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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / December 2008Aerocar on eBay
AVweb http://xrl.us/oyykd The Moulton B. Taylor Aerocar registered N103D and built in 1956 has become available through auction on eBay http://xrl.us/Aerocar The seller claims it is a Model One and carries the manufacturer serial number of "2." The Aerocar is an FAA-registered aircraft that can cruise at 100 mph for about 300 miles in the air. When operated without its removable wings and tail, it becomes a roadable vehicle capable of legal highway driving while towing its aerodynamic appendages. This particular one comes complete with 1,103 hours of flight time and 303.3 hours of road time. The vehicle is powered by a 160-hp Lycoming 0-0340B1A that's seen 22 hours since its last major overhaul. Those interested in flying it should know that the vehicle had its last annual inspection in 1976. Those interested in purchasing it should know that the listed "buy it now price" is $3.5 million. Merry Christmas... >AVweb http://xrl.us/oyykd > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >purchasing it should know that the listed "buy it now >price" is $3.5 million. Merry Christmas... I met the designer of this Aerocar, Moultan Taylor at Oshkosh many years ago. He was a really talented aircraft designer. He designed some of the early ultralights as well as an Amphibian homebuilt aircraft. The late movie and TV actor Bob Cummings owned and flew one of these Aerocars. I believe it's now in the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisc. Also I believe that it is the only other surviving Aerocar but not positive of this. This is sure a rare find but don't believe it's $3.5 million worth of find. Will be interesting to see if it sells. It sure is getting the attention. > On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 09:03:42 -0700 (MST), DC > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > $3.5 million worth of find. Will be interesting to see if it sells. It > sure is getting the attention. James May from the British television show Top Gear flew one of these for a spin-off show he's doing called "James May's big ideas" or something. The one he flew, he said, was the only one of three in existence, and the only one that is still airworthy. Apparently the flight they did for the show was the first time it has flown in a long time (a decade or more). They said it takes like three hours to convert it from airplane to car, and another three hours to convert it back again. > > James May from the British television show Top Gear flew one of these > for a spin-off show he's doing called "James May's big ideas" or > something. Captain Slow flew an Aerocar? I'd LOVE to see that. > > > > James May from the British television show Top Gear flew one of these > > for a spin-off show he's doing called "James May's big ideas" or > > something. > > Captain Slow flew an Aerocar? I'd LOVE to see that. It was on Youtube at least a couple weeks back. >> > James May from the British television show Top Gear flew one of these >> > for a spin-off show he's doing called "James May's big ideas" or [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > It was on Youtube at least a couple weeks back. If anyone has that link, please post it! I looked over there and couldn't find it. the listed "buy it now price" is $3.5 million. In his dreams//// denny > the listed "buy it now > price" is $3.5 million. > > In his dreams//// Yep. A worse performance than a C150 and an even worse performance than a small runabout tied together > AVweb http://xrl.us/oyykd > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > purchasing it should know that the listed "buy it now > price" is $3.5 million. Merry Christmas... Hey you can buy a 1973 Boeing 727 for under $3 million! >> AVweb http://xrl.us/oyykd >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Hey you can buy a 1973 Boeing 727 for under $3 million! Perhaps, but can you afford to fly it? Of course, I would think you can design and build your own version of the Aerocar for less than $3.5M :-\ But I think if someone pays $3.5M for this, they're not buying it for it's utility and would likely never even fly it. "Mark Hansen" wrote: (clip) But I think if someone pays $3.5M for this, they're not buying > it for it's utility and would likely never even fly it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you need to ask the price, you can't afford it. Ross Perot or Bill Gates might buy it as a garden ornament. Can you picture it with plants growing up through the wheels, and maybe a picnic table under a wing? In article <9a04863ee26e93030f266ca12158c317@pseudo.borked.net> > AVweb http://xrl.us/oyykd > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > purchasing it should know that the listed "buy it now > price" is $3.5 million. Merry Christmas... No takers |
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