Nice Mustang, now what is it?

[Wing Nut]

Found this over at Airliners.  Amazing looking plane and I'm sure it can't be a production model.  Anyone know anything about it?  :o

[Jaffa]

Looks to me like a very heavily modified Reno Racer...

[Felix/FFDS]

It's about the only racing Mustang without a Merlin engine.  "Precious Metal" sports a Griffon.

[Wing Nut]

A Mustang with a Griffon!?

[SilverFox441]

Precious Metal was a real P-51D at one point...

http://www.preciousmetalairracing.com

[Bazza]

I wouldn't have a clue but what a mean looking piece of equipment ! ! !

[ozzy72]

I've seen pictures of her before, but I didn't realise she had a Griffon engine. That is pretty mad!!!! And she'd need the contra-rotating props otherwise she'd just taking in circles from the engine torque

[Mr. Bones]

speaking about engines and Reno, what the hell is this: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/575755/L/ you can barely see the plane attached to the engine  ::)

[Scottler]

That is, as the label says, a Gee Bee R-2.

[Wing Nut]

That sir is a Gee Bee R2, made by the Granville Brothers.  More info about the series can bee found here:

http://www.geebee.com/

[HawkerTempest5]

There was another Griffon engined Reno Mustang at one time also called "World Jet" but I'm not sure if that one is still around. I guess they needed to add a Real engine to play with the big boys in their Sea Furies

[GeForce]

Pippin:

44-73518       N5483V     " Precious Metal "      
Type: P-51D-25NA
Serial #: 44-73518
Registry: N5483V
Owner: Don Whittington
Base: Fort Lauderdale FL
Status: in Restoration
   
History / Previous Identities:

1963: N5483V(1)
1975: racer built by Gary Levitz "Precious Metal"
1976: "Miss Florida III" (Don Whittington)
1978: "Precious Metal" #9 (Don Whittington)
1984: P-51D N5483V put into storage -
Tail section used on a newly built Griffon powered racer N6WJ.
Goto Page of N6WJ
1987: N6WJ Griffon engine racer built - showed at Reno '88
crashed at Reno -not N5483V
1989: N5483V taken out of storage after N6WJ crashed at Reno -
stock tail installed on N5483V
1990: N5483V ditched at sea TX, salvaged for rebuild
(ditched because of bad WX at destination and low fuel)

Jon