Anybody who has spent any time visiting with Steve Bolan here at the airport should not be surprised with the latest addition to his hangar. Steve has an amazing history of building and collecting interesting machines during his time living in southern California. But when he pulled up to his hangar a few weeks back, even we were surprised with what he had with him.
Steve had spent the past several days towing the forward section of an old Navy C-54 from Arizona to Concrete. And that was after spending the better part of a week wearing out sawzall blades with his son Preston cutting the section off of the original airplane.
He plans to fix up the C-54 and install it as a guest room attached to the wall inside of his hangar. Needless to say, it will be the coolest place to stay in Concrete. We’ll be sure to post more pictures as he works on it. More photos below, and be sure to check out his new hot rod at the bottom of the page…
The cockpit is mostly complete and the controls move freely. This is sure to be a hit with the kids.
Here are two bunks that were used by crews on the C-54. Steve plans to upgrade them a bit and add a sink and other amenities.
Just a glimpse at some of the work needed to cut the front off of a C-54. Lots and lots of control cables.
And lastly, Steve’s other big passion besides airplanes (perhaps even bigger), is cars. Here he is in front of his hangar with his latest hot rod. He’s eager to start it up for anybody who asks, just to listen to it rumble.
