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Offline john9001

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« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2002, 10:51:54 AM »
i thought flyable P-51's sold for about $100,000

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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2002, 10:54:09 AM »
Nah, Vintage aircraft are very expensive... the ones that were really from that era.

I saw a magazine artcile a while back (several years ago) with a bunch of old WWII planes for sale.

P-38J- 1.5mil

B-17- 3.5mil

I forget the rest, but they were way up there.
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« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2002, 10:59:09 AM »
The P-38 at the museum near my home is privately owned and flyable....$1.4 million.

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« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2002, 11:13:04 AM »
GTO, you'd have loved what I drove for about 6 months in my Junior year in HS, '69 GTO, Stock 400 convertible.:)  Traded it for a nice little '64 Falcon convertible that had a 302 Boss dropped into it with a Hearst In-line shifter.  Ahh, the days of glory...anyway, those car couldn't hold a dime to any German made car at the race track these days, they're getting over 100 hp per litre out of their engines today! :eek: and suspension/cornering, forget it, American cars suck for corning.

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« Reply #19 on: March 27, 2002, 11:35:13 AM »
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Are the requirements for certification in a single engine (piston) WW2 aircraft any more difficult than any other single engine (piston) aircraft?


Yeah, they would be. WW2 aircraft are high-performance category (>200 hp, retractable gear, high-altitude capability, etc). Lol... even if you could afford to buy one, you could never afford the insurance!

... but to dream, though...  :)
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« Reply #20 on: March 27, 2002, 11:42:33 AM »
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 The old iron was pretty bad in the handling department, but it is not hopeless.

http://www.globalwest.net/

These guys manufacture suspension systems for older cars. I bought their setup and it was a night and day difference, It made my old Goat handle very well.

In legue with your BMW? No, but not so far behind.

I read an artical back in the day, where a 64 goat with this suspension went through a slalom course and on a skid pad faster then a 93 vette. :)


What makes old cars so fun is, being able to make them into what you want :)   What can you change on your beemer?

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« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2002, 12:00:55 PM »
you know what I like about older cars, vintage cars?  YOU CAN WORK ON THEM YOURSELF!  Today's auto's, I don't have a clue...:(  Sure do drive nice though!

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« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2002, 12:02:19 PM »
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What makes old cars so fun is, being able to make them into what you want :)   What can you change on your beemer?


Wow! you really want to go there?  here's a starter:
http://www.dinanbmw.com/

Let's just say if you got the money, you can make a BMW not street legal :D  Personally though, I'm saving my pennies for an M3.  333 hp of pure madness.

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« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2002, 12:03:29 PM »
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Bear in mind, if I won the lotto, I'd keep this garaged in Germany, near the Autobahn. :D  Or in Eastern Montana...after I grew tired of driving it, I'd have it partially pay for itself by touring it in Car shows. :D


they have signs on the autobahn for americans trying to hit 250mph: three buzzards and the words allo raser, wir warten!

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« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2002, 12:06:04 PM »
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they have signs on the autobahn for americans trying to hit 250mph: three buzzards and the words allo raser, wir warten!


yes! And probably right below that sign it says "Wir haben gute Speise in Gefängnis!"

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« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2002, 12:21:46 PM »
I'd send my folks on a worldwide, year long second honeymoon.

Gdamn they deserve it.

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« Reply #26 on: March 27, 2002, 12:23:36 PM »
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I'd send my folks on a worldwide, year long second honeymoon.

Gdamn they deserve it.


Better yet... get your bellybutton back in the arena. :)
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« Reply #27 on: March 27, 2002, 12:27:22 PM »
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 LOL that place is in the same town as my work!

 Interesting stuff, but can they make is sound like an American V8?

And not one that has cats messing the sound up, I am talking headers, and mufflers!


Nothing sounds good like a Big V8.

P.S. I am talking cars, its not fair to bring up aircraft engine sounds! :)

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« Reply #28 on: March 27, 2002, 12:29:18 PM »
A double slide, this 45’ Prevost XLII is equipped with Marathon’s exclusive "intelligent" electrical system. It has an underbelly entertainment center with a 20" television and stereo system, a Girard awning package that operates by remote control, invinca-shield to protect the front of the coach, and massage units in the pilot seats. Standard features include a concealed drawer dishwasher, KVH in-motion satellite reception, stacked washer/dryer units, a 20" bedroom television and a 42" flat screen salon television.

About $1 million...but that is traveling in style.

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« Reply #29 on: March 27, 2002, 12:33:58 PM »
Sound like a V8?  hehe, don't think so! your right, nothing growls like a big block!

Now your talking Midnight! :)
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