[ARC5] Merlin engine

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 26 Jul 2010 at 20:32, gordon white wrote:

> That Merlin would probably bring $50,000 today, even in pieces, from 
> aircraft restorers - to say nothing of the odd pieces you got with the 
> front end of the Spit. My late wife's first husband flew Merlin-powered 
> Mustangs in WW II

PACKARD-Merlins....not Rolls-Royce Merlins.

> and shot down seven Germans. Later honchoed Cavalier 
> Aircraft in Sarasota that re-worked Mustangs.  He sold his P-51 to an 
> Italian industrialist for $50,000 in 1970. They are now worth $5 million.

At least....

Ken W7EKB