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Tue Feb 17, 2015 8:21 pm
Don't know anything about them but one is for sale on EBay. It will need some work but it's complete. Current bid is $2550
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-Hunting-Pe ... escription
Tue Feb 17, 2015 10:35 pm
Oh boy, that's one of my local airports, you've got my gears turning.
Wed Feb 18, 2015 5:26 pm
skymanor wrote:That's ok, it would also be the ultimate kids playground - chop the nose off and enjoy! ...
Turn it into a display piece! Restore it! Make tables out of it! Shucks, it's worth thousands just in scrap metal.
So it's at $2550.00 now - anyone have a guess as to how high the price would have to go before it wouldn't be profitable to the scrappers?
Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:34 pm
Ok, a quick search shows a Pembroke weighs about 9960 lbs empty. Figure maybe what 1000 of that being steel components...ie cranks, rods, axles, brake rotors,etc,etc.....
Current prices in rockaway New jersey.....I'm not positive, but an airplane would probably be considered sheet aluminium, which shows as .42 cents/lb.
Clean aluminium shows as .95 cents/lb.
Steel shows a between .05 and .08 cent/lb.
So, a rough guess it's worth around $3850.00......of course this is assuming that such pricing is for the plane as is, not shredded and separated....
Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:37 pm
Someone bid on it today at $2650. A WIX'er??
Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:14 pm
well, off and on over the years, i have looked into getting one. They are quite rare even in English skies. i got a quote last year from the only place that i could find that would overhaul the Alivs and it was close to $50K US !, so the value is really only in the cores and props and misc parts.
Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:25 pm
CoastieJohn wrote:Someone bid on it today at $2650. A WIX'er??
$3250......
Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:50 pm
If only... I would like to bring this bird "home" here in Belgium and completly restore it to flying status. Dream, dream
Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:07 pm
Sold this evening for $5,600.00; apparently a fair amount more than scrap value. Wonder who got it?
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