gbigs Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Only one of two Mark 1 Spirtfires able to fly and recently restored from bits and pieces found in the English channel sold at auction for nearly $5 million bucks... http://www.gizmag.com/spitfire-record-price-christies-auction/38403/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=fa3773f74f-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-fa3773f74f-91242709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 A bargain at twice the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 It would be a hangar queen if I bought it. Too afraid to oopsie and ruin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 I don't like it - no passengers, no pressurized cabin, no luggage space, no glass panel. It can't be a good airplane. Or, maybe, just maybe, it fits a different mission. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 A slight correction to the OP - this is one of only two Mark 1 Spitfires in flying condition, hence the price. The Spitfire went up to Mark 24 and there are plenty flying still http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/supermarine-spitfire-variants-the-initial-merlin-powered-line.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtoeat Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Look at the prices being paid for oil smeared on a piece of cloth. This is a small sum to pay for a fully functioning historical work of art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishAl Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 To 100 Hamburger: I hope you will give careful consideration to the following point. The first line of the article you refer to above states: "One of only two Mk.1 Spitfires still able to fly......" Yet, the first line of your post states: Only one of two Spirtfires able to fly Somewhere between you taking the information in and then you subsequently reporting it, it has been substantially altered. This is not a one-off. You seem to repeatedly read one thing but 'hear' something different - I've observed this on numerous occasions in your exchanges. There's nothing personal in this post - I'm simply pointing it out to you because of the obvious dangers involved, particularly for a pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbigs Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 To 100 Hamburger: I hope you will give careful consideration to the following point. The first line of the article you refer to above states: "One of only two Mk.1 Spitfires still able to fly......" Yet, the first line of your post states: Somewhere between you taking the information in and then you subsequently reporting it, it has been substantially altered. This is not a one-off. You seem to repeatedly read one thing but 'hear' something different - I've observed this on numerous occasions in your exchanges. There's nothing personal in this post - I'm simply pointing it out to you because of the obvious dangers involved, particularly for a pilot. I included the article...it's an absurd sum to pay for an old relic of which most of the plane no doubt had to be fabricated from new materials given how little they found at the bottom of the channel. It's more a replica than the original article. An original Van Gogh is a one of a kind work of genius. This plane is not a work of art nor was it the best fighter in WWII.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 After all, it's old style construction, sheet metal and rivets. How could it have value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 After all, it's old style construction, sheet metal and rivets. How could it have value? Say what you mean... ...it's a turd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 George Carlin sums it up rather well — 'Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Cat Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Here's a link which details the history of this particular Spitfire:- http://www.markonepartners.co.uk/spitfire-i Not found 'at the bottom of the Channel' but in the beach sand at Calais. Remarkable story, not just about the airplane but also about the guys that flew them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Here's a link which details the history of this particular Spitfire:- http://www.markonepartners.co.uk/spitfire-i Not found 'at the bottom of the Channel' but in the beach sand at Calais. Remarkable story, not just about the airplane but also about the guys that flew them. What! Burgers is wrong! How can that be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 That is excellent advice for anything you read on the internet. Anything you read period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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