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P-51 S/N 44-13903 “Frances Dell” is on the market.
Restoration of the machine (formerly “Glamorous Gal” as seen above) was reportedly completed by Midwest Aero Restorations in the Fall of 2014, during which “everything overhauled/repaired/fixed/improved with all new wires, cables, phenolics. etc.” The airframe is said to have a total time of 1,700 hrs while the Packard V-1650-7 engine has 135 hrs SMOH. The propeller is touted as having been statically and dynamically balanced with new Avia paddle blades, all of which have 135 hrs SMOH.
The machine is described as “really clean,” having been “flown respectfully and kept in a heated hangar.” It is said to include all documentation and 337 forms and has an annual that is good through October 2018.
The Mustang is reportedly based in Colorado and is currently being offered for $2,850,000. Click here to check out the complete listing.
(Photo: Paul Nelhams via Wikimedia Commons)
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