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Postby expat » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:53 pm

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.

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Re: How much to you reckon??

Postby Celtman » Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:22 pm

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Re: How much to you reckon??

Postby C » Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:23 pm

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
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Re: How much to you reckon??

Postby C » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:24 pm

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.

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Re: How much to you reckon??

Postby Hagar » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:31 pm

The question is why? Was the Spitfire ever used in China?
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Re: How much to you reckon??

Postby C » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:50 pm

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?
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Re: How much to you reckon??

Postby Celtman » Mon Sep 15, 2008 3:27 pm

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Celtman was closest.
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