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How much to you reckon??
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Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:53 pmby expat
Not often than an air worthy Spitfire comes up to auction,
for sale. It is reckoned that it will go for about a million Sterling. What do you think. No prises, but have a guess.
I think
Re: How much to you reckon??
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Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:22 pmby Celtman
Re: How much to you reckon??
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Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:23 pmby C
All depends of someone wants it. One only has to look at the "Millenium Spitfires" (Mk XVI TD248, Mk XVIII SM845 and I think Mk IX MK912), which were offered at
Re: How much to you reckon??
Posted:
Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:24 pmby C
Sold to a Chinese/HK businessman, apparently to be donated to the national museum in China. Ground-bound it'll remain I suspect. Not surprised though, as if it had really been airworthy it would have been sold through the more "normal" channels, such as Provenance in California etc.
Celtman was closest.
Re: How much to you reckon??
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Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:31 pmby Hagar
The question is why? Was the Spitfire ever used in China?
Re: How much to you reckon??
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Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:50 pmby C
The question is why? Was the Spitfire ever used in China?
The same was asked when Rolls Royce bought an airworthy Mk IX, and donated it to a Brazilian museum.
Maybe he's trying to sell something?
Re: How much to you reckon??
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Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:27 pmby Celtman
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Celtman was closest.