Was this a sponsorship deal?

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 12/10/2018 at 22:21 • Filed to: None

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I still dig the Pacer. This classic but  ugly color scheme makes it even better.

Maxima Speed > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 12/10/2018 at 22:29

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That planes a beauty.

facw > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 12/10/2018 at 22:32

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The scheme would work better on a Gremlin, which Continental did:

Check out the awesome Continetal logo seats (apparently made from the same cloth as the airplane seats):

This one was a contest give away. If I remember correctly the SW ones might have been issued to regional reps or something.

For the younger members of Oppo, Continental’s planes used to look like this:

For the really you members of Oppo, there used to be an airline called Continental, until United swallowed it up, and brought it down to United’s level.

Quadradeuce > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 12/10/2018 at 22:33

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So much ugly. I must have them.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > facw 12/10/2018 at 23:00

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That is incredible! Thank you!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > facw 12/10/2018 at 23:16

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I’ve flown continental! It was a 727.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 12/10/2018 at 23:18

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Is the plane supposed to be as reliable as the cars or are the cars supposed to be as reliable as the 737?

someassemblyrequired > facw 12/10/2018 at 23:23

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Southwest ran Gremlins for a few years too - the Southwest cars were sales rep vehicles. They even had a pint size one:

Lots of details on the Southwest liveried cars here:

https://www.southwestaircommunity.com/t5/Southwest-Stories/Flashback-Fridays-Keeping-up-with-the-CARdashians/ba-p/42101

ttyymmnn > facw 12/10/2018 at 23:32

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PyramidHat > facw 12/10/2018 at 23:34

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Engine’s running a little rich, it seems...

facw > ttyymmnn 12/10/2018 at 23:37

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Those commercials are definitely a bit before my time.

ttyymmnn > facw 12/11/2018 at 00:05

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I know most of the words! I was 12 in 1978. 

Jonee > facw 12/11/2018 at 00:45

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I think I came across a Continental Gremlin for sale not too long ago. I wonder how many survived.