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HAC Hurricane to be auctioned

Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:41 pm

http://www.hagerty.com/classic-car-arti ... 11-19-2012

Re: HAC Hurricane to be auctioned

Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:46 pm

Nowadays, a Hurricane is much rarer than a Spitfire, about 50 of which are flying (and 24 more of which have recently been found in Thailand, unused and stored underground). Only a dozen Hurricanes are airworthy


Seriously??? Does it come with Amelia's jar of vanishing cream too?

Re: HAC Hurricane to be auctioned

Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:55 am

Cherrybomber13 wrote:
Nowadays, a Hurricane is much rarer than a Spitfire, about 50 of which are flying (and 24 more of which have recently been found in Thailand, unused and stored underground). Only a dozen Hurricanes are airworthy


Seriously??? Does it come with Amelia's jar of vanishing cream too?


Nope. Just a healthy dose of puffery to drive interest in the auction.

Re: HAC Hurricane to be auctioned

Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:24 pm

Well, Hurricanes are indeed rarer than Spitfires, and there are, indeed, about a dozen Hurricanes airworthy globally, with something in the order of 50 Spitfires flying, or four times as many, if you like.

Regards,

Re: HAC Hurricane to be auctioned

Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:21 pm

There was a reference to "12 gun" Hurricanes. Sure would like to see that set up.
Anyone?....Bueller?....Anyone?

Mudge the fascinated

Re: HAC Hurricane to be auctioned

Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:00 pm

Mudge wrote:There was a reference to "12 gun" Hurricanes. Sure would like to see that set up.
Anyone?....Bueller?....Anyone?

Mudge the fascinated


Well, here's one for starters: -

http://www.hangar11.co.uk/hurrigallery.html

Cheers

Paul

Re: HAC Hurricane to be auctioned

Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:17 pm

Cool...thanks. Not exactly what I had envisioned as a "12 gun" set-up, but then my imagination tends to lean to the extreme sometimes. This is, obviously, the KISS solution.

Mudge the impressed :drink3:
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