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lol it would be a fun project BUT...
The ol hag gets on my back when i get toys by 'accident', toys being cars etc.
I wonder how she would react if i came home and said "honey... i kinda bought 3 planes... can i put em in the livingroom next to the bike?"
Would be something along the lines of :cookoo: then :mad: and finally :2guns:
yeah indeed. specially when you test run the engines :icon_twisted:
hell i know restoration would be expensive, but i wonder what a prop alone would cost :o
Short of being able to find a good condition original part, you'd probably be looking at 50+hrs of labor for an exact replica to be fabricated. Figure $200/hr for the labor and then parts. I have a suspicion my estimate is in the low range.......yeah you'd probably be looking at 10-20k for a good condition vintage or a custom fabricated replica.... :cookoo:
prolly lookin at a mil or so to get one in the air, ie original err new quality :laugh:
depending on serial, unit, etc. Restored P-51's regularly hit the 7 figure mark.
Quote from: spcterry on July 01, 2008, 09:40:25 PM
depending on serial, unit, etc. Restored P-51's regularly hit the 7 figure mark.
yeah these, would need LOTS to get airworthy. looks like there are no wings to use, so geez 7 figures easily me thinks
Ugh, without wings, things change. I don't know what the availability of P40 wings looks like, but I can't imagine that they are easy to find. Going the custom route would require first finding old blueprints, then a specialist willing to undertake the task and it wouldn't surprise me if it ended up being 1000+hours a wing to get them to be an exact match.