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rotorwrench · 06-11-2015, 05:45 PM

I remember the Whirlybird series but I was just a youngster. They still had Parsons wooden rotor blades back then. I've worked on a lot of the Bell 47 models over the years and still do now and then. There aren't as many folks around these days that know much about the old birds.

As to the high parts numbers, the chassis parts books didn't get much over the 18000 except for some of the kits and stuff. The body parts books went higher in to 60000 range but I don't recall much over that. In the actual parts numbers though, they would include the body style like 72 for coupe, 73 for sedan, & 76 for convertible. With those numbers added, the number could get over 6 digits.

06-11-2015, 05:45 PM	#16
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 18,006	Re: Mercury Model Numbers I remember the Whirlybird series but I was just a youngster. They still had Parsons wooden rotor blades back then. I've worked on a lot of the Bell 47 models over the years and still do now and then. There aren't as many folks around these days that know much about the old birds. As to the high parts numbers, the chassis parts books didn't get much over the 18000 except for some of the kits and stuff. The body parts books went higher in to 60000 range but I don't recall much over that. In the actual parts numbers though, they would include the body style like 72 for coupe, 73 for sedan, & 76 for convertible. With those numbers added, the number could get over 6 digits. Last edited by rotorwrench; 06-11-2015 at 05:51 PM.