Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 6:45 pmFound this over at Airliners. Amazing looking plane and I'm sure it can't be a production model. Anyone know anything about it? :o
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 6:45 pmRe: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 6:46 pmLooks to me like a very heavily modified Reno Racer...
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 7:46 pmIt's about the only racing Mustang without a Merlin engine. "Precious Metal" sports a Griffon.
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 10:06 pmA Mustang with a Griffon!?
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Sun May 09, 2004 10:47 pmRe: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 3:22 amI wouldn't have a clue but what a mean looking piece of equipment ! ! !
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 6:50 amI'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 
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:47 amspeaking 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 ::)
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 8:02 amThat is, as the label says, a Gee Bee R-2.
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 2:00 pmThat sir is a Gee Bee R2, made by the Granville Brothers. More info about the series can bee found here:
http://www.geebee.com/
http://www.geebee.com/
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 5:07 pmThere 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 
Re: Nice Mustang, now what is it?
Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 1:23 amPippin:
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
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