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  Not sure if Reithoffer had the midway then as they do now, but cool pictures. Some big iron shown, including a Kurve. Photos not by me, they were on the state fair fb
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I think it’s two different years Midway looks different
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Pretty sure both photos are Nova, you can see the B. Curve in both photos, the Hitting 2000 in one, the Scrambler and the F&B Bumper Cars.
Haven't found the Sky Ride yet in the pictures (Childress bought that at the Auction).
Was wondering about that Pirate Ship though, looks like a Huss model, but the platforms are different, anybody have any thoughts/information on that one?
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Nova Expositions, just one name the Sanders family used for their show at different times/locations. I think the other was Penn Valley?
They went out of business in the early 90s, carried some big iron like a Flitzer (one of Reithoffers now), the B.Kurve (swiss bobs), F&B Scooters, Wave Swinger (now belongs to AofA), Sky Wheel, Skyliner, and host of other rides.
If you do a search on the forum there are still some stories out there about them I believe.
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Originally Posted by: thunderbolt85  Pretty sure both photos are Nova, you can see the B. Curve in both photos, the Hitting 2000 in one, the Scrambler and the F&B Bumper Cars.
Haven't found the Sky Ride yet in the pictures (Childress bought that at the Auction).
Was wondering about that Pirate Ship though, looks like a Huss model, but the platforms are different, anybody have any thoughts/information on that one? The Pirate looks a lot like a Huss, but the platforms and supporting structure is different. It also doesn't have the structure, hydraulics, and winches to raise it. I'm guessing it's a park model. Didn't Nova's curve have Christmas trees in front and Olimpic rings in the pit? I think a guy named Emil moved it for a few years. |
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Originally Posted by: ridejocky  The Pirate looks a lot like a Huss, but the platforms and supporting structure is different. It also doesn't have the structure, hydraulics, and winches to raise it. I'm guessing it's a park model.
Didn't Nova's curve have Christmas trees in front and Olimpic rings in the pit? I think a guy named Emil moved it for a few years. It did have the trees, and Olympic rings, although when I worked with them on it we never put those on, stayed in the trailer. When I worked for them there was a guy named Dave moving, real nice guy, I remember he was former Army Airborne. I can't quite see the name on the front but I wonder if that was the Viking Ship that someone here on the East Coast had.
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