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WARBIRD REBUILDER WANTED • JOB OFFERED • Looking for an experienced warbird rebuilder to rebuild 3 Wildcats in S. Texas. • Contact Mark Huffstutler - SIERRA INDUSTRIES, Owner - located Uvalde, TX USA • Telephone: 830-591-4750 . • Posted June 3, 2009


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Hmmm..which 3 Wildcats and is RetroA looking for some light work? :D

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HHHmmmm......Uvalde. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a certain well known Texan Billionaire with a very large warbird collection, keep a few of his planes there? I wonder if there is a connection? The well known collector has a penchant for Grumman products, with some 8 or so already in his collection.

Can anyone confirm who I think it is?
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Mark has a collection in Uvalde himself.

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Mark has a collection in Uvalde himself.


Yes. And from what I hear from other guys in the squadron has a pretty good reputation. I do know he was very decent to me when I took a couple of friends out there to see his P-51 one time.

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Anybody know what airframes these would be?

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There were three FM-2s on Courtesy a month or so ago. I believe all three of them were in pieces & in need of restoration. Can't remember who was selling them though.

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is RetroA looking for some light work?


Sent him an e-mail yesterday. ;-)

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Jim MacDonald wrote:
There were three FM-2s on Courtesy a month or so ago. I believe all three of them were in pieces & in need of restoration. Can't remember who was selling them though.

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The airplane with a WWII history will be restored first, then the second one will go along with the first and be done shortly after.

The third airplane will be highly modified for racing and have a R-2800 installed.

Gary, PM me your telephone number.
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The third airplane will be highly modified for racing and have a R-2800 installed.


Are you serious, or is that a joke? :o
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Are you serious, or is that a joke? :o


I heard that they are gonna get a pair of Wiss snips and remove everything that doesn't look like an F8F.
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so all they need is one person for all that work... seems like they would need more then one, even if it is Gary(he might need help :wink: ) nice to see some more cats on the come back though.

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Kyleb wrote:
warbird1 wrote:
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Are you serious, or is that a joke? :o


I heard that they are gonna get a pair of Wiss snips and remove everything that doesn't look like an F8F.


What does looking like a Bearcat have to do with looking like a Wildcat?

I hope they at least change the wings. That big, thick wing on the Wildcat can't be very conducive to fast speeds, even clipped.
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