You ALL have it wrong. If I had that kind of dosh my toys would include:
1) PBY-5A Catalina Seaplane (complete with inflatable pontoon boat for
worldwide SCUBA excursions). Goes anywhere albeit very slowly. As my dad
once told me, the PBY "takes off at 80, cruises at 80, and lands at 80."
2) B-26 Invader for my "executive" transport. Of course I would be the one
to fly it, the kids would fly in the bombadier's nose (as I did when my dad
flew his company's B-17 in the 60's).
3) P-51D mustang. Yes it's a rich man's cliche, but the Spitfire doesn't
have space for a second seat. I need a place for the wife to be a back seat
pilot.
4) Maybe a Mig-17, it's the only fighter jet you can buy, basically. I saw
some Mig-21s parked at Kosice Airport in Slovakia on my last trip there,
maybe I can buy one of those!
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 1/24/06, davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Sorry cats and kittens, ---If I had that kind of resources, I'd hold onto
> the
> 62 Healey I have, and give her a garage mate of the same age so she would
> have
> a proper companion. --- '62 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa....... I mean
> really, I
> love Healeys ....but there ARE other cars out there ALMOST as good !
> Dave J.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mirek & Gwen Sharp
> To: Healey List
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:59 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Value insanity
>
>
> Re: Guys & Gals - If you had $100 million in the bank or more, you'd
> probably happily pay $141K for a pristine Healey just to avoid the hassle
> of
> looking for an original one in pristine shape.
>
> Not me my friends - if I had a $100 million in the bank I would be looking
> for ratty old, but complete and original cars and bikes. Quit my job and
> spend my twilight years restoring away to my heart's content.
>
> Mirek BT7
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