Looking for a partner to buy a TF-51D

Dan K · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:43 am

Please forgive me, good Tulio!

My comments were all in jest. Your teachings are founded on sound doctrine. The Mustang truly is the fairest of them all...

...perched on a pylon, that is!

Now, if you're actually thinking of going FLYING... :wink:

(Now, no more hijackngs--I promise)

B-29 Super Fort · **Joined:** Wed Sep 01, 2004 11:12 am **Posts:** 871

RMAllnutt wrote:

The work that's been done on her is marvelous, there's no question, but $1.2M for an aircraft which isn't even half done seems mighty pricey to me. Plus the engine isn't even finished, and there's no telling how much that will cost to have fixed either. I can't see it being worth more than $700k in its present condition, and that's being generous.... there's probably at least $.5M left to do by the looks of the wing, engine, and all the internals which may, or may not have been finished. Like all warbirds though, the advertised price is rarely what the closing price is, so I guess it's priced high to get the $7-800k it'll probably go for.

Richard

PS. Like the idea of a WIX mustang consortium.... there are about a 1000 of us, so if we all just chipped in $1000 she'd be ours!

I was thinking it was pricey as well compared to the last two P-51's sold through Courtesy Aircraft. Are they pricing this higher because of the dual controls?

Mudge · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:54 am

Before I'll pitch in, it's got to be one that's flyable NOW. At 70 years old, I don't have time to wait for a "project".

With the death of Roy Shoffner, I wonder if Glacier Girl will be up for sale anytime soon. Now THAT'S something I'd REALLY invest $$$ in.

Mudge the financially destitute :shock:

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

RMAllnutt wrote:

PS. Like the idea of a WIX mustang consortium.... there are about a 1000 of us, so if we all just chipped in $1000 she'd be ours!

Just my luck though, someone else would get to crash it before I could...

Maybe I could print up some stock to sell on eBay... Thinking (picture smoke out the ears)... Anyone with 100 or more shares could fly it, anyone with more than 10 shares could fly in it! The rest just get the stock certificate to hang on the wall. Of course I'd get to fly it for my efforts in putting it all together.

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 2:41 pm

bdk wrote:

Anyone with 100 or more shares could fly it, anyone with more than 10 shares could fly in it! The rest just get the stock certificate to hang on the wall.

The question is...who would insure such a scheme?

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:17 pm

i'm just having trouble paying my monthly bills!!!! buying into a warbird project......that's a pipe deam for me!!! :cry:

systemofadown1162 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:27 pm

Ill chip in my....uh....$17.59, a Candian penny, and my old watercolor set to paint her with. Do we have a deal Tulio?

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Randy Haskin wrote:

The question is...who would insure such a scheme?

Killjoy!

Next thing you'll tell us that we need to change the oil periodically as well....

airnutz · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:06 pm

Why would insurance be a major hurdle, outside of paying the premiums?
As long as the Pilot(s)-in-command are qualified on the TF-51, why would
the insurance company care? The WIX TF-51 Museum would just be
a corporation or consortium of people who pooled their funds to start
a museum. Some of the members are qualified to maintain the aircraft.
I would be satisfied with taking my dividends in the form of rides.

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

systemofadown1162 wrote:

Ill chip in my....uh....$17.59, a Candian penny, and my old watercolor set to paint her with. Do we have a deal Tulio?

Yes, you are from now own, the owner of the rights to any watercolor pictures of OUR Mustang : )

Saludos!

Tulio

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

Dan K wrote:

....The Mustang truly is the fairest of them all...

...perched on a pylon, that is!

Dan: As soon as you possibly can, please head to the Vatican, and ask to speak with the Pope, tell him that I sent you...

You will be tortured by Irish and Italian nuns, the ones that have
a more than evident moustache . . . yikes! : )

Saludos!

Tulio

Dan K · **Posted:** Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:58 pm

Forget it, Soto. I heard the Pope's a round-motor fan, so the inquisition threat won't work this time! :wink:

As for the nuns: I always thought the facial hair was just the Monty Python bunch being funny! Are real nuns really hairy? Fascinating!

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Dan K wrote:

Forget it, Soto. I heard the Pope's a round-motor fan, so the inquisition threat won't work this time! :wink:

As for the nuns: I always thought the facial hair was just the Monty Python bunch being funny! Are real nuns really hairy? Fascinating!

Hmmm.... Pope prefers the 190A over the 190D then, and how does Tulio know so much about hairy nuns? :shock:

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 3236

[/quote]Hmmm.... , and how does Tulio know so much about hairy nuns? :shock:

[/quote]

Why, Catholic School! : )

Saludos!

Tulio

Yak 11 Fan · **Posted:** Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:48 am

When you compare the $1.2M for this project with the $1.9M for the ex Doug Arnold TF51 which Sherman are selling the price looks OK, that said both have been for sale for a while now.
But what of the history of this project, surely questionable seeing as it crashed and killed the pilot.

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