Vulcan for sale

[Woodlouse2002]

Even if their not bidding seriously, somebody's credit card is going to get a rude shock.

[Saitek]

yeah.. it's gone too silly now. lol

[4_Series_Scania]

Get the scrap man in and save the cockpit...

You'll find a Vulcan cockpit that you can walk through at the Museum @ RAF Cosford, near Wolverhampton, U.K.

Also, theres a complete Vulcan B2 on display.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/col ... osford.cfm

The bids above are one of the many reasons I would'nt touch e-bay with a barge pole!  ;)

[Craig.]

the cosford ones been under scaffolding(sp?) for a while. the cockpits ok but if like me your over 6 foot tall, be prepaired to duck:)

[Hagar]

They have a complete Vulcan at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry Airport. It stands outside & will never fly again but it's in far better condition than this one. The cockpit is usually open for viewing but unfortunately not on the day I visited.

[chomp_rock]

That is complete madness!

[lemoncat]

i think someones taking the pi** be interesting to see what happens though..
i wonder if jeremy clarkson's seen it ,it would go nicely along side his lightning

[Craig.]

this is something that should have been dealt with privately. This is an aircraft that a rich collector would see as a great opportunity to pick up cheap. With pleanty of time and money it could be fixed up rather nicely and you have a great little centre piece for some museum. But its safe to say it isnt worth what is being bid.

[Mozz]

Look at it from the seller's point of view, Brian could retire to Mallorca, Bermuda or Monaco...with that amount of money, anywhere - and there'd still be tons left for the next of kin and relations. If no one does collect it, imagine the disappointment.

[Mozz]

Anyone see this?:

User ID  Action / Explanation  Date of Bid and Retraction  
amt2002 ( 11) Retracted:

[Hagar]

Me thinks there's a lot of joking going on somewhere...and a lot of laughing too.

Call me an old cynic (I prefer realist) but this was my impression right from the start.

[Loafing Smurf]

I'd rather take a Hawker Hunter for $200 000. I bet some flying club can afford it.

[ozzy72]

Well I'm just happily trying to get instruments on the cheap from eBay, I did suggest to the wife that we could get it but when I pointed out that it drank fuel like Oliver Reed drank beer she said NO!!! Strange woman

[Hagar]

Be honest. Even if you could afford it & had somewhere to put it, how much would you offer for this heap of junk? http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/vulcan/survivorspics1.html

Now a rather sadder story... XL391, above, is the example at Blackpool Airport here in the UK. Unfortunately the sea air of Blackpool and the northern weather have not been kind to her. The exhaust cowlings are gone and the engine mounts are rusting fast; the landing gear is increasingly unsafe (the nose leg is actually cracked) and is sinking into the sandy soil. The cockpit is open to the public for an entrance fee but most of the instruments and controls including both joysticks have been removed, stolen or smashed by vandals.

A Vulcan not long for this world... the aircraft is up for sale but has been for some time, with the owner apparently asking a price that is rather too high considering the condition of the aircraft. This Vulcan is not likely to be around for much longer as the local council are unhappy with its condition and want it gone. The airport authorities no longer permit visitors into the aircraft citing safety concerns.

I think the best he can expect is for a scrap dealer to pay the going rate for it - as scrap. The new owner might be persuaded to cut it up carefully so the nose section could be purchased at a reasonable price by a museum. Not that it sounds to me that it's worth saving.

[ozzy72]

I wonder how much the instruments are going for?