thing. I just said I'm not envious. As I said, all I see there is a storage closet for some rich guy's toys.

Oh yeah, I could use the bejeebers out of that space. So much so I'd probably have to regularly go out and buy more bejeebers .

But that's true of any big box structure, and apart from the one wall that opens up (and the house it's attached to) there's really nothing particularly special about that particular box structure.

Now, if it had a grease pit, a lift, an overhead 5-ton crane and was outfitted with everything from a drawerful of Clecos to a Bridgeport, then I'd start being interested.

Doc.

 

[GCS]

FYI:

You put clothes on a hanger

You put planes in a hangar

 

[CraigStu]

Man you guys are hard. I'd love to have that house. Obviously one needs the income to support it, but if you have that, why not.