P-51 Price
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Ed Brunner
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Me too!
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You have to be there when it's all over. Otherwise you can't say "I told you so."
Better days to be,
Ed
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You have to be there when it's all over. Otherwise you can't say "I told you so."
Better days to be,
Ed
Allen_Raiford
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What I wouldn't trade for one of these...
Walt Sherrill
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That's probably a good price, but the Daewoos have a mixed reputation.
They seem to be a fairly solid gun, with a great three-way trigger (allowing a very nice, light double-action first shot), but they have a mediocre reputation for accuracy.
Parts might be a problem, too...
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They seem to be a fairly solid gun, with a great three-way trigger (allowing a very nice, light double-action first shot), but they have a mediocre reputation for accuracy.
Parts might be a problem, too...
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Last I knew there were about 160 airworthy P-51's and prices were hovering around $500,000-$750,000 and coming down. They are the white trash of the warbird world! 
Compare that to less than 10 P-38 Lightnings, wich are selling for $1,500,000 and up.
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Compare that to less than 10 P-38 Lightnings, wich are selling for $1,500,000 and up.[This message has been edited by Rex Feral (edited August 26, 2000).]
Badger Arms
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I think they sound better than they look. Just close your eyes and listen:
http://mustangsmustangs.com/merlin.wav
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http://mustangsmustangs.com/merlin.wav
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hksigwalther
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Yeah, but what about insurance. That's the killer.
Man, I love the polished D.
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Man, I love the polished D.
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- Ron V.
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Jason Demond
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I would trade my soul and throw the mother in for free!
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ACCEPT NOTHING LESS THAN FULL VICTORY!"
General Dwight D. Eisenhower-- June 6,1944
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kimber Man:
I would trade my soul and throw the mother in for free!
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Early on I told my wife I would trade her for a P-51 Mustang. Recently she asked me why I hadn't done so. I told her that as years go by the owners of the P-51s kept asking for more and more money to sweeten the deal. The fact she couldn't cook worth a damn didn't help much.
I'm good at ducking.
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I would trade my soul and throw the mother in for free!
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Early on I told my wife I would trade her for a P-51 Mustang. Recently she asked me why I hadn't done so. I told her that as years go by the owners of the P-51s kept asking for more and more money to sweeten the deal. The fact she couldn't cook worth a damn didn't help much.
I'm good at ducking.
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Rex - White trash of the warbird world?
Count me in for a plastic lawn flamingo and a case of corn dogs, then. Now that I know they're in my price range...
No joy on your 'Ensign Eliminator', BTW.
Pity about the P-38 - most of them were scrapped because they were too expensive to maintain. That was back in the late 40's.
Owning one today must be a cost nightmare. Two different Allison engines for each aircraft to support the counter rotating props.
Ya gotta be rich.
Cliff
Count me in for a plastic lawn flamingo and a case of corn dogs, then. Now that I know they're in my price range...
No joy on your 'Ensign Eliminator', BTW.
Pity about the P-38 - most of them were scrapped because they were too expensive to maintain. That was back in the late 40's.
Owning one today must be a cost nightmare. Two different Allison engines for each aircraft to support the counter rotating props.
Ya gotta be rich.
Cliff
Cliff-
I'm a P-51 lover as well, but for sheer numbers available they are second only to T-6's so they are considered more of an an entry level fighter.
The P-38 is a definite maintenance nightmare, two liquid cooled engines, temperamental Curtiss electric props, hydraulic plumbing that is impossible to get at, and a serious lack of spare parts.
I think Jeff Ethell's body was still warm when people started fighting over what they could salvage from his fatal P-38 crash in Tillamook.
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Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war.
I'm a P-51 lover as well, but for sheer numbers available they are second only to T-6's so they are considered more of an an entry level fighter.
The P-38 is a definite maintenance nightmare, two liquid cooled engines, temperamental Curtiss electric props, hydraulic plumbing that is impossible to get at, and a serious lack of spare parts.
I think Jeff Ethell's body was still warm when people started fighting over what they could salvage from his fatal P-38 crash in Tillamook.
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Cry "Havoc!" and let slip the dogs of war.
Wow... didn't realize there were so many warbird enthusiasts here.
P-51s are "a dime a dozen" -- D's, that is. A's, on the other hand... IMO prettier, little faster down low, and much easier on the pocket book (Allisons ain't quite the heartache that Merlins are).
FTDs are neat, even better if you swap the Curtis props for Ham Standards, but either way they're more dangerous than a 17yr-old nymphomaniac.
And I guess I shouldn't mention anything about "new" P-40s ... ?
ObOnTopic: I never did like Daewoos...
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The value of my life, my Rights, and those of my family are incalculable;
your life and your Rights, should you choose to threaten mine, are worth exactly $1.79 --
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P-51s are "a dime a dozen" -- D's, that is. A's, on the other hand... IMO prettier, little faster down low, and much easier on the pocket book (Allisons ain't quite the heartache that Merlins are).
FTDs are neat, even better if you swap the Curtis props for Ham Standards, but either way they're more dangerous than a 17yr-old nymphomaniac.
And I guess I shouldn't mention anything about "new" P-40s ... ?
ObOnTopic: I never did like Daewoos...
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The value of my life, my Rights, and those of my family are incalculable;
your life and your Rights, should you choose to threaten mine, are worth exactly $1.79 --
delivered 230gr at a time.