On Jan 25, 3:26*pm, Paul Cordell wrote:
. American build - * Beautiful in person........ * Ross RS-1 Zanonia

Craig beat me to it. * We were both around in the early '70's when the
Zanonia was restored and actively flying in the Pacific NW. *Here's a
link to some Photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2503063...7621955156469/

My vote is for the Zanonia too, though the NSM's recently restored
Kirby Gull was built (but not designed) in the US and it's nice too.
The Pratt Read is not so nice on the ground, but looking up at it in
the air it is indeed beautiful. The Lawrence sailplane that my father
flew in the late 40s, early 50s was also a mighty pretty ship.

All gliders are beautiful! Somewhere there is even somebody who loves
the PW-5.