asa wrote:

StillLearning wrote:There is a really clean H model, I think, at KRIL. Total time around 2000, around 600 on a 520. Genuine no damage history. But, it has the worst paint job I have ever seen! It’s listed on barnstormers.

Had to look it up to believe you... yes, worst paint job....

akgreg wrote:

c180pilot wrote:Longtime 56 180 owner. They introduced a great number of improvements in 56. I'm personally not that fond of the 53 to 55s mostly because they have the same taiwheel steering as my old 170. By that, I mean they really don't have any. Wayne

I’m pretty sure the improved tail wheel steering happened in 1955 for both the 170 and 180. I have a ‘55 170 and the steering cables come out of the lower part of the fuselage vs. the tail cone. I have excellent steering. The ‘55 180 stored in my hangar looked the same. Maybe the ‘55 180’s were changed mid production. Seems unlikely but I have been proven wrong too many times to count.