Carvair Book
Gentlemen:
The Carvair book "The ATL-98 Carvair, A Comprehensive History of the Aircraft and All 21 Airframes" is out and available in major bookstores worldwide, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Waterstone, Eurospan, Boone Bridge, Paddyfields, Booktopia, etc. and even Ebay.
The Book ISBN978-0-7864-3670-5 is Hardcover 415 pages with 178 photos and illustrations. It begins with corporate histories and profiles key players (Freddie Laker etc). Four chapters illlustrate the evolution of the car-ferry as a viable aircraft, the history of Aviation Traders, engineering details incorporated into Carvair production and major Carvair operators. Chapters on each of the fleet's 21 planes provide individual histories and anecdotes.
A review has just been uploaded to Propliners.com and Waterstone and Amazon.com.uk
All your questions on the Carvair can be answered in one volume, and yes C-54s/DC-4s converted to Carvairs were built in both Santa Monica and Chicago.