What plane is this?

that's a Grumman Amphibian, probably a Duck or Albatross that has been re-engined with turbo props.
Big $$$$.

 

It's a Grumman G73T Turbo Mallard. I remember seeing them down in Miami when my wife and I lived there, looked like a lot of fun to fly.... They were flown by Chalk's Ocean Airways from Florida to the Bahamas.


http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?album=7018&thumbnails=&page_limit=90&photos_in_album=24&album_name=Grumman+G73+Mallard+Seaplane&album_creator=yegua1

 

I have a picture that I took in 1939 of a Chalk's Fairchild 71 0n floats in Miami. Ken, please drop a line to Bobs-art @comcast.net.
Bob

 

there's a plane in that picture?