747 Pan Am Replica from the 1970s - Coolest Thing I've Ever Made EP 7

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @zombie22_
    @zombie22_ 5 лет назад +904

    He's not insane, he's just making his dreams a reality.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад +48

      And making a living doing it!

    • @b4ds33d
      @b4ds33d 5 лет назад +11

      They said the same thing about Hitler. Your logic is not conducive to reality.

    • @gamevoid3684
      @gamevoid3684 5 лет назад +22

      @@b4ds33d yeah but he's not hitler.

    • @b4ds33d
      @b4ds33d 5 лет назад

      mano county deputy where did I say he was Hitler smart guy?

    • @gamevoid3684
      @gamevoid3684 5 лет назад +5

      @@b4ds33d What are you saying? You said *They said the same thing about hitler* But then i said *Yeah but he's not hitler. Where did i say hitler was a smart guy?

  • @RadioStarEntertainment
    @RadioStarEntertainment 5 лет назад +1077

    'And behind THIS curtain is, where I ran out of money..'

    • @livelyupmyself1
      @livelyupmyself1 5 лет назад +14

      Radio Star Entertainment laughed so hard at that.😂🤣

    • @Elfnetdesigns
      @Elfnetdesigns 5 лет назад +7

      pay NO ATTENTION to whats behind that curtain...

    • @TheEplestugas
      @TheEplestugas 4 года назад +4

      Story of my life

    • @SparkyWaxAll
      @SparkyWaxAll 2 года назад +1

      😁👍

  • @billsheehy1
    @billsheehy1 8 лет назад +269

    This guy is terrific. Doing something that he loves and sharing it with others.

    • @Elfnetdesigns
      @Elfnetdesigns 5 лет назад

      Lot of creators do that and get ignored or pushed under the youtube trending rug..

  • @PatrickStar-kd7ij
    @PatrickStar-kd7ij 8 лет назад +172

    Look at him! His happiness is so genuine. I wish I have experienced flying Pan Am, too!

  • @halloweenville1
    @halloweenville1 6 лет назад +14

    We need more people like this in the world, never be afraid when someone tries to call you a nerd just because you have a passion for something. When i was 13, i spent hours sitting alone at the edge of a runway at heathrow- watching planes landing, and i loved it, didn't have time for friends who thought i was weird.

  • @FirstThirtyMinutes
    @FirstThirtyMinutes 8 лет назад +510

    blown away. love to see stuff like this

    • @icald
      @icald 8 лет назад +7

      FirstThirtyMinutes oh hey lol didn't expect to see you here.

    • @hadeealhassanawi6413
      @hadeealhassanawi6413 8 лет назад +2

      @Irving, same. I'm into LSPDFR just as much as aviation. But LSPDFR is just a hobby. Aviation is my soon career :D

    • @doggz2701
      @doggz2701 8 лет назад +1

      I love LSPDFR too.

    • @latoyaaustin3760
      @latoyaaustin3760 7 лет назад

      FirstThirtyMinutes never knew you liked this stuff

    • @subnauticakiddo1880
      @subnauticakiddo1880 7 лет назад

      FirstThirtyMinutes I love you GTA videos

  • @hannahbeanies8855
    @hannahbeanies8855 3 года назад +4

    You know what? I love eccentric hobbies. His happiness and passion is infectious. It takes all kinds. This is neat.

  • @encinobalboa
    @encinobalboa 3 года назад +6

    This guy is nuts. The world is a better place with him in it.

  • @moodberry
    @moodberry 5 лет назад +3

    My daughter works on board 747s that are still in service. She loves that plane. I wish they still produced them. It was a marvel (and still is) of engineering.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад +1

      Awesome! It's such a thing of beauty indeed. Thanks for watching! Cheers- Guy

  • @sololarc
    @sololarc 8 лет назад +100

    never underestimate the will of a single man! EPIC!

    • @Designandrew
      @Designandrew 8 лет назад +3

      creation is an act of sheer will

    • @badapple65
      @badapple65 4 года назад +7

      My boss is single, his entire life. Mid-50’s. Owns 18 motorcycles. The happiest man I know.

  • @ArmaniCoat
    @ArmaniCoat 5 лет назад +18

    i find so much joy in videos like this. when people talk about something they’re passionate about and seeing their faces light up and seeing them smile from ear to ear is beautiful! 🥰

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад

      Me too! More passionate people and episodes coming up later this year! Cheers- Guy

  • @pammitu
    @pammitu 4 года назад +1

    Warms my heart to see someone being so open and unapologetic about what they are passionate about!!

  • @briangarrow448
    @briangarrow448 8 лет назад +43

    As an 8 year old kid, one of my school buddies had an older sister who was a flight attendent for Pan American Airlines back in the 60's. One of my first crushes. She was soooo beautiful and glamorous in her uniform. She was a gorgeous blonde Norwegian girl who drove a Karman Gia and was an international stewardess. I am sure she was the fantasy of many adult males in my old neighborhood also. Until this story I hadn't thought about her in years. Pleasant memories!

    • @hectorzambrano4092
      @hectorzambrano4092 7 лет назад +1

      Did u date her?

    • @JOECANDELA22
      @JOECANDELA22 6 лет назад +1

      Hey Brian I flew in 1972 on a Pan Am 747 when I was 10 years old and I remember chatting with one of the stewardesses. man were they gorgeous!

    • @bullwinklejmoos
      @bullwinklejmoos 5 лет назад +3

      I flew for Pan Am back in late 80s till shutdown. The flight attendants we had then were great but there was a mystic about the ones that flew back in the 60s and 70s. I flew with a lot of FAs from Germany because I was based in Berlin at the time. Good memories.

    • @MrSkrifle
      @MrSkrifle 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@hectorzambrano4092 do you do "critical thinking" ever? Have you ever?

    • @broadstreet21
      @broadstreet21 4 месяца назад

      ​@@hectorzambrano4092Uhh, she would be a lot older than him.

  • @NYVET48TFW
    @NYVET48TFW 5 лет назад +12

    That's cool man! I flew Pan Am 747's three round trips from NY to London when I was stationed in England while in the Air Force (between 1985 and 1988). While they were NEVER on time, or even close, I adored Pan Am, I absolutely loved this airline. I was devastated when they ceased operations. NOTHING beats a 747, and Pan Am was the greatest for many reasons, even though punctuality wasn't one of their strong points. RIP Pan Am. Gone, but never forgotten.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад +1

      That's awesome (except for the being late part). I love their design aesthetic. Yeah, the 747 is the ultimate. Thanks for sharing! Cheers- Guy

  • @joaquinperez9146
    @joaquinperez9146 6 лет назад +3

    He may not have used his money to cure cancer, but the world is still a better place with people like him.

  • @michaelfishman7174
    @michaelfishman7174 9 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful work of art. This gentleman shows us that although we cannot fly back in time physically yet, we can to a certain degree through other means. Just beautiful. My family and I loved Pan Am. This is just great. God bless him for keeping the memories of such an iconic American airline alive.

  • @tommynorthwood
    @tommynorthwood 5 лет назад +8

    His smile is worth every penny.

  • @pj61114
    @pj61114 4 года назад +2

    WOW! Love it when guys build unique stuff. One man made a 737 cockpit in his basement. Another builds full scale warbirds using corrageted metal from old backyard pools. A man in California built an Art Deco bus with a flying bridge. Thank you for putting this on You Tube. Fantastic! Hollywood should shoot movie scenes in here.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  4 года назад +1

      Thanks for watching! More eps coming out soon! Cheers- Guy

  • @JoJoJoker
    @JoJoJoker 5 лет назад +205

    Dude's pick up line: "Wanna join the Mile High Club at sea level?"

    • @kreeplx
      @kreeplx 4 года назад +1

      I’m sure him and his “friends” have achieved the 3ft club.

    • @EveryDayTrucker
      @EveryDayTrucker 4 года назад

      Now that's a crash course I'd have to say no thanks to!!!

    • @StudioDaVeed
      @StudioDaVeed 4 года назад +1

      @FlappableBean
      That's why he has money and time for a hobby!

  • @RicardoFerreiraMiranda
    @RicardoFerreiraMiranda 5 лет назад +2

    WOW!! THAT IS A REAL CABIN, THE BEST CABIN EVER!
    There's no Qsuites, Apartment suites whatever to compare to this COOLEST CABIN EVER!!1
    I'm so excited, Congratulations! !!!!

  • @YachtReport
    @YachtReport 8 лет назад +369

    Wow this guy is crazy! But in a good way. Hey if it makes you happy then go for it.

    • @cheezysheen2984
      @cheezysheen2984 5 лет назад

      1:47 the bathrooms aren’t

    • @agape777
      @agape777 5 лет назад

      No, just crazy. 100k on a weird personal fantasy-no wonder the world has problems. Let’s get real, this guy should have taken more humanitarian and ethics classes in college. It’s bizarro. 🤨

    • @johnwhitfield8150
      @johnwhitfield8150 5 лет назад

      CheezySheen that’s a standard airplane bathroom. Have you never been on a airplane before?

    • @jeremiah817tx
      @jeremiah817tx 5 лет назад

      If only he would've just waited for the oculus rift to come out

  • @RaptorFromWeegee
    @RaptorFromWeegee Год назад +2

    Pan Am was such an American icon that the movie, '2001: A Space Odyssy', 1968, featured a spacecraft in Pan Am livery, but with old timey stewardesses. Flew Pan Am myself as a little kid from JFK to Bermuda in April 1970.
    It was a 707 and had these strange TVs underneath the luggage racks. They also gave out a lot of freebes. In fact, for years I had a pair of those terrycloth foot slippers shown in this video. Great memories.

  • @marks2942
    @marks2942 2 года назад +6

    Anthony, you have done what few people of all the people that love the 747 so much can on dream of. It gives me some satisfaction that at least someone has accomplished this. Well done, sir, to say the least.

  • @MisterAutist
    @MisterAutist 3 года назад +2

    I want to create a video rental/retro game collection dedicated to a room, and this man radiates the same energy and passion as I would and I admire that.

  • @shereemorgan1430
    @shereemorgan1430 7 лет назад +13

    The best airline! I flew from Boston to Istanbul, Turkey, in 1976. The food, seats, and plenty of free liquor.

  • @xxthehuskycaboosexx
    @xxthehuskycaboosexx 8 лет назад +48

    He seems like a nice and chill person, so good on ya!

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 6 лет назад +818

    The planes were so roomy back then.

    • @grimhunter42
      @grimhunter42 6 лет назад +55

      okrajoe They still do now, the problem is that it's too expensive for the regular man to get

    • @rosco0101
      @rosco0101 6 лет назад +35

      Yes but airfare cost more than twice as much as it does today.

    • @HoLDoN4Sec
      @HoLDoN4Sec 6 лет назад +28

      gas prices back then were in bloody cents, now they are over 1 dollar per gallon
      besides, there were basically no restrictions for pollutions so take both of these combined and you get a much roomy aircraft (regardless of the fact that back than only rich people could afford a plane ticket and planes were not divided into classes by ticket pricing)

    • @MrUranium238
      @MrUranium238 6 лет назад +7

      deregulation changes all of it

    • @xXcangjieXx
      @xXcangjieXx 6 лет назад +2

      HoLDoN4Sec Have you heard of inflation? Duh??

  • @dieselrotor
    @dieselrotor 5 лет назад +7

    As a fellow aviation fan, COOLEST thing ever Brother ! Born in 65, growing up the 747 was the King of the sky !

  • @ByronClips
    @ByronClips 8 лет назад +918

    If I was a billionaire, I would seriously consider buying a 747 from a graveyard and turning it into a living space.

    • @jakewatson2660
      @jakewatson2660 8 лет назад +13

      Everyday English with Byron I would buy a new one

    • @ByronClips
      @ByronClips 8 лет назад +4

      Jake Watson Well sure, that too. But I was talking about a house, not a plane :D

    • @2018paulrobbinx
      @2018paulrobbinx 8 лет назад +11

      Everyday English with Byron you don't need to be a billionaire to do that!

    • @ByronClips
      @ByronClips 8 лет назад +14

      2018paulrobbinx Well, this guy ^ says he spent 100K and it's just a mock up of a small part of the plane.
      If you want the entire plane fuselage to be towed to you place and the whole thing converted into a luxurious living space.
      I think we are talking millions here.
      No to mention, you need a huge open patch of land (with a good view) to put the plane on ...

    • @2018paulrobbinx
      @2018paulrobbinx 8 лет назад +2

      Everyday English with Byron agreed

  • @paulht3251
    @paulht3251 7 лет назад +16

    We flew on Pan Am in the seventies several different times. Excellent service🥂 which is a bygone era. Your recreation is on parr with the time period. One thing, all you need is the electronic pong game which Pan Am had on their first class upper deck area. . 😎

  • @georger64
    @georger64 5 лет назад +6

    I had my first flight in 1967, so I remember those glorious days. Pan Am was the Queen of the skies, but others were not far behind. TWA, Swissair, Lufthansa, and all the different planes. They all looked different, sounded different, even felt different. Being on an airliner was an adventure, an event. And a privilege, because a ticket cost a sh**load of money in those days.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад +1

      Sounds like cool times for sure!

  • @dan797
    @dan797 10 месяцев назад +2

    Very cool. I’m glad I’m not the only person that used to make model 747 interiors with posterboard and colored construction paper. My favorite was making the upstairs lounge and the spiral staircase. I used a lot of Elmers glue and tape.

    • @ATLcentury334
      @ATLcentury334 5 месяцев назад

      Gee, back when children had to use their imagination instead of having a screen plastered to their faces constantly.

  • @ZLL668
    @ZLL668 8 лет назад +4

    It's amazing to see people go great length to pursue their dreams.

  • @lawrencet83
    @lawrencet83 7 лет назад +6

    Good for you! Thank you for keeping Pan Am history and memory alive. It saddens me that Pan am will never fly to the space station in the movie "2001".

  • @JohnAllen407
    @JohnAllen407 Год назад +3

    Wow brother thank you for sharing this video you brought back good memories

  • @archangel2143
    @archangel2143 5 лет назад +2

    The 747 was, is and always will be the “Queen of the Sky”!! One of the most elegant airplanes ever built! Pan Am was the gold standard of air travel for decades until its final executive board ran it into the ground! All hail the 747!!!

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад

      Indeed! Wish I could have flown back then. Thanks for watching! Cheers- Guy

  • @tims5860
    @tims5860 7 лет назад +8

    I´m seriously impressed! Congratulation to this great Pan Am cabin build!

  • @NoosaHeads
    @NoosaHeads 5 лет назад +2

    Kudos to you for a superb recreation.
    It's so inspiring that there are people such as yourself, being a good custodian of our history.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад

      It's quite amazing. You should see his dish collection from the planes around the world. Might release it on my Instagram sometime, but he basically had every set of cutlery and dish ware from pretty much every first class section from every airline in the world. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Guy

  • @richardgodber8369
    @richardgodber8369 5 лет назад +5

    Wow !! I love 60s and 70s air lines , my Dad was an airport manager here in Australia at that time and I have so many memories . It was when you got dressed up to fly and it was stylish anc exciting . Fantastic hobby you have . Grooovy baby !!!

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 2 года назад

      It's amazing how the class of passenger has gone down the drain. Sat next to a teenage girl on a flight from Los Angeles to Dallas once and she kicked off her shoes and flew barefoot the entire time! At least her feet didn't smell but I couldn't believe my eyes when some other passengers went to the lavatory barefoot too. Ugh.

  • @tomaswiak3625
    @tomaswiak3625 6 лет назад +3

    Thank you for putting the biggest smile on my face ever! Great job.

  • @joshlaher
    @joshlaher 2 года назад +3

    Unbelievable. I'm amazed at how much of the interior was still available to purchase.

  • @PedroConejo1939
    @PedroConejo1939 3 года назад +2

    Wow, this is great. My first flight on Pan Am was First Class, row 1, right window seat - LHR-SEA in 1978. Next to the seat Anthony's sat in at the end.

  • @carrollshelby8690
    @carrollshelby8690 5 лет назад +4

    When I worked for Manufacturers Hannover Trust in the '80s, I flew First Class LA - NY twice a month. I always chose a first row window seat. Due to the curvature of the nose you could almost see ahead. On American Airlines 747 First Class, there was almost enough room for another row of seats in front of the first row. That meant tons of leg room. If the aisle seat passenger was fully reclined, I could get up and walk around. I always called my seat the crash, bend and burn seat much to the chagrin of first time flyers.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад

      That sounds super sweet! Thanks for sharing and watching our series! Cheers - Guy

  • @jimdep333
    @jimdep333 5 лет назад +1

    Wonderfully nostalgic. I flew on a National Airlines 747-100 in 1972 as a youngster. Unfortunately I was in coach and never made it up the spiral staircase of that aircraft. Great memories bringing this back to life.

  • @hghbryson6821
    @hghbryson6821 4 года назад +4

    This guy's a legend and an inspiration.

  • @attakula
    @attakula 5 лет назад +1

    My first experience flying was aboard a Pan American 747 Clipper in the 70's and it was truly the golden era of jet service. Can't wait to see the coach class section where the rear of the plane contained a lounge area with a piano bar and a pianist tickling the ivories throughout my flight from NY to San Juan !

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад +1

      So cool! Would have been awesome to fly like that!

  • @AmusementLabs
    @AmusementLabs 4 года назад +7

    I love the part where he mentions his oarents. People will constantly shit on your hobbies until you start making bank. It's really sad, but it's a real pride to put them in their place of 'I know what I'm doing'...

  • @jabbaa6500
    @jabbaa6500 2 года назад +1

    Wow! I flew as a purser on the 747 many times around the world. Seeing this makes me want to start the ovens collar the wine and champagne bottles then set up the F/C carts again. I flew when flying was still prestigious, now not even close! Actually brought a tear to my eye. Thanks!!!

  • @diebertinat2
    @diebertinat2 8 лет назад +7

    He deserves a thumbsuuup!!!

  • @jimhays2772
    @jimhays2772 2 года назад +2

    Very cool.. I flew many many times first class on Pan Am ( my Dad was a PA pilot) and while going to school overseas they were some great memories. This model brings me back!

  • @kathyh4804
    @kathyh4804 5 лет назад +3

    That is amazing!!!!! I remember being on the real deal in the 70s.... you did an incredible job!

  • @Bianca-ke1rn
    @Bianca-ke1rn 3 года назад +1

    This is awesome. PanAm was always my favorite airline. Flew it often as a very young child. I will never forget that staircase etched forever in my mind. I have flown many airlines in my lifetime, PanAm will always be my favorite. Miss it greatly!! Very cool thing this is, looks like it was worth every dollar he spent. 💕

  • @johnstafford6810
    @johnstafford6810 5 лет назад +3

    This is an obsession ... but what a great obsession !

  • @austindarrenor
    @austindarrenor 7 лет назад +1

    Great stuff! When I was four years old I flew on an SAS DC-7 from LA to Copenhagen and still have vivid memories of the flight. Up until my late teens got to fly all over the world and always loved it. If I had a time machine the first thing that I would do is go back to the 1950's and take a cross-country flight on a TWA Super Connie.

  • @mikesacco8457
    @mikesacco8457 5 лет назад +4

    Glad to see someone so happy doing what they love.

  • @todeotodeo140
    @todeotodeo140 2 года назад +1

    I love it. At 6 years old in 1972 was the first time flew to Hawaii on a pan am 747. I remember the light blue seats with the removable headrest cloth. The earphones had hollow tubing to hear the music and movie through. I remember receiving a Pan am bag and I kept that bag for years and years as my tennis racket bag and I would put the tennis balls in that. Also received a Hawaiian lei of colorful wrapping instead of flowers that had dates. I'm the same as you. I love everything about airports and everything about airplanes. I love standing at the glass at LAX watching fuel trucks and the luggage trains zooming around. I loved seeing the ticket counter employees work. I even remember those hare Krishna guys with the orange outfits with the bald head and the ponytails walking around beating their drums and playing their guitars. I remember the stewardess were so kind. They would come up and see me as a little boy and they would bring me a coloring book and help me color with the crayons. They were so kind. The food service sticks in my mind it was amazing. The industry has lost much of its original beauties but It all comes back again when I fly Japan airlines within south East Asia and Philippine airlines. I love the art you have created. It's fantastic. I found your video because I wanted to find a RUclips video of a Pan am flight videoed in 1970. This is how I bumped into your video.

  • @xaviarston928
    @xaviarston928 8 лет назад +3

    omg and I thought I was the only one who'd do something this ridiculous ! love it so much

  • @Izzymohammed1
    @Izzymohammed1 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome mate. My family and I flew Pan Am from Sydney Australia to Los Angeles way back in ‘75 to go to Disneyland. I still remember being in awe. I was 8 and my brother was 7 and the flight attendant took us up to the cockpit to meet the pilots. It was so cool. That would never happen today. Well done!

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад

      Thanks so much! Yes, Anthony did an amazing job. I remember going in the cockpit too as a kid. Such a thrill! Thanks for watching, more eps coming up later this year! Cheers - Guy

  • @oliviadesantis-collier2360
    @oliviadesantis-collier2360 8 лет назад +23

    WHY DOES THIS CHANNEL NOT HAVE OVER 10K SUBSCRIBERS ITS AMAZING I DONT UNDERSTAND

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  8 лет назад +2

      Thanks so much!!! We're working on getting the word out, but I'm only one guy, so it's tough. We need more supportive people like you! -Cheers Guy

    • @oliviadesantis-collier2360
      @oliviadesantis-collier2360 8 лет назад +1

      Coolest Thing thx and I'm glad to be one of your supporter's

    • @BoeingmasterRoblox
      @BoeingmasterRoblox 8 лет назад

      Buttercup Blossom
      Llllllloooooollllllll

    • @JeffDM
      @JeffDM 8 лет назад

      Almost 12,000 subscribers now, pretty quick growth.

    • @creativemindplay
      @creativemindplay 8 лет назад +2

      tell your mom , that's one new subscriber :*

  • @harvey1965
    @harvey1965 6 лет назад

    Love the smile of joy and self satisfaction on the creator/owners face!

  • @perezster
    @perezster 8 лет назад +3

    Amazing!!! I use to dream, as a teenager, to make my room a replica of a coach cabin. Thank you for sharing this very cool video.

  • @TigerAlley
    @TigerAlley 5 месяцев назад +1

    I understand your passion. I feel the same way about Qantas 747 in which I travelled from when I was a toddler. I love everything about the cabin, including the patterns and colours on the fabric of the seats. Much respect and regards to you from Australia!

  • @TacoStacks
    @TacoStacks 5 лет назад +8

    That's really cool

  • @paulm.7422
    @paulm.7422 6 лет назад

    Amazing! I did several 747 PA flights (in First) back in the 80s ... LGW-IAH, LHR-JFK (PA001?), SFO-HNL and HNL-NRT. I still have a menu and some socks. By today's inflight amenities, First back then was nothing, but wonderful memories!

  • @chappye7
    @chappye7 8 лет назад +8

    Strange hobby, but really cool, excellent detail

  • @jjgreek1
    @jjgreek1 8 лет назад +1

    In 1971 I flew a TWA 747 from NYC to Athens, Greece. It was sooo cool. The coach class had 9-abreast seating, as opposed to the 10-abreast of today's 747s. When we landed in Athens, the pilot came and took me up to the cockpit for a visit. I was only 6-7 but remember it so vividly.

  • @jamesporter6288
    @jamesporter6288 5 лет назад +5

    That would be a bad ass place to throw a party in!

  • @bryanbalyeat2773
    @bryanbalyeat2773 7 лет назад +3

    That's so amazing I too am a plane fanatic. I'm 53 and have yet to fly on a747. I'd love to come see yours!!!

  • @JustinLHopkins
    @JustinLHopkins 6 лет назад +3

    From a fellow aviation geek to another, this is fantastic!

  • @loveaodai100
    @loveaodai100 7 лет назад +1

    Love this! The secret to happiness in life is to have a passion.

  • @RaffyCrespo
    @RaffyCrespo 8 лет назад +5

    Love it every single thing. You made a lot of us dreams come true.

  • @curiousottman
    @curiousottman 4 года назад

    I had to watch the video twice just to soak it all in. Bravo. What a feeling! A time in aviation history where it was fun to fly.

  • @tonybp
    @tonybp 7 лет назад +8

    I salute you. My favorite airliner is the DC-10, though.

  • @gohdundee
    @gohdundee 3 года назад +1

    Kudos to you. My first flight was on Pan Am at the age of 4. It inspired me to become a commercial pilot.

  • @Gaetano.94
    @Gaetano.94 8 лет назад +5

    Can't get over that one time when he was 5, when he had fun.

  • @stanleymarett2826
    @stanleymarett2826 2 года назад +1

    I worked for Delta Air lines till I retired in 2010 and would love something like this. I have some delta chine for the 70's if I was near by I would love to see you Pan Am cabin it bring back soo mine good memories of fling on Delta's first class.

  • @peterholthoffman
    @peterholthoffman 8 лет назад +4

    I love it! Congratulations and kudos on a beautiful dream done well!

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  8 лет назад +2

      Thanks for your kind words Peter! Will pass it on to Anthony.

  • @EddieG1888
    @EddieG1888 День назад

    That is actually proper, real, unchecked insanity.
    And I'm totally HERE FOR IT!!!!

  • @charleswaters455
    @charleswaters455 8 лет назад +3

    You should check out the American Airlines training center in Dallas. They rent out their center for corporate events and have many fully configured fuselages of modern aircraft that the use to train their flight attendants. I had the great pleasure of attending a corporate event there and on one evening they threw an "Around the world" program. They gave us empty passports and invited us to check out each of their cabins. One was configured like Russia where they served Vodka and caviar. One was France w/ wine and lamb, etc. It was really neat and it might give you more ideas for how to set your environment up for entertainment.
    Keep it up.

  • @dbyd777
    @dbyd777 4 года назад +1

    And that was one of the coolest things I've ever seen! THANK YOU!

  • @jonathanleblanc2140
    @jonathanleblanc2140 4 года назад +10

    This reminds me of the Seinfeld episode “The Merv Griffin Show.” Kramer finds the set of MGS in a dumpster, proceeds to recreate the show in his apartment.

  • @paulm159
    @paulm159 2 года назад

    This is so cool, I flew on a Pan Am 747 in 1971 from London to NY, I was 11 and remember it as if it was yesterday. Thanks to my mum making a scrap book of our trip I still have my original ticket and boarding pass for that flight. I remember thinking this is so big and the seat colour's were very distinctive.
    Luckily my mum took photos of us o the plane because nobody at school believed I'd been on a 747.
    If I get the chance when we are over in the states next year I'm defo going to visit this guy.

  • @streamingeagle1
    @streamingeagle1 8 лет назад +72

    stunned that he spent $100k+ on this.

    • @BoopShooBee
      @BoopShooBee 5 лет назад +7

      I'm stunned that he HAD $100k+ to spend on it.

    • @Ozymandias1
      @Ozymandias1 5 лет назад +5

      @@BoopShooBee He's an airline executive. They tend to get paid well.

    •  4 года назад

      @@Ozymandias1 In other words he a pos.

  • @arthurminck5464
    @arthurminck5464 Год назад +2

    Its awesome ❤✈️🥰

  • @MrSISPUP
    @MrSISPUP 7 лет назад +9

    Live your dreams folks ! You got only one life !!!

  • @supercat380
    @supercat380 4 года назад +2

    Well-done to this gentleman for having created a piece of aviation history and nostalgia!!

  • @Barzins1
    @Barzins1 8 лет назад +4

    That was awesome.

  • @Carlbali
    @Carlbali 5 месяцев назад +1

    I use to fly Pan Am first class all the time in the late 70's and through the late 80's. My favorite seat was the one right behind where the host sat. You where one of the first servered for drinks and meals. One time I was flying LAX to LHR and couldn't get my seat. As I was grumbling to myself a man sat next to me then asked if I would switch with his wife ( who had my seat). Before he finished his question I had grabed my bags and was at my seat. Sad I know but I liked that seat so much.

  • @KeithApp
    @KeithApp 8 лет назад +6

    that is bloody awesome

  • @isaacmissi5920
    @isaacmissi5920 5 лет назад +1

    I gotta admit that is awesome!

  • @TheKaffeeKlatsch
    @TheKaffeeKlatsch 5 лет назад +214

    He’s still waiting for a stewardess to fly with him.

    • @davidamoritz
      @davidamoritz 5 лет назад +7

      Im sure as rich he is a ton of girls would be more than willing to.

    • @davidamoritz
      @davidamoritz 5 лет назад +2

      @@marlinlenchanteur4260 Dude some bitch was seen happily on harvey-weinsteins lap last week at a star event do not underestimate the gold diggers

    • @seigeengine
      @seigeengine 5 лет назад

      People oversimplify sexual attraction way too much.
      Skill and passion are attractive.
      Even with money, it's not simply women wanting money. Women legitimately find wealthier men more attractive, in the same way they find taller men more attractive. Thinking all women that find wealthier men more attractive are gold diggers is pure masturbation, so you can feel like you're not just unappealing.

    • @davidamoritz
      @davidamoritz 5 лет назад +1

      @@seigeengine Sure there are some that are not gold diggers but dude I've spent 15 yrs in the club and topless bar industry and have bedded 392 women I think I probably know more about sexual attraction in my pinky than most ever damn will. Many women will drop their panties in seconds for a rich ugly dude than a handsome poor guy any day of the week. There are thousands of videos on this platform proving that fact, there is one RUclipsr thats a rich young asian kid that acts poor and women ignore him thennhe has his driver pull up in one of his 100,000 cars and the same chick is all over him. Now I am not saying all women are like this but they damn well are the majority.

    • @seigeengine
      @seigeengine 5 лет назад +5

      @@davidamoritz You do realize that women in those situations are exclusively looking to exploit other people for personal gain in the first place, right? Nobody goes to a club looking for a real connection. They want dick and/or money. Women in topless bars are just after money, and willing to use their bodies to get it.
      You might as well argue your experience in an erectile dysfunction clinic is proof that nobody's dick works.
      Second of all, the vast majority of those videos are completely fake, for a wide variety of reasons. I'm pretty sure I've even seen one or two of the guy you're talking about.
      Gold diggers exist, but they're not the majority, and since you never seemed to figure it out: if you don't want to be surrounded by trash, you shouldn't spend your life at the dump.

  • @ProjectFleek
    @ProjectFleek 6 лет назад

    And I thought I was stuck in the past dreaming of airliner golden years, stricken with nostalgia with every 90 era aviation video I watch.
    This dude at least guarantees he'll be able to go in his little replica, fall asleep dreaming about flying over sees in a Pan Am 74.
    I bet he wakes up every now and then in one of those seats, and just for a fraction of a second forgets it isn't a real flight.
    Hats off to him, why not do something like this if it makes you happy. Life is just too damn short to constantly pennie pinch with the RAPIDLY fading promise of a happy retirement on the beach somewhere for your last decade and a half of life.
    The day I quit working a typical job, and decided I would NEVER go back was THE most free feeling moment of my life- even more so than being released from jail after a 90 day sentence.
    It was a MAJOR struggle and constant fight to earn the money and the right to be self sufficient. The powers at be DO NOT want self reliant, free thinking happy citizens, trust me.
    If you can break through that alluring glass ceiling though, there is a higher level that is not only financially rewarding beyond belief, but also spiritually and comforting to an equal degree.
    Break your comfort level, and chase your dreams. As cliche as it sounds it really is the key to your higher self, and levels of wisdom that are purposely hidden from us.
    The sad part is, most are so dependent and brain washed, they not only will never even make the attempt to chase their goals- but don't even have the ambition to take the first step in that direction.
    I really have no idea how I digressed so ridiculously far off topic, but if just one person sees this and thinks to themselves they do have what it takes and decides to take that leap of faith, I'll be happy that someone caught the torch that would have otherwise never gathered the courage to create the life every decent person deserves.

  • @LryicalLloyd
    @LryicalLloyd 8 лет назад +3

    Another great episode! What an awesome build.

    • @TheRobinSystem
      @TheRobinSystem 8 лет назад +1

      Mason. Congrats! You're first.

    • @LryicalLloyd
      @LryicalLloyd 8 лет назад +1

      Such a great accomplishment.

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  8 лет назад

      Thanks Mason! Yeah, it was pretty awesome to see. He hosts parties there now called "the Pan Am experience" for people who want to "fly" Pan Am first class.

  • @AniMerci
    @AniMerci 4 года назад

    I flew Pan Am 747’s in the early 80’s. I seem to recall a middle aisle of 2 seats in first class closer to the spiral staircase. The upstairs lounge was luxurious. Traveling in style!

  • @shopwithaaron
    @shopwithaaron 8 лет назад +2

    Obsessed yes...and I love your attention to detail!

  • @randonjack6184
    @randonjack6184 5 лет назад +3

    "By the time I was in my 40s..." What?? He looks like he just entered his 40s. 😍

    • @CoolestThing
      @CoolestThing  5 лет назад

      Lol! Yes, I guess cool hobbies keep you young?

  • @Avionicx
    @Avionicx 7 лет назад +1

    After he's done, he should make this a museum. It would be awesome to see this in person

  • @TorreFernand
    @TorreFernand 8 лет назад +3

    How is this not a theme park / museum yet that I can visit?!

  • @BrandyJay-lg4tq
    @BrandyJay-lg4tq 3 года назад +2

    This dude is actually cool not gonna lie

  • @bobbypaluga4346
    @bobbypaluga4346 8 лет назад +12

    Wow, outstanding really great job. You are living an aviation freaks dream. I would love to buy the double decker section of a 747-400 as they are being taken out of service by Delta and United. A Qantas 747-400 would be nicer but they generally go to Mohave, I live close to Marana in Arizona. Taking the tail section and attaching it to the double decker forward section is my dream. I would keep the upper level standard set up as a small theatre, use the crew bunks for guests. Downstairs leaving 10-12 rows as is, adding a door divider in the back, behind it the kitchen, master bedroom closet space. Clearly I need an architect to set up the plan, how water lines, latrines can be connected to the city's existing lines. I would need to set up WiFi to the cockpit with room for large screens. You have done an incredible job., I suppose we would both need to switch out the air toilets and go with conventional toilets. I think I'd paint the fuselage with KLM blue up to the chest line then go with sand and a beach scene.